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Title
Friction Oracle (Itombwa)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Physical Description
Carved wood figure of a quadraped, probably a dog. The figure's back is concave and smooth from use. The figure's back was rubbed with a stick, dowel, or cloth to create friction. A small bell or gong hangs from the figure's neck. Details of the face (nose, mouth eyes) are carved in.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.358
Medium and Support
carved wood, metal, glass beads and cowrie shell
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rank 1.64128
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descriptors
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religious figures
the natural world
Title
La Jeune Mère (The Young Mother)
Artist
Auguste Rodin
Artist Life Dates
1840-1917
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1885
Accession Number
1955/1.134
Medium and Support
bronze
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rank 1.64128
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descriptors
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Title
Blown glass, molded inkwell with attached lid, iridescent
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
This is a clear glass inkwell with a metal collar. The bottle is pear-shaped with vertical segments that are bulbous at the base. The hollow glass cap has this bulbous pattern that rises to a pointed top. The glass has some iridesence.
Object Creation Date
1875-1975
Accession Number
2010/1.225
Medium and Support
glass, metal
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rank 1.64128
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
glass and glassmaking mixtures
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materials
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Title
Dressmaker
Artist
Peggy Bacon
Artist Life Dates
1895-1989
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1895-1931
Accession Number
1931.7
Medium and Support
etching on paper
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rank 1.63804
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
forming
modern and contemporary art
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people and occupations
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standing
Title
Dagger-axe (Ko)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
ceremonial jade ge dagger-axe, pointed blade on one end and squared tang for hafting on the other. It was broken and mented in the middle. Traces of cinnabar, red mercury sulfide, remain on the jade surface, indicating it probably came from a Shang elite burial in China. The jade material was probably fire treated to create the bony look.
Century
16th-12th century BCE
Object Creation Date
1600 BCE - 1100 BCE
Accession Number
1960/2.119
Medium and Support
heat-treated jade
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rank 1.63804
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descriptors
events
inorganic material
materials
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people and culture
rock
rock by form
weapons and ammunition
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Title
Female Nude Bending
Artist
William McGregor Paxton
Artist Life Dates
1869-1941
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1869-1941
Accession Number
1981/2.93
Medium and Support
Pencil on paper
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rank 1.63804
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
figures
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women
Title
Ote-toi de là que je m'y mette (from 'Charivari')
Artist
Honoré Victorin Daumier
Artist Life Dates
1808-1879
Accession Number
1997/2.30
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
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rank 1.63804
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by form
descriptors
food
fruit
gardens
materials
materials by function
objects we use
plants
the natural world
words
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Title
Brick-Makers, from 'Mexican People'
Artist
Pablo Esteban O'Higgins
Artist Life Dates
born 1904
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1947
Accession Number
1992/1.124.12
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
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rank 1.63804
Secondary Keywords
architecture
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rock
rock by form
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Title
Crystal canary yellow inkwell, cut corners
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
This is a yellow cut crystal inkwell with a metal collar. The body is a cube shape with cut corners and the round cap has a multifaceted surface.
Object Creation Date
1875-1975
Accession Number
2010/1.230
Medium and Support
glass, metal
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rank 1.63804
Secondary Keywords
colors
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glass and glassmaking mixtures
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Title
Girl on Horse
Artist
Anne Hughes
Physical Description
A blonde girl standing on top of a horse in a field.
