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- Title
- Artillery Battle (Artillerieschlacht)
- Artist
- Otto Dix
- Physical Description
- A human face in anguish, with hands raised to his cheeks, looks out from the center of a visual field full of slashing diagonals and explosive triangles of color. On the left side, smoke billows.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1891 - 1969
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1917
- Accession Number
- 1967/1.41
- Medium and Support
- charcoal and gouache on paper mounted on linen
- Date Added/Updated
- 2015-05-15 10:50:15
- Secondary Keywords
- armed conflicts
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- european
- european styles and periods
- events
- explosive weapons
- heads
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- movement
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by material or technique
- people and culture
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the human body
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- wars
- watercolors
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- world wars
- Title
- Equivalent (Nude/Fist)
- Artist
- Jerry N. Uelsmann
- Physical Description
- A grouping of two images, the one on top, a woman's body folded over and below, a hand in a fist shape, both displaying the same overall shape.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Detroit, Michigan, 1934 - )
- Object Creation Date
- 1964
- Accession Number
- 2012/1.227
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- Date Added/Updated
- 2015-02-20 15:33:06
- Secondary Keywords
- arms
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- design elements
- motifs
- objects we use
- the human body
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Psychic, Tampa, FL
- Artist
- Brad Austin Smith
- Physical Description
- A store window with Psychic Reading sign and a large hand symbol with a third eye in the center.
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.142
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- Date Added/Updated
- 2015-02-20 15:31:39
- Secondary Keywords
- arms
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- faces
- heads
- objects we use
- the human body
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Untitled
- Artist
- Mark Rothko
- Artist Life Dates
- 1903-1970
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1945-1949
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.116
- Medium and Support
- watercolor on paper
- Date Added/Updated
- 2015-02-20 15:29:44
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- objects we use
- plants
- the human body
- the natural world
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Comb
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.327
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-11-11 15:13:23
- Secondary Keywords
- grooming, hygiene and health car
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- equipment
- equipment by context
- equipment for personal use
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- the human body
- tools and equipment
- upper body
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Vessel with four faces carved on rim
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1940
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.3
- Medium and Support
- carved wood and tkoola powder residue
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-11-11 15:11:30
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- biological components
- central and equatorial african styles
- central democratic republic of congo styles
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- containers
- containers by form
- heads
- objects we use
- people and culture
- sculpture
- sculpture by technique
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the human body
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- western democratic republic of congo styles
- Title
- The Beggar Boy
- Artist
- G.P. Barbier
- Physical Description
- Boy in white shirt with a tan vest holding up an empty hand on a dark background. He has light brown colored hair and red cheeks.
- Artist Life Dates
- active 1792-1795
- Object Creation Date
- 1793
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.14
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-11-11 15:10:43
- Secondary Keywords
- arms
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- the human body
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Hair Scratcher
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.190
- Medium and Support
- Ivory
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-11-11 15:09:03
- Secondary Keywords
- animal material
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- hair and hair components
- keratinous material
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of a chest
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a chest decorated with side-by-side "star" forms on the top and sides.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.507
- Medium and Support
- brass
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-08-15 13:02:26
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- the human body
- torsos
- Title
- Sacra
- Artist
- Mona Kuhn
- Physical Description
- Woman with head turned biting her own shoulder, hand is also touching her arm.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1969
- Object Creation Date
- 1999
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.150
- Medium and Support
- toned gelatin silver print on paper
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-08-15 13:01:58
- Secondary Keywords
- arms
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- The Detraction of Good Things [Detractio Bonorum] from Sebastian Brant's "Stultifera navis [The Ship of Fools]" published by Johann Bergmann
- Artist
- Anonymous
- Physical Description
- Text on both sides. One side has the image of a man with dogs at his feet. There is also a jester at his feet, kneeling down.
