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Title

Nude woman lying on her stomach (Femme nue étendue à plat ventre)

Artist

Aristide Maillol

Physical Description

Nude female figure stretched out on the grass in a shallow landscape with trees in the background

Artist Life Dates

1861 - 1944

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1894

Accession Number

1982/1.198

Medium and Support

woodcut on on china paper

relevance

rank 5.70120

Secondary Keywords

figures

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Title

Pagoda of Hommon Temple, Ikegami

Artist

Kawase Hasui

Physical Description

Tall color print of Hommon Temple. A bright blue sky characterizes the top portion of the image, getting darker in the lower registers. The spire of the red temple stretches up into the sky.

Artist Life Dates

1883-1957

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1928

Accession Number

1982/1.202

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 5.69846

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

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woody plants

Title

Study of a Tree Trunk

Artist

Ker-Xavier Roussel

Physical Description

A sketch drawing of a tree trunk done in blue crayon. As an object study this piece is composed of a detailed portion of a tree trunk, rather than the entire tree.

Artist Life Dates

1867-1944

Object Creation Date

1880-1944

Accession Number

2009/1.515

Medium and Support

crayon on paper

relevance

rank 5.69604

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Vairocana Buddha (Japanese, Dainichi Nyorai)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

A figure is sitting on a lotus-shaped pedestal, which is itself placed on an hexagonal pedestal. The figure wears a drape hanging from the left shoulder and covering the bottom. The arms are placed in front; right hand holding the left index finger. The facial expression is calm; the two eyes looking down; a dot on the forehead. Two elongated ears. A tall crown on the head. The two halos are on the back of the figure; one behind the head and other behind the torso. Two halos are surrounded by an oval-shaped dais. The statue and pedestals are guilded with gold; some polychrome remnants.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

2003/2.59.1

Medium and Support

cypress wood with gesso, lacquer, polychrome, and gilding

relevance

rank 5.69553

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

descriptors

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physical sciences concepts

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religions

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sculpture

sculpture by subject type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

El Saguán, San Juan

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A black and white lithograph print of a long arched tunnel. Down the archway are two more entryways, projecting light from within out to the first archway, where the street outside is dark.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1967

Accession Number

2011/2.96

Medium and Support

black and white lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 5.69236

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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planographic prints

prints

prints by process

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single built works

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transportation structures

transportation structures by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Watching Geese

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

This landscape makes use of the wide range of tones possible from black ink and water. A man stands in a mountain clearing, gazing at geese in the distance. Calligraphic text is written vertically in the upper left corner.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

last quarter of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.124

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 5.69216

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

coating (material)

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paintings

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people

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Title

St. Jerome in His Study

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

This engraving depicts a comfortable domestic interior. An old bearded man sits poring over a book at table in the back of the room. A lion and dog rest on the floor in the foreground. Various other objects appear around the room, including a skull, books, slippers, a crucifix, and a pair of scissors.

Artist Life Dates

Nüremberg, 1471-1528

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1514

Accession Number

1993/2.1

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 5.69152

Secondary Keywords

image form

transfer method

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals and creatures

bavaria (state)

descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

germany (nation)

information artifacts

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information forms

intaglio prints

mammals

materials

materials by origin

mittelfranken (national district)

objects we use

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Michigan Stadium

Artist

Wilfred Byron Shaw

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1959

Accession Number

2008/2.284

Medium and Support

print on paper

relevance

rank 5.68657

Secondary Keywords

athletic fields

buildings and the land

field sports

geographic and political locations

institutional buildings

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people

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schools

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single built works

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united states (nation)

universities and colleges

visual works

visual works by subject type

washtenaw (county)

Title

"The Sound of Rustling Leaves" (Chinese poem, calligraphy)

Artist

Rai San'yô

Physical Description

This is a hanging scroll. It is mounted on olive green fabric and includes a poem in Chinese calligraphic text about nature. Has three red seals: two in the lower left side, one in the upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1780-1832

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1811-1832

Accession Number

2002/1.164

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 5.68473

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

document genres

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paintings

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processes and techniques

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scroll paintings

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

writing (processes)

Title

Self-Portrait

Artist

Max Liebermann

Physical Description

In this self-potrait, Max Liebermann appears to be in his elder years. He sports a cap and coat, and his gaze seems slightly off to the side.