Object Creation Date
1950-2013
Accession Number
2013/2.147
Medium and Support
c-print on paper
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rank 1.63804
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
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mammals
ornament areas
people
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people by family relationship
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Title
A Perkins Home, Ogunquit
Artist
Jane C. Stanley
Artist Life Dates
1863-1940
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1863-1940
Accession Number
1954/1.251
Medium and Support
graphite on white paper
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rank 1.63733
Secondary Keywords
americas
descriptors
houses
inorganic material
locality
materials
materials by composition
modern and contemporary art
north & central america
plants
the natural world
united states
Title
Allegory
Artist
Pierre Brébiette
Artist Life Dates
1598 - circa 1650
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1598 - c. 1650
Accession Number
1930.5
Medium and Support
etching on paper
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rank 1.63733
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
animals
descriptors
design elements
figure- and animal-derived motifs
figures
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mythology
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plants
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Title
Scholars Playing Go by a Waterfall
Artist
Maruyama Ôkyo
Artist Life Dates
(Tamba Province, 1733 - 1795)
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1778
Accession Number
1955/1.265
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper
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rank 1.63733
Secondary Keywords
asia
asian
descriptors
figures
forms
geography
inorganic material
locality
making art
materials
materials by composition
objects
people and occupations
plants
the natural world
waterscapes
Title
Mountain Valley in Autumn
Artist
Noro Kaiseki
Artist Life Dates
1747-1828
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1825
Accession Number
1972/2.380
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink and light color on silk
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rank 1.63733
Secondary Keywords
architecture
asia
atmospheric effects
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genres
geography
houses
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plants
scrolls
seasons
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Title
House by the Bay
Artist
Soga Shôhaku
Artist Life Dates
(Ise , 1730 - 1781)
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1963/1.95
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
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rank 1.63733
Secondary Keywords
asia
asian
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figures
forms
geography
houses
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locality
making art
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plants
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waterscapes
Title
Oh, boy! That's the Girl! The Salvation Army Lassie - Keep Her on the Job - United War Work Campaign - Nov. 11th-18th 1918
Artist
George Mather Richards
Artist Life Dates
1880-1958
Century
Early 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1918
Accession Number
1954/2.35.121
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
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rank 1.63733
Secondary Keywords
army
atmospheric effects
descriptors
figures
how we live
materials
materials by function
military
people and occupations
posters
seasons
soldiers
text-based art
the natural world
war
Title
Textile skirt panel
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1940
Accession Number
1985/2.43
Medium and Support
woven and appliqued raffia and natural dye
relevance
rank 1.63625
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
design elements
object genres
object genres by material
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ornament areas
Title
Document Box (ryoshi-bako)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Lacquer ware box with mother-of-pearl inlay decoration combining geometric patterns, flowers, dragons, and scepters.
Century
17th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1615-1868
Accession Number
1972/2.108
Medium and Support
black lacquer and abalone shell inlay on wood
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rank 1.63625
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by form
descriptors
design elements
motifs
objects we use
plant-derived motifs
Title
Trafalgar Square Greeenwich
Artist
James Tissot
Artist Life Dates
1836-1902
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1878
Accession Number
1973/1.788
Medium and Support
etching on thin, laid paper
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rank 1.63625
Secondary Keywords
architecture
descriptors
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object genres by material
objects
the natural world
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Title
Center Piece
Artist
Tiffany & Company
Physical Description
Silver dish-shaped piece with very large flared lip covered with opulent repoussé decoration
Artist Life Dates
established 1837
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1910
Accession Number
1977/1.155
Medium and Support
silver
relevance
rank 1.63625
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
modern and contemporary art
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
vessels
Title
Jade cong cylinder with low relief design
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
jade cylinder with square shaped exterior and round interior, shallow relief carver on each side, possible representing zoomorphic designs that have been worn off. Dark jade material with many striations and mottles. Come in custom-designed silk box enclosed in a fine hardwood box. The inscription on wooden box indicates that the object was once part of the Duan Fang collection in late 19th century. Duan Fang was a Manchu stateman and reknowned antiquarian. His inscription date the object to the Zhou period. Recent archaeological work suggests that the object was probably made in the late 3rd millennium B.C.E. and remained in circulation by Shang period of the late 2nd millennium B.C.E.
Century
13th-11th century BCE
Object Creation Date
1300 BCE - 1100 BCE
Accession Number
1971/2.102
Medium and Support
dark green nephrite with white streaks
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rank 1.63625
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
events
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Title
Round Lacquer box
Artist
Artist Unknown, Thailand
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1974-1975
Accession Number
2006/2.45A&B
Medium and Support
wood with cinnabar, yellow and green lacquer
relevance
rank 1.63625
Secondary Keywords
coating (material)
coating by composition or origin
containers
descriptors
materials
materials by function
objects we use
Title
Handle with 'leaf' pattern
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Object Creation Date
1027 BCE - 771 BCE
Accession Number
1960/2.114
Medium and Support
light green nephrite
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rank 1.63625
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
inorganic material
leaves
materials
materials by composition
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rock
rock by form
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Title
Deux femmes nues (Two Nude Women)
Artist
Pablo Picasso
Artist Life Dates
1881 - 1973
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1905
Accession Number
1997/1.95
Medium and Support
sepia ink on brown paper
relevance
rank 1.63625
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
forming
people and occupations
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
standing
Title
Power figure (nkisi kozo)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Republic of the Congo, Kongo
Physical Description
Carved wooden figure of a crocodile. A carved wooden bell is attached to the figures neck. The face (eyes, nose, and mouth) are detailed.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.352
Medium and Support
carved wood, cord and traces of pigment
relevance
rank 1.63625
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
healing
object genres
object genres by function
people and occupations
the natural world
Title
Woman Drying Herself
Artist
Anonymous Flemish or French?