- Century
- 15th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.550.1-2
- Medium and Support
- woodcut on paper
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-08-15 12:59:43
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- artistic concepts
- artistic devices
- associated concepts
- biological components
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- equipment
- equipment by context
- equipment for personal use
- heads
- hydraulic structures
- hydraulic structures by function
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by physical form
- information forms
- mammals
- object genres
- object genres by form
- objects we use
- people and culture
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- the human body
- tools and equipment
- upper body
- walking sticks
- water distribution structures
- Title
- Head of a Woman
- Artist
- Carlos Lopez
- Artist Life Dates
- 1908-1953
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1908-1953
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.234
- Medium and Support
- charcoal on buff paper
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-08-15 12:57:56
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- modern and contemporary art
- people and occupations
- the human body
- upper body
- women
- Title
- The Talkative Jewels (les Bijoux indiscrets), for the Christmas issue of "Twentieth Century (XXe Siècle)
- Artist
- René Magritte
- Artist Life Dates
- 1898-1967
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1963
- Accession Number
- 1995/1.84
- Medium and Support
- color lithograph on paper
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-08-15 12:56:40
- Secondary Keywords
- arms
- faces
- hands
- human body
- modern and contemporary art
- movement
- the natural world
- Title
- Fever
- Artist
- Rita Bernstein
- Physical Description
- A woman with long hair, hands to face, covering naked body, standing next to a doorway with light coming through.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1950
- Object Creation Date
- 2002
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.91
- Medium and Support
- toned gelatin silver print on paper
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-03-13 12:11:59
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- the human body
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- St. Theresa
- Artist
- Gary Mayer
- Physical Description
- An image of a woman in the center, painted in red and pink with her mouth wide open and bright red short hair. The same woman is repeated throughout in the same colors, but mouths are shut. The background is very busy with brown and black swirls all over.
- Artist Life Dates
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1982
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.313
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-03-13 12:11:11
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- faces
- heads
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by gender
- religious figures
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Arm and Ventilator, New York
- Artist
- André Kertész
- Physical Description
- A wooden planked wall with a circular metal fan cut into it. There is a man's arm coming from the opposite side of the wall through the fan (that is not turning). His sleeve is rolled up past his elbow.
- Artist Life Dates
- Hungary, 1894-1985
- Object Creation Date
- 1937; printed circa 1970s
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.296
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-03-13 12:05:47
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories carried
- fans (costume accessories)
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Allison's Feet
- Artist
- Paul Ruby
- Physical Description
- Girl's legs and feet from knee down, playing in the water.
- Object Creation Date
- 1950-2013
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.170
- Medium and Support
- toned gelatin silver print on paper
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-03-13 12:05:28
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- legs
- lower body
- materials
- materials by composition
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by family relationship
- the human body
- Title
- Two Sections of Arabesque Friezes in Imitation of Classical Sculpture
- Artist
- Mauro Antonio Tesi
- Artist Life Dates
- 1730-1766
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1730-1766
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.20
- Medium and Support
- pen and brown ink
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-03-13 11:59:28
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- study
- the human body
- upper body
- visual and tactile
- Title
- Study of the Hands and Torso of a Praying Figure; Study of a Male Nude and a Leg
- Artist
- Carlo Maratta
- Physical Description
- A sketch done in red chalk of a figure in prayer. The drawing is composed of just the model's torso, from shoulders to hip. The figure's arms are slightly outstreched with palms together in prayer.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1625 - 1713
- Object Creation Date
- 1650-1725
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.507
- Medium and Support
- conte crayon on paper
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-02-14 00:35:29
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- document genres
- document genres by form
- document genres for literary works
- image-making processes and techniques
- information forms
- intaglio printing processes
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- printing and printing processes and techniques
- printing processes
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- the human body
- Title
- Head of a Young Man Looking Up
- Artist
- Guido Reni
- Physical Description
- A graphite drawing of a young man looking up. His shoulders point to the left of the drawing and his neck and face are upturned towards the top right side, where his eyes seem to be pointed.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1575-1642
- Object Creation Date
- 1600-1642
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.526
- Medium and Support
- graphite and chalk on paper
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-02-14 00:34:57
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- the human body
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Bastienne, from "The Silver Edition, Volume I"
- Artist
- Ralph Gibson
- Physical Description
- This black and white photograph shows a portion of a woman's face against a solid black background. It is a close-up view of her right cheek, eye and eyebrow. She is gazing downward so the lashes and lid partially cover her eye.