Artist Life Dates

1847-1935

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1847-1935

Accession Number

1948/1.67

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 5.68331

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

headgear

objects we use

portraits

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Untitled, (Oregon Shore)

Artist

Brett Weston

Physical Description

A black and white photo of a shoreline. A large rock formation rises in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1911-1993

Object Creation Date

1959

Accession Number

2011/2.150

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.68085

Secondary Keywords

color

relation to water

buildings and the land

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

photographs

photographs by form

settlements and landscapes

shores (landforms)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Proserpine

Artist

Hiram Powers

Physical Description

Bust-length white marble sculpture of a young female figure crowned with a plait of wheat and framed along the bottom with a wreath of sculpted acanthus leaves.

Artist Life Dates

1805 - 1873

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

second version: modeled 1844; cut 1847

Accession Number

1991/2.40

Medium and Support

Seravezza marble

relevance

rank 5.68063

Secondary Keywords

aegean

aegean periods

allegory and literature

associated concepts

card, table and board game elements

concepts in the arts

early western world

european

european styles and periods

figures

game pieces

genres in the arts

greek

literary, oral and motion picture genres

mediterranean

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

portraits

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Portrait of Shirley and Chen-yang Chang

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

A man and woman under a tree while the woman plays a type of zither. Nearby are trees in bloom with pink flowers. Writing is located in the upper left corner of the painting.

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1984

Accession Number

2006/1.114

Medium and Support

ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 5.68057

Secondary Keywords

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

groups of people

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people

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social groups

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Credo (large)

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

The print shows a drawing of the head of an animal. Below it reads: "I have the right to believe freely. To be a slave to no man's authority. If this is heresy so be it. It is still the truth to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. I cannot...will not...recant. Here I stand. No man can command my conscience."

Object Creation Date

1960

Accession Number

2011/1.99

Medium and Support

serigraph on paper

relevance

rank 5.68057

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

prints

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

writing (processes)

Title

Jared Sparks (1789-1866)

Artist

Francis Alexander

Artist Life Dates

1800-1880

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1895.60

Medium and Support

oil on canvas mounted on panel

relevance

rank 5.67954

Secondary Keywords

figures

hands

human body

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Green Sea

Artist

James Darrell Northrup Weeks

Physical Description

A beach scene with sand in the foreground and large rocks in the background. The sky is a muddled combination of light blue and grey.

Artist Life Dates

1922-1998

Object Creation Date

1966

Accession Number

2014/1.601

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 5.67273

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

buildings and the land

descriptors

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

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objects we use

settlements and landscapes

shores (landforms)

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Untitled

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Children outside playing, a girl in front is wearing a clown costume and has a painted face.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.168

Medium and Support

black and white photograph on Kodak paper

relevance

rank 5.67254

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing artists

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

youth

Title

Tribute to the Graphicstudio: Portrait of Philip Pearlstein

Artist

Theo Wujcik

Artist Life Dates

born 1936

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1976

Accession Number

1976/2.135

Medium and Support

silverpoint on clay-coated Morilla paper

relevance

rank 5.66754

Secondary Keywords

image form

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

modern and contemporary art

objects

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people and occupations

the human body

upper body

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Dr. Heinrich Schenker, Musician

Artist

Victor Hammer

Artist Life Dates

1882-1967

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1925

Accession Number

1992/2.26

Medium and Support

mezzotint on off-white laid paper

relevance

rank 5.66754

Secondary Keywords

image form

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

the human body

upper body

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Steady Gaze (Flower)

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1950

Accession Number

1958/2.15

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 5.66754

Secondary Keywords

image form

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

faces

objects

objects we use

plants

the human body

the natural world

upper body

vessels

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Dr. Heinrich Schenker, Musician

Artist

Victor Hammer

Artist Life Dates

1882-1967

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1925

Accession Number

1992/2.25

Medium and Support

mezzotint on off-white laid paper

relevance

rank 5.66754

Secondary Keywords

image form

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

the human body

upper body

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Dr. Heinrich Schenker, Musician

Artist

Victor Hammer

Artist Life Dates

1882-1967

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1925

Accession Number

1992/2.27

Medium and Support

mezzotint on heavy, off-white laid paper

relevance

rank 5.66754

Secondary Keywords

image form

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

the human body

upper body

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Study for 'Image in Xhorkom'

Artist

Arshile Gorky

Physical Description

Black and white drawing of organic forms vaguely resembling human figures flowing into one another in a room-like space. On the right hand side of the grouping stands the most recognizably humanoid figure.

Artist Life Dates

1904 - 1948

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1936

Accession Number

1964/2.41

Medium and Support

graphite and tempera on off-white laid paper

relevance

rank 5.66702

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

artistic concepts

asia

asia (continent)

associated concepts

biological concepts

biomorphic

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drawings

drawings by function

european

european styles and periods

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locality

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objects we use

people

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psychological concepts

scientific concepts

social groups

social science concepts

study

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Figure of a Man sitting with a rifle

Artist

African, Nigeria, Ibo

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1983/2.175

Medium and Support

Pottery

relevance

rank 5.66615

Secondary Keywords

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

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people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

visual works

visual works by subject type

weaponry

Title

Selections from Truisms

Artist

Jenny Holzer

Physical Description

LED display running time approximately 25 minutes with looping text of approximately 170 truisms in red text.