Century
17th century?
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1970/2.85
Medium and Support
black chalk on gray paper
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rank 1.63625
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descriptors
forming
people and occupations
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
women
Title
Sergeant
Artist
Sidney Nolan
Artist Life Dates
1917-1992
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1983/1.231
Medium and Support
ten-color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 1.63305
Secondary Keywords
animals
descriptors
forming
genres
mammals
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Title
Kocho (B) Butterflies
Artist
Nakayama Tadashi
Physical Description
The girl on the right is looking at the butterflies in the center of the printing. The butterflies are in blue, yellow, white and pink colors, and they respond to the color and patterns in the background.
Artist Life Dates
born 1927
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1993
Accession Number
2011/2.49
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 1.63305
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
colors
descriptors
design elements
insects
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
visual and tactile
Title
San Vio, Venice
Artist
Otto Bacher
Artist Life Dates
1856-1909
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1880
Accession Number
1977/2.145
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 1.63305
Secondary Keywords
architecture
descriptors
europe
forming
italy
locality
objects
people and occupations
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
wells
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Title
Pitcher
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Physical Description
This small blown glass pitcher consists of bands of glass applied to the body of the vessel; as the pitcher was blown, the glass between the bands expanded, shaping the vessel into four lobes.
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1896-1900
Accession Number
1972/2.226
Medium and Support
iridescent glass
relevance
rank 1.62681
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by form
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glass and glassmaking mixtures
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materials
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medium
modern and contemporary art
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Title
The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception
Artist
Ubaldo Gandolfi
Artist Life Dates
1728-1781
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1780
Accession Number
1970/2.43
Medium and Support
pen and brown ink with gray wash and black chalk on paper
relevance
rank 1.62681
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
design elements
figure- and animal-derived motifs
figures
holy figures and saints
motifs
people and occupations
religion
subject matter
Title
Warriors Receiving Blessing From God at Waterfall (Taigan joju arigatakitsubo)
Artist
Utagawa Kunisada
Artist Life Dates
1786-1864
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1864
Accession Number
1985/1.171B
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
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rank 1.62681
Secondary Keywords
army
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Title
Vase
Artist
François-Emile Décorchemont
Physical Description
Inverted cone-shaped vessel of brown, yellow and green glass
Artist Life Dates
(1880 - 1971)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1904-1971
Accession Number
1972/2.228
Medium and Support
brown, yellow, and green glass
relevance
rank 1.62681
Secondary Keywords
containers
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descriptors
glass and glassmaking mixtures
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materials
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Title
Vase
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Physical Description
This large vase consists of dark iridescent glass with diagonal swril pattern in the glass. The vessel has dark scalloped desgins cut into the surface.
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900
Accession Number
1972/2.217
Medium and Support
iridescent glass with black decoration
relevance
rank 1.62681
Secondary Keywords
containers
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Title
Vase
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Physical Description
This oval-shaped vase has an irregularly shaped mouth. The decoration, which consists of numerous layers of glass, has green and brown glass in the bottom third; a swriling brown and cream glass the overlays from the foot up to the lip of the vessel, and finally a horizontal pattern of warm brown dots (which are pulled into bands around the widest part of the vessel) that begins at the top.
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1896-1900
Accession Number
1972/2.220
Medium and Support
glass with red slag and varigated design
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rank 1.62681
Secondary Keywords
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Title
Vase
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Physical Description
This iridescent blue and green glass vase has surface decorations that resemble peacock feather "eyes". Along the bottom is a raised design of a branch or leaves that was added to the vessel late in its creation.
