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Title

Netsuke of Oni (demon) comforted by a warrior and a Niô (fierce guardian)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1997/2.21

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 5.97552

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

descriptors

legendary creatures

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plant material

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visual works by medium or technique

wood and wood products

Title

Torso of a Buddha

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

16th-17th century

Object Creation Date

16th century - 17th century

Accession Number

2005/1.457

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 5.97552

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

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people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

the human body

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Untitled (February)

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Woman standing in the ocean, water up to her knees.

Object Creation Date

2002

Accession Number

2014/2.122

Medium and Support

black and white photograph on paper

relevance

rank 5.97552

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

inorganic material

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people

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positives

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Untitled (Staircase)

Artist

Linda Butler

Physical Description

A winding staircase in between floors. Curves from the lower left up into the upper left, almost like a large "J" curve.

Artist Life Dates

(Appleton, Wisconsin, 1947 - )

Accession Number

2012/1.236

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.97552

Secondary Keywords

color

architectural elements

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objects we use

photographs

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stairs and stair components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Torso of Goddess

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

A small figurine of a torso of a goddess. She has a long oval head with a decorated head piece and dress. Her eyes are circular in shape and hollowed out, so they appear very dark.

Century

pre-historic

Accession Number

2012/2.166

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 5.97552

Secondary Keywords

biological components

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people

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visual works

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Title

Edo Meisho: Ochanomizu

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A snow scene of the canal. Snow covers the house roofs, the boat shelters, and the trees. Three travelers in blue robes are walking in the snow, two of them are carrying umbrellas.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1853

Accession Number

1948/1.142

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 5.96447

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

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hydraulic structures by form

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watercraft

watercraft by general type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Physical Description

This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.

The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.

Artist Life Dates

1754-1806

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1798

Accession Number

1948/1.187

Medium and Support

oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych

relevance

rank 5.96310

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

east asian

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Title

Complete Illustrations of Yoshiwara Parodies of Kabuki: Courtesans of the Matsubaya (Seirô kabuki yatsushiga tsukushi: Matsubaya no uchi)

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Physical Description

This triptych shows courtesans in a garden of Yoshiwara under flowering trees. The inscribed names allow us to identify the women as courtesans of the Matsubaya House, centered on the grand courtesan Yoso’oi (in the central triptych, with the dragon-design obi). Flanking her on either side are two shinzô apprentices, and at the right, two kamuro or child attendants.

The courtesans at left interact with a puppet of the actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VI in his role as Sukeroku. The bearded older man in the center is the villain Hige no Ikyû, Sukeroku’s rival for the affections of the courtesan Agemaki.

Artist Life Dates

1754-1806

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1798

Accession Number

1948/1.186

Medium and Support

oban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper, triptych

relevance

rank 5.96310

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

east asian

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prints

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visual works

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Title

Center Ring

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A black and white print of a circus ring. Six spotlights are pointed at the center of the empty floor.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

2011/2.117

Medium and Support

black and white lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 5.96033

Secondary Keywords

entertainment events

events

objects we use

people and culture

performances

photographic prints

photographic prints by color

photographs

photographs by form

positives

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Bildnis, from the portfolio "Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart"

Artist

Ludwig Meidner

Artist Life Dates

(1884 - 1966)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1920

Accession Number

1973/2.65

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 5.96033

Secondary Keywords

image form

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Process Landscape

Artist

Tom Marioni

Physical Description

An intaglio print of a landscape in a dense fog. At the bottom of the print, vague images almost come into focus.

Artist Life Dates

born 1937

Object Creation Date

1998

Accession Number

2012/1.276

Medium and Support

color spot bite aquatint on paper

relevance

rank 5.96015

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

buildings and the land

objects we use

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #34 Futagawa

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Group of people carrying parcels and leading horses in front of a shop. Other travelers can be seen crossing in the distance. There is a tall tree by the store, and across the water is a smal hill with trees on it. The skyline is edged in pink, suggesting dawn or dusk. Writing in upper right and left corners. Title in red box in upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.316

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 5.95861

Secondary Keywords

upward

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

descriptors

dwellings

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

mammals

materials

materials by composition

mercantile buildings

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Mars and Venus Surrounded by Nymphs and Putti

Artist

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio

Physical Description

The nude figures of four women, a man, a winged boy, and numerous putti stand in front of a curtained bed. The man stands near the center of the crowd and gasps, apparently in shock, as his jacket is pulled off by the young boy behind him. The woman seated on the bed beckons toward the man.

