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Title

Phulkari (woman's head covering) with peacock designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Punjab

Physical Description

This is a red cloth covered with geometric patterns and abstract forms in the shape of peacocks. The designs and peacocks are multicolored and depicted in a repetitive format with the birds arranged in five columns and nine rows.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of 20th century

Accession Number

2003/2.57

Medium and Support

white, green, magenta, and indigo silk floss embroidery on madder-dyed cotton

relevance

rank 16.47780

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

asia (continent)

birds

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Title

Cherry Tomatoes

Artist

Sally Mann

Physical Description

Two people laying in the background with towel hanging in the foreground.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1951

Object Creation Date

late 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.185

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver workprint on paper

relevance

rank 14.90417

Secondary Keywords

cloth

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Title

The Cynic Philosopher Crates

Artist

Domenico Fetti

Physical Description

This painting shows a man seated on a bench, facing the viewer. He leans forward slightly and his right hand reaches across his body to point toward a group of coins on the ground. He is dressed in tattered clothing and his feet are bare. The bench where he is seated is inscribed with the letters: P. Q. P. C. /T. T. This is an outdoor scene with open sky in the background and some vegetation on a ledge above him, but there are no details to indicate the exact location. Another man is shown in the background at the right, walking hunched over and using a staff. There is a strong contrast between dark and light in this painting. The figure of the walking man and the dark shapes of buildings are outlined against the light backdrop of the sky. A strong warm light, from the left side of the painting, highlights the knees, hand and upper body of the seated man.

Artist Life Dates

(ca. 1589 - 1624)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1600-1624

Accession Number

1966/2.2

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 14.85798

Secondary Keywords

architecture

cloth

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Title

Untitled

Artist

Sergio di Giusti

Physical Description

A sculpture with a man wrapped in cloths, covering his face. One arm is behind him, the other across his chest and is bare. The colors are reds, gold, blue and black paints. The sculpture has a base and it looks like a corner of a wall with the man standing on the end.

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

2013/2.303

Medium and Support

bronze, wood, plaster, paint

relevance

rank 14.61172

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Title

Phulkari Shawl with Stylized Floral Patterns arranged in 54 squares

Artist

India, Eastern Punjab

Physical Description

This piece of brick red cloth is covered with geometric patterns in tones of red, greenish yellow, white and orange. Along the top and bottom edges (if the piece were vertical) are border grids made up of 6 squares with triangular patterns of thread inside them. The main body of the phulkari is a 6 by 9 square grid, each box housing a stylized floral pattern made from embroidery.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of 20th century

Accession Number

2005/2.10

Medium and Support

silk embroidery on homespun cotton cloth

relevance

rank 14.61172

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Title

Dance cap

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

1981/2.165

Medium and Support

burlap, cloth, leather, and cowrie shells

relevance

rank 13.74810

Secondary Keywords

combination inorganic/organic animal material

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dances

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Title

Ropa Vieja

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

Pieces of white cloth are hanging on the laundry lines, being blown dry by the wind.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2011/2.75

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 12.90570

Secondary Keywords

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Title

La Cabane du Chiffonnier

Artist

Jean François Raffaëlli

Physical Description

Paper size: lh 21 3/5cm & rh 21 1/2cm x tw 27 1/2cm & bw 27 7/5cm. Image size: h 11 1/2cm x w 15cm.

Artist Life Dates

1850-1924

Accession Number

2008/2.380

Medium and Support

color etching and drypoint on beige wove paper

relevance

rank 12.69195

Secondary Keywords

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