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1939
- Object Creation Date
- 1987
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.47.2
- Medium and Support
- photograph on fiber paper
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-02-14 00:33:51
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- faces
- heads
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- the human body
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of Pharoah's Servants
- Artist
- Nöel Hallé
- Physical Description
- This painting shows the interior of a large prison room. There is a thick stone wall and iron grating. Three figures are the focal point of this composition. One man, in a dark blue cloak, is standing and faces two other men who stare intently at his face. One of them is seated with a leg iron, on a stone bench and the other leans on a stone ledge. They are are dressed in simple brown cloaks. The standing figure has a raised left arm and is gesturing with his hand outstretched toward the other figures.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1711-1781
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1747
- Accession Number
- 1984/1.287
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-02-14 00:27:17
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- arms
- bible
- biological components
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- correctional institutions
- document genres
- document genres by function
- genres
- information forms
- institutional buildings
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by gender
- religious texts
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- standing
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Head of an Old Man with a Long Beard
- Artist
- Gaetano Gandolfi
- Physical Description
- This work is vertically oriented with gray markings. The head of a bald old man with a long, wavy beard dominates the work. His head is slightly turned to our right, and he looks to the lower right corner.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1728 - 1781)
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 2nd half of 18th century
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.496
- Medium and Support
- charcoal, wash on paper
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-02-14 00:20:31
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- drawing and drawing techniques
- image-making processes and techniques
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Indian Terracottas
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Physical Description
- A terracotta figure of a head.
- Object Creation Date
- n. d.
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.144
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-02-14 00:05:48
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- the human body
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Indian Terracottas
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Physical Description
- A terracotta figure of a head wearing a headress.
- Object Creation Date
- n. d.
- Accession Number
- 2009/2.143
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-02-14 00:03:01
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- the human body
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Judith with the Head of Holofernes
- Artist
- Gaspare Traversi
- Physical Description
- The half-length figure of a woman looks directly out of the painting and holds the bearded head of a man on a platter in her hands. She wears a fine robe with large white sleeves and collar, a soft hat with a small white feather, and a bejeweled pin on her left shoulder. The face of an older woman with deeply wrinkled skin appears in the shadows behind her.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1722-1724 - circa 1770
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1760
- Accession Number
- 1996/2.16
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Date Added/Updated
- 2014-02-13 23:59:34
- Secondary Keywords
- bible
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- dishes
- document genres
- document genres by function
- figures (representations)
- information forms
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by material or technique
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in service occupations
- religious texts
- serving dishes
- the human body
- upper body
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Hand Warmer
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.246A&B
- Medium and Support
- copper
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:41:10
- Secondary Keywords
- human body
- objects we use
- the natural world
- Title
- Untitled
- Artist
- Robert Morris
- Physical Description
- three aluminum-painted canvas panels joined in the back to form a square, with five inlays of Sculptmetal, zinc photographic plates and lead
- Artist Life Dates
- Born 1931
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1965
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.130
- Medium and Support
- sculptmetal, plaster, oil, zinc photographic plate, lead plate and burlap on canvas
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:41:06
- Secondary Keywords
- arms
- descriptors
- design elements
- genres
- geometric shapes
- hands
- human body
- international post-1945 styles and movements
- modern and contemporary art
- motifs
- people and culture
- post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
- rectangles
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the natural world
- visual and tactile
- Title
- Lian (covered cylindrical container) with bear-shaped feet
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 2nd century
- Object Creation Date
- 1st century - 2nd century
- Accession Number
- 1993/1.56.1-2
- Medium and Support
- earthenware, red, with green lead glaze
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:41:00
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- containers
- containers by form
- legs
- lower body
- mammals
- objects we use
- the human body
- Title
- Krishna massaging the feet of Radha (a scene from the Gita Govinda?)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Punjab Hills, Mankot School
- Physical Description
- Bold colors depict Krishna, one of human manifestations of the Hindu god Vishnu, is seated with a woman, Radha, above him. He touches her leg, and the tips of her hands and feet glow red. She sits erect and holds a large flower, looking straight off the left edge of the picture. The two are framed in an architectural structure.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1730
- Accession Number
- 1979/1.160
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and beetle thorax casings on paper
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:40:00
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- associated concepts
- biological components
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- herbaceous plants
- landscapes (environments)
- legs
- lower body
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- people by state or condition
- plants
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- settlements and landscapes
- the human body
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- views
- views by vantage point or orientation
- visual works
- visual works by form
- visual works by subject type
- woody plants
- Title
- Bhairava (?), head
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, South India
- Physical Description
- Almost life size, this stylized face was probably placed upon a shaft and used as a religious standard at a temple. The face consists of almost a perfect circle with large ears to either side. His mouth is open showing tiny saw tooth like teeth with large canines at either end. His eyes are large and wide open with huge circular pupils and a heavy eyebrows and luxurious moustache. Horizontal lines on his forehead are signs of a follower of Shiva.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1977/2.103
- Medium and Support
- brass or copper alloy
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:39:51
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- religion
- religions
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Black Head Profile
- Artist
- Pierre Daura
- Artist Life Dates
- 1896 - 1976
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1951
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.87
- Medium and Support
- oil on paper
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:34:53
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- people and occupations
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- African, Tanzania, Kagura
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.8
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:34:51
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- equipment
- equipment by context
- equipment for personal use
- figures (representations)
- objects
- objects we use
- the human body
- tools and equipment
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- walking sticks
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Luba People Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Janus heads with elaborate headgear top a staff with a long, thin shaft and broader hourglass-shaped sections with a stylized human head in the middle of each one. The staff is covered with carved geometrical patterns of triangles, lozenges and lines, and ends in a metal-coiled tip at the bottom; it is heavy and has a shiny black patina.