Artist Life Dates

c.1505-1565

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1530-1540

Accession Number

1985/1.86

Medium and Support

engraving on cream laid paper

relevance

rank 5.95723

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

descriptors

design elements

europe (continent)

figure- and animal-derived motifs

figures (representations)

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

geographic and political locations

intaglio prints

italy (nation)

motifs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

sleeping and reclining furniture

veneto (region)

venezia (province)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Portrait of a Couple

Artist

Homer W. Calendar?

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1847-1914

Accession Number

1987/1.321

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 5.95629

Secondary Keywords

components and systems

figures

modern and contemporary art

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by general context

objects we use

people and occupations

sets (groups)

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Jamaica Bay

Artist

Frederic Edwin Church

Physical Description

Horizontal landscape of a misty harbor view with several small boats in distance near center

Artist Life Dates

1826 - 1900

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1865

Accession Number

1985/1.98

Medium and Support

oil on paper laid on canvas

relevance

rank 5.95478

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterscapes

Title

Antwerp Port

Artist

William Lewis

Physical Description

This watercolor depicts a busy harbor scene in tones of brown with a bit of blue in the sky area and greenish blue for the water. One building on the shore is shown in bright red.

Artist Life Dates

born 1918

Object Creation Date

1964

Accession Number

2010/2.35

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 5.95478

Secondary Keywords

antwerpen (province)

belgium (nation)

europe (continent)

flanders (region)

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objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

Suiten kyo (Sutra of Varuna, Deity of the Waters)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This is a long horizontal scroll with several calligraphic inscriptions on the right portion of the paper. On the left are 3 figural scenes. The one closest to the writing shows a male figure wearing a large headdress seated in the lotus position within a circle. Next there is a figure with four arms who stands on the back of a dragon. Two people stand on either side- one a short blue-skinned man who holds a bowl and the other a smaller figure who holds a brush and paper. The third scene shows a male figure, seated in the lotus position, who holds a sword, a wheel, a brush and paper in his four hands.

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1300-1335

Accession Number

1964/2.104

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 5.95453

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals and creatures

asia

asia (continent)

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genres

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paintings

paintings by form

people

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processes and techniques

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religion

religions

scroll paintings

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

writing (processes)

Title

Zapruder

Artist

John Waters

Physical Description

Twenty-four color photographs mounted in two-part artist's frame with a ninety-degree bend.

Artist Life Dates

born 1946

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1995

Accession Number

2008/2.214

Medium and Support

chromogenic print on paper

relevance

rank 5.95163

Secondary Keywords

administrators

artistic concepts

associated concepts

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creativity

deaths

events

executives

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personal life events

photographs

photographs by subject type

social issues

social science concepts

sociological concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works groupings

Title

New York, from "Master Prints Volume II"

Artist

Elliott Erwitt

Artist Life Dates

Born 1928

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1949; printed 1985

Accession Number

1987/1.253.3

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.94115

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

circulation spaces

components

components and systems

components by specific context

genres

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

passages

people and occupations

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Caricature of Pinero

Artist

Max Beerbohm

Artist Life Dates

1872-1956

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1896

Accession Number

1965/2.5

Medium and Support

pen and ink with graphite indications on white paper

relevance

rank 5.93826

Secondary Keywords

image form

objects we use

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Cho (Butterflies)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A color print of a young girls facing into the wind. Two buterflies take up the majority of the right side of the painting.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2011/2.14

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 5.93714

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

insects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

prints

prints by process or technique

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Maternity Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire),Yombe?

Century

Possibly 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900

Accession Number

1984/1.257

Medium and Support

carved wood, mounted on base

relevance

rank 5.93714

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

parents

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

physical activities

physical activities by general context

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

McClellan Street, Ft. Wayne, Indiana

Artist

Peter Turnley

Physical Description

A boy and girl seated up against a sided house. She is barefoot.