Artist Life Dates

born 1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

2006/1.151

Medium and Support

electronic L.E.D. with red diodes

relevance

rank 5.66573

Secondary Keywords

electronic images

international post-1945 styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

text-based art

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Head of a Man

Artist

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Artist Life Dates

1609-1664

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1937.5

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 5.66573

Secondary Keywords

image form

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

figures

man

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

the human body

upper body

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

The Labors of Hercules: The Dragon of the Garden of the Hesperides (one of the s

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1550

Accession Number

1956/1.68

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 5.66334

Secondary Keywords

massing or shape

allegory and literature

animals and creatures

architecture

building divisions

buildings and the land

clubs

components

components and systems

components by specific context

creatures

descriptors

fights

figures

figures (representations)

gardens

houses

iconography

inorganic material

legendary creatures

materials

materials by composition

mythology

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

percussive weapons

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

single built works

single built works by form

single built works by specific type

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Miserere. Pl.52. Dura lex sed lex. The law is hard, but it is the law.

Artist

Georges Rouault

Artist Life Dates

1871-1958

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1926

Accession Number

1957/2.52

Medium and Support

aquatint and etching on paper

relevance

rank 5.66034

Secondary Keywords

image form

biological components

clothing

components

components and systems

components by specific context

figures

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

the human body

upper body

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Portrait of a Young Woman

Artist

Elias M. Grossman

Physical Description

A side-view portrait of a woman wearing a scarf facing the right. She is looking down.

Artist Life Dates

(1889 - 1947)

Accession Number

2012/1.229

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 5.66022

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Netsuke of hannya (female ghost or demon) mask

Artist

Japan, Signature undeciphered, possibly Deme Josei (kakihan)

Artist Life Dates

19th century

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2002/2.26

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 5.66022

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

costume

costume by function

legendary creatures

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by function

sculpture by material

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Comma-shaped Pendant

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

It looks like a rescent, animal's tooth or fetus. There is a hole and some carved line on the head part.

Century

6th century

Object Creation Date

5th century - 6th century

Accession Number

1983/1.152

Medium and Support

nephrite

relevance

rank 5.66022

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

jewelry

jewelry by form

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by material

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Decorative Ewer with Satyrs

Artist

Mathias Zündt

Physical Description

The ewer in this drawing is decorated with cavorting satyrs, lions, and grotesque masks.

Artist Life Dates

c. 1498-1572

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1551-1572

Accession Number

1960/2.21

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink with ink wash on paper

relevance

rank 5.65959

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

design elements

legendary creatures

motifs

objects we use

vessels for serving and consuming food

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Stirring paddle with head

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Luba or Songye Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1983/1.156

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 5.65959

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

figures (representations)

household objects

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of Bodhisattva (mounted)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

The head of Bodhisattva looking straight ahead. She has an elaborate crown on the top of her head that has many swirls and dots.

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

400-499

Accession Number

2012/2.168

Medium and Support

Mathura sandstone

relevance

rank 5.65959

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

sculpture

sculpture by material

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Portrait de l'artiste-graveur Emile Nicolle (Portrait of the artist/printmaker Emile Nicolle)

Artist

Jacques Villon

Artist Life Dates

1875-1963

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1891

Accession Number

1997/1.162

Medium and Support

etching on dark cream laid paper

relevance

rank 5.65959

Secondary Keywords

image form

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

figures

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

the human body

upper body

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Tusk Carving with Stand

Artist

Artist Unknown, African

Physical Description

An ivory tusk carving with images of people on it. Some of the people have their hands in a praying position.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2010/2.1

Medium and Support

Ivory

relevance

rank 5.65949

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by material

sculpture by technique

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Commemorative Shrine Lamp

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Benin or Nigeria, Bariba Region

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1997/1.348

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 5.65352

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

buildings and the land

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

gur-speaking peoples styles

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

object genres

object genres by function

objects we use

people and culture

religious structures

sculpture

sculpture by material

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

west african styles

western sudanese styles

Title

Yakshi and attendant

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, North India

Physical Description

This broken fragment depicts a now headless goddess or yakshi standing with a much smaller male attendant. She wears a necklace, bracelets and a girdle consisting of three rows of small round shapes. She stands with her left hand at her waist and the right hand next to the head of her attendant. He wears a turban and large earrings and a belt of a single line of round shapes. They both wear diaphanous lower garments that make them appear nude with both of them with their genitals exposed. The fragment is broken above the male figure’s knees and below the yakshi’s knees.