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1940
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.75
- Medium and Support
- wood with metal
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:34:50
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- ceremonial weapons
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- objects
- objects we use
- the human body
- upper body
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mozambique, Yao
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.5
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:34:42
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- east african
- equipment
- equipment by context
- equipment for personal use
- figures (representations)
- makonde region and lake nyasa area styles
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the human body
- tools and equipment
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.26
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:34:35
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- objects
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Hemba
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.27
- Medium and Support
- wood with metal
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:34:35
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- objects
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Wand (oshe Shango)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Shango
- Physical Description
- Carved wooden wand. A discoid grip at one end of the shaft, and a double-headed projection at the other.
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.22
- Medium and Support
- wood with leather
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:34:34
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by function
- objects
- people and culture
- southern nigerian styles
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the human body
- upper body
- west african styles
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- A stylized animal head, with an elongated open mouth and horizontally positioned, flat ears, sits atop a staff with decorative carvings along the shaft.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.25
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:34:34
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- biological components
- ceremonial weapons
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- head
- objects
- objects we use
- the human body
- the natural world
- upper body
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- African, Helle
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.20
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:34:33
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- objects
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- African, N'Sapo
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.21
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:34:33
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- objects
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Yaka Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- A stylized human head with an elaborate coiffure, sitting atop a larger animal head with scarification marks below the eyes, tops a well-carved staff with angular handle and a zig-zag carved pattern below the handle. The eyes of both figures are set in shallow cavities and appear squinted or closed.
- Object Creation Date
- mid 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.19
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:34:32
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- biological components
- ceremonial weapons
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- equipment
- equipment by context
- equipment for personal use
- head
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- political concepts
- social science concepts
- the human body
- tools and equipment
- upper body
- walking sticks
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.17
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:34:32
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- objects
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Tanzania, Makonde
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.15
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:34:31
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- objects
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.16
- Medium and Support
- wood with animal hide
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:34:31
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- objects
- the human body
- the natural world
- upper body
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kusu
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.14
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:34:31
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- objects
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- African, Tanzania, Nyumwesi
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.13
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:34:29
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- objects
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Head of a Buddha
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java
- Century
- 10th century
- Object Creation Date
- 10th century
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.129
- Medium and Support
- andesite stone
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:34:29
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- devotional images
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by state or condition
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- religious visual works
- the human body
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by function
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Unititled
- Artist
- Sonia Sheridan
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1925
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1991
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.9.4
- Medium and Support
- color digital photograph on paper
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:34:03
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- hands
- human body
- objects we use
- people and occupations
- the human body
- the natural world
- upper body
- views
- views by vantage point or orientation
- visual works
- visual works by form
- Title
- Unititled
- Artist
- Sonia Sheridan
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1925
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1991
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.9.3
- Medium and Support
- color digital photograph on paper
- Date Added/Updated
- 2013-12-20 16:34:03
- Secondary Keywords
- image form
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- hands
- human body
- objects we use
- people and occupations
- the human body
- the natural world
- upper body
- views
- views by vantage point or orientation
- visual works
- visual works by form