Object Creation Date

1972; printed 2008

Accession Number

2013/2.183

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.93714

Secondary Keywords

image form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

youth

Title

Head

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Accession Number

2003/2.53

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 5.93714

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by material

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Hana ni natta cho (Butterfly Which Became a Flower)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A color print of a butterfly becoming a red and purple violet. A young girl's face watches the flower.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

2011/2.15

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 5.93714

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

insects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

prints

prints by process or technique

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Kiiroi cho to shojo (Yellow Butterfly and Girl)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A color print of a girl and a butterfly. The girl's face is turned towards the butterfly, whose wings are divided into four sections.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1970

Accession Number

2011/2.17

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 5.93714

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

insects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

prints

prints by process or technique

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Chiheisen no cho (Butterflies Above the Horizon)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

Color print of a girl and two butterflies.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

2011/2.19

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 5.93714

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

insects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

prints

prints by process or technique

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Summer Retreat

Artist

Xie Shichen (Hsieh Shih-ch'en)

Physical Description

This is a very dense landscape painting. There are waterfalls, clouds, trees and cliffs present in the painting. The colors consist of muted greens and browns. Towards the lower half of the painting, there is a view of an interior with four figures present, three of which are sitting at a low table. There is a staircase on the lower right, with a man standing on it, looking upwards. There is also a house on a cliff towards the upper right of the painting. There is calligraphy in the upper right hand corner, with a red seal. There is another red seal, although a bit faded, in the lower left corner of the image.

Artist Life Dates

1478- after 1567

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

mid 16th century

Accession Number

1961/1.161

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on silk

relevance

rank 5.93267

Secondary Keywords

upward

architecture

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

dwellings

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Goldweight in the shape of a man hoeing

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire

Physical Description

Goldweight in the shape of a man, wearing a loin cloth and wielding a hoe against a large, oval object, sitting on a flat, square base.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1970

Accession Number

1986/2.128

Medium and Support

brass

relevance

rank 5.92958

Secondary Keywords

africa (continent)

geographic and political locations

goldweights

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Breakfast

Artist

Wayne Thiebaud

Physical Description

A color print of a table set with breakfast foods. Two sunny side eggs and three strips of bacon are on a plate on the left side of the table while a knife and fork are rolled in a napkin to the right of the plate as well as a small plate with a pastry. Behind the plate starting at the left is a small plate with butter, a plate with toast, a glass of milk, and a cup of coffee.

Artist Life Dates

(active Mesa, California, 11/15/1920 - )

Object Creation Date

1995

Accession Number

2012/1.278

Medium and Support

color dry point print on paper

relevance

rank 5.92194

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

materials

materials by function

objects we use

prints

prints by process or technique

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Bowl

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon

Century

early 20th century

Object Creation Date

early 20th century

Accession Number

2000/2.114

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 5.92194

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

objects

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by material

vessels

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Muleteer

Artist

Mariano Fortuny I

Artist Life Dates

1836-1874

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1836-1874

Accession Number

1930.10

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 5.92194

Secondary Keywords

image form

clothing

objects

objects we use

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Profile Portrait of a Lady

Artist

Jacques Lemoine

Artist Life Dates

1752-1824

Century

Late 18th-Early 19th century

Object Creation Date

1752-1824

Accession Number

1960/2.16

Medium and Support

black chalk and wash, heightened with white on blue paper

relevance

rank 5.92194

Secondary Keywords

image form

clothing

objects

objects we use

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Bodhisattva, attendant figure from a larger Buddha shrine

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1961/2.81

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

relevance

rank 5.91986

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

buddhist doctrinal concepts

descriptors

design elements

doctrinal concepts

form attributes

motifs

natural element motifs

objects we use

people and culture

plant-derived motifs

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

religious visual works

size (extent)

size by specific type

visual works

visual works by function

Title

Walterskirchen

Artist

Maurice de Vlaminck

Physical Description

Paper size: lh 32 1/2cm & rh 33cm x tw 50 3/5cm & bw 50 1/2cm. Image size: lh 24 1/2cm & rh 24cm x w 34cm.

Artist Life Dates

1876-1958

Object Creation Date

circa 1960

Accession Number

2008/2.453

Medium and Support

lithograph on beige wove paper

relevance

rank 5.91453

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

buildings and the land

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

planographic prints

plants

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

religious buildings

religious structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Madonna and Child with St. Thomas Aquinas and a Bishop Saint

Artist

Artist Unknown, Umbria, Italy

Physical Description

This rectangular panel depicts four sacred figures rendered in dark hues with passages of vibrant red against a gold background. The upper edge of the gilded frame bears the prayer known as the "Hail Mary" ("Ave Maria Gratia Plena Domin[us tecum]").