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Century
late 19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1896-1900
Accession Number
1972/2.201
Medium and Support
iridescent blue, green and amethyst glass
relevance
rank 1.62681
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by form
descriptors
glass and glassmaking mixtures
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materials
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medium
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Title
Persian Rosewater Sprinkler
Artist
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Physical Description
This elongated vase has a small, round base and an undulating, swan-like attenuated neck that ends in a flaring mouth. The length of the neck of the vessel has ridges and the surface has a dark iridescent quality of green and blue
Artist Life Dates
1848-1933
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1896-1900
Accession Number
1972/2.223
Medium and Support
iridescent glass
relevance
rank 1.62681
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by form
descriptors
glass and glassmaking mixtures
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
medium
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Title
The Poultry Man
Artist
George Overbury Hart
Artist Life Dates
1868 - 1933
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1868-1933
Accession Number
1983/2.164
Medium and Support
etching on wove paper
relevance
rank 1.62681
Secondary Keywords
animals
birds
descriptors
forming
modern and contemporary art
people and occupations
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the natural world
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Title
Deux Femmes Nues (Two Nude Women)
Artist
Paul Delvaux
Artist Life Dates
1897 - 1994
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1897-1994
Accession Number
1997/1.85
Medium and Support
brown and black inks, graphite and red colored pencil on cream wove paper
relevance
rank 1.62634
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
forming
people and occupations
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
Title
Yue (ceremonial axe)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Object Creation Date
2300 BCE - 1700 BCE
Accession Number
1960/2.121
Medium and Support
hardstone
relevance
rank 1.62634
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
objects we use
rock
rock by form
Title
Chisel
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Object Creation Date
1523 BCE
Accession Number
1960/2.107
Medium and Support
brown mottled stone
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rank 1.62634
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descriptors
inorganic material
materials
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rock
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Title
Accordion Box 9834
Artist
Terry Evans
Artist Life Dates
born 1951
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1998
Accession Number
2002/2.133A&B
Medium and Support
narra, English brown oak, English sycamore, wenge, purpleheart, Ebon-x, satinwood
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rank 1.62634
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
plant material
wood and wood products
Title
Chisel
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Object Creation Date
1027 BCE - 771 BCE
Accession Number
1960/2.109
Medium and Support
nephrite
relevance
rank 1.62634
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
objects we use
rock
rock by form
Title
Hoe
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Object Creation Date
9th century BCE - 7th century BCE
Accession Number
1960/2.120
Medium and Support
jade? or stone?
relevance
rank 1.62634
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
objects we use
rock
rock by form
Title
Bowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
17th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1615-1868
Accession Number
1954/1.548
Medium and Support
Red lacquer on wood
relevance
rank 1.62634
Secondary Keywords
coating (material)
coating by composition or origin
descriptors
materials
materials by function
objects
Title
Handle or Pendant
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Object Creation Date
1027 BCE - 256 BCE
Accession Number
1960/2.112
Medium and Support
brownish-green nephrite
relevance
rank 1.62634
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
objects we use
rock
rock by form
Title
Footed deep bowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
18th-19th century ?
Object Creation Date
1615-1867
Accession Number
1954/1.547
Medium and Support
Red lacquer on wood
relevance
rank 1.62634
Secondary Keywords
coating (material)
coating by composition or origin
descriptors
materials
materials by function
objects
Title
Adze
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Object Creation Date
1027 BCE - 771 BCE
Accession Number
1960/2.105
Medium and Support
translucent green nephrite with black striations
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rank 1.62634
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
objects we use
rock
rock by form
Title
Black Ding ware tea bowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
shallow bowl of conical shape with wide open profile and small base, covered with black glaze and mottled brown dots all over, and white foot unglazed
Century
12th century
Object Creation Date
12th century
Accession Number
1964/2.77
Medium and Support
stoneware with buff white body and dark glaze
relevance
rank 1.62634
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by form
descriptors
food
materials
materials by function
objects we use
vessels
Title
Chisel
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Object Creation Date
2500 BCE - 1600 BCE
Accession Number
1960/2.106
Medium and Support
black pitted stone
relevance
rank 1.62634
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
objects we use
rock
rock by form
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