Century

2nd century

Object Creation Date

2nd century

Accession Number

1980/2.285

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 5.65230

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associated concepts

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sculpture by material

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, Pende peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

A slightly curved staff, topped by a long, narrow handle, placed atop a carved human head, with simple hairdo and facial feautures. The shaft is covered by a snake coiling upward from the lower end of the staff.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1970

Accession Number

2001/2.67

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 5.65230

Secondary Keywords

ceremonial weapons

objects

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people

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Title

Untitled

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Paper size: lh 20 2/5cm & rh 20 1/5cm x tw 16cm & bw 15 3/5cm. Image size approx: h 9cm x w 4cm.

Accession Number

2008/2.459

Medium and Support

wood engraving on cream laid Japan tissue

relevance

rank 5.65222

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

europe (continent)

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visual works

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Title

Frederick Douglass

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

A man is potrayed with curly hair and beard, a stern facial expression, and a formal suit and bowtie. His head and gaze is turned to the right of the piece. The words "Frederick Douglass" border the piece along with two copies of the artist's signature and the screenprint number .

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2011/1.109

Medium and Support

serigraph on paper

relevance

rank 5.64847

Secondary Keywords

coating (material)

coating by form

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main garments

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portraits

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Divination figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Sierra Leone, Pa Santigie Kahn, Temene

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1910

Accession Number

1986/1.159

Medium and Support

wood and glass beads

relevance

rank 5.64847

Secondary Keywords

beads and sets of beads

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Title

Jenue Tiger Jouant Avec Sa Mere

Artist

Eugène Delacroix

Physical Description

Paper size: lh 24 9/10cm & rh 24 1/2cm x tw 32cm & bw 31 /710cm. Plate size: lh 14 3/10cm & rh 14 1/5cm x tw 20 7/10cm & bw 20 2/5cm. Image size: h 11 1/5cm x w 18 4/5cm.

Accession Number

2008/2.379

Medium and Support

lithograph on cream wove paper

relevance

rank 5.64847

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transfer method

animals and creatures

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visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Qilin Brings Sons (Pair with 1989/2.159)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1989/2.160

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 5.64847

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transfer method

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Title

Bi (Pi; disc)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Large, flat disk made of gray and green jade with touches of black and brown with a hole in the center. Incised circle around outer edge of disk and around edge of interior hole.

Century

8th BCE - 3rd BCE

Object Creation Date

771 BCE - 256 BCE

Accession Number

1961/2.85A&B

Medium and Support

cloudy light green nephrite with black and brown mottling

relevance

rank 5.64847

Secondary Keywords

ceremonial objects

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Title

Ritual Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon

Century

Probably 20th century

Object Creation Date

probably 20th century

Accession Number

1975/1.69

Medium and Support

carved wood

relevance

rank 5.64708

Secondary Keywords

animals

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Title

Pont de l'Estacade

Artist

Stanislas Victor Edouard Lépine

Physical Description

This painting shows a view of the Seine river in Paris, including the wooden bridge, the Pont de l'Estacade. The foreground is filled is small boats and a dock winch, while the in the distance the bridge and buildings of Paris glow in late afternoon light.

Artist Life Dates

1835-1892

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1880-1885

Accession Number

1938.21

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 5.64630

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

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single built works

single built works by function

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visual works

visual works by subject type

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watercraft by general type

œle-de-france (region)

Title

Untitled, Ropa Vieja

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

Pieces of white cloth are hanging on the laundry lines to be blown dry by the wind.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2011/2.74

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 5.64560

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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service industry buildings

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Pope Nicholas V (obverse), Nicholas V in the Ship "Eclesia" (reverse)

Artist

Andrea Guacioloti

Physical Description

The obverse of this medal depicts a profile portrait of a man with a tonsure. The reverse represents a man holding a cross-staff piloting a boat labeled "Eclesia" along the gunwale. Both sides of the medal have inscriptions around the edge.

Artist Life Dates

1435-1495

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1455

Accession Number

1984/1.283

Medium and Support

cast bronze

relevance

rank 5.64548

Secondary Keywords

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visual works

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watercraft by general type

Title

Gasshôzukuri Farmhouses in Snow

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Physical Description

A native of Sakamoto in Fukushima Prefecture, the artist here depicts his far northern hometown with the snow-covered imagery to present a view of traditional Japan in a innovative and modern way.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1958

Accession Number

1994/2.4

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 5.64547

Secondary Keywords

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