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1440-1480

Accession Number

1992/1.134

Medium and Support

tempera and gold on panel

relevance

rank 5.91083

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

europe (continent)

european

european styles and periods

geographic and political locations

italy (nation)

materials

materials by function

objects we use

paint

paint by composition or origin

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

renaissance

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by function

water-base paint

Title

Untitled

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Physical Description

Lithograph on cream wove paper using ink and charcoal. Strong attention to lines and atmosphere, using charcoal to place subject in space.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1973

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1948

Accession Number

1996/1.64

Medium and Support

lithograph on cream wove paper

relevance

rank 5.90789

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Kongo peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Elaborately carved staff with, from the top: a male figure wearing Western-style clothes, with painted eyes, eyebrows, mouth, moustache, hat and clothes, sitting on a simple stool, resting his hands on his knees; a U-shaped snake on one side and a mortar on the other; a pair of a male and a female figure on either side (the male is standing on one leg, bending the other at the knee to make a triangle); a dark black spherical form; a row of three turtles on one side and two salamanders and a frog on the other; and finally three outstretched snakes (painted yellow, brown and red, respectively), one of them eating a small frog.

Object Creation Date

1900-1970

Accession Number

2001/2.42

Medium and Support

wood, paint

relevance

rank 5.90742

Secondary Keywords

ceremonial weapons

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Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Pende peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Smooth staff, topped by a standing, slightly elongated, rectangular male figure with angular curves at the elbows and buttocks and the hands held in front of the stomach, just below the navel (the left arm is damaged). The big feet are carved as one piece, with small incisions for the individual toes.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1970

Accession Number

2001/2.47

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 5.90742

Secondary Keywords

ceremonial weapons

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Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Kongo peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Short stick with a dark shiny patina, topped by a standing, male figure, wearing a European-style suit and brimmed hat, carrying a small box in his hands; followed by a standing female figure, unclothed, carrying a child on her back. Below are smaller figures, on either side respectively: a keeling figure, a turtle, and a bird; a brid, a turtle, a ram's horn and an ornamental motif, possibly a cross.

Object Creation Date

1900-1970

Accession Number

2001/2.64

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 5.90742

Secondary Keywords

ceremonial weapons

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Title

Goldweight in the shape of a man

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire

Physical Description

Goldweight in the shape of a man with a large head, tilted slightly backwards, on a thick, heavy neck, and topped by hair or headgear in the shape of a ball; the face has protruding eyes and nose, and the mouth holds a snake-like animal above a small beard (goatee). The figure is wearing a loincloth and holds a short stick under the left arm as well as two small jars in the hands.

Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1985

Accession Number

1985/2.42

Medium and Support

brass

relevance

rank 5.90626

Secondary Keywords

africa (continent)

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Title

Indian Terracottas

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

Indian terracotta figure of a woman's head with long hair, craft with facial features

Object Creation Date

n. d.

Accession Number

2009/2.122

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 5.90440

Secondary Keywords

asian

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Title

Indian Terracottas

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

An Indian terracotta head figure which seems to be part of a fragment. Facial features of the figure is recognizable with eyes, nose and mouth. And there is a big hair oranment on the figure's hair.

Object Creation Date

n. d.

Accession Number

2009/2.155

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 5.90440

Secondary Keywords

asian

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Title

Indian Terracottas

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

Indian terracotta sculpture of a naked woman laying down and facing forward.

Object Creation Date

n. d.

Accession Number

2009/2.115

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 5.90440

Secondary Keywords

asian

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Title

Indian Terracottas

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

Indian terracotta head figure looking up, with detailed facial features and facial expressions.

Object Creation Date

n. d.

Accession Number

2009/2.132

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 5.90440

Secondary Keywords

asian

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Title

Indian Terracottas

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

Indian terracotta figure of a woman's head with enormous hair style and hair ornaments.

Object Creation Date

n. d.

Accession Number

2009/2.124

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 5.90440

Secondary Keywords

asian

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Title

Indian Terracottas

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

A white Indian terracotta in a sphere shape, with some cracks on the sphere.

Object Creation Date

n. d.

Accession Number

2009/2.157

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 5.90440

Secondary Keywords

asian

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Title

Indian Terracottas

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

Indian terracotta sculpture of a man's head, craft with details with opened eyes, nose and mouth.

Object Creation Date

n. d.

Accession Number

2009/2.117

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 5.90440

Secondary Keywords

asian

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Title

Indian Terracottas

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

Indian terracotta piece of fragment with a rough surface and irregular shape. A vague image of a fierce face can be seen on the top hallowed part.

Object Creation Date

n. d.

Accession Number

2009/2.134

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 5.90440

Secondary Keywords

asian

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Title

Indian Terracottas

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

An Indian teaarcotta with the upper half of a body figure. With a head, arms and upper body, yet most of the facial features was eroded.

Object Creation Date

n. d.

Accession Number

2009/2.150

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 5.90440

Secondary Keywords

asian

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