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Title

Brass Flowered Inkwell with Green Glass, engraved art nouveau, brass flower near base, brass lid, square base emerald green

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Inkwell made of green glass has a cube shape body and a round metal lid. The body of the inkwell is decorated with brass flower craftings.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.300

Medium and Support

glass, metal

relevance

rank 0.36109

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

Title

Crystal inkwell with crystal lid

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A square crystal inkwell with a square lid.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.258

Medium and Support

glass

relevance

rank 0.36109

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

Title

Bubble Glass Inkwell with Engraved and Monogrammed Sterling Silver Lid

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A glass inkwell has a flat and round body. And there are small bubbles inside the glass of the inkwell.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.310

Medium and Support

glass, metal

relevance

rank 0.36109

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

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glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

Title

Mask (vaca bruto, dugn'be type)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Bijogo Peoples Guinea Bissau

Physical Description

Naturalistic cow’s head of carved from wood with eyes cut from the bottoms of glass bottles. Natural cow horns are attached. Head is predominantly black with white triangle on forehead, red pigment surrounding eyes, red in interior of ears, white chin, and white dots on cheeks and in red ground around eyes. Horns are white, tipped in black; a fiber cord runs through its nostrils and around back of head.

Century

Mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1925-1975

Accession Number

1984/1.273

Medium and Support

wood, glass, paint, metal, animal horns

relevance

rank 0.36109

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

ceremonies

costume

costume by function

cultural ceremonies

events

mammals

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objects we use

people and culture

rites of passage

Title

Longquan ware lotus-shaped funerary jar with molded & incised designs and cover (broken)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Object Creation Date

960-1279

Accession Number

1964/2.71A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with celadon glaze

relevance

rank 0.36098

Secondary Keywords

art genres

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Title

Covered funerary jar in the shape of a lotus bud, with molded and incised design

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

11th century

Object Creation Date

10th century

Accession Number

1961/2.87A&B

Medium and Support

Stoneware with celadon glaze

relevance

rank 0.36098

Secondary Keywords

art genres

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people and culture

vessels

Title

One of Nine Panels, each with various pieces of textile

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1972/2.44.5

Medium and Support

brocade with silk, velvet and gold

relevance

rank 0.36098

Secondary Keywords

animals

butterflies

costume

costume accessories

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objects we use

panels

plants

the natural world

Title

Galerie Maeght

Artist

Georges Braque

Artist Life Dates

1882-1963

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1956

Accession Number

1997/1.61

Medium and Support

color lithograph over photolithograph with gouache on cream wove paper

relevance

rank 0.36028

Secondary Keywords

animals

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

genres

information forms

objects we use

publications

serials

text-based art

the natural world

Title

Granite Quarry, New Hampshire

Artist

Herbert Waters

Artist Life Dates

Born 1903

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1935

Accession Number

1943.144

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 0.36020

Secondary Keywords

americas

architecture

descriptors

figures

how we live

inorganic material

locality

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materials

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modern and contemporary art

north & central america

objects

organizations

people and occupations

united states

Title

Hammock Reader

Artist

Milton Avery

Physical Description

Painting depicting a featureless female figure, in tones of aqua and light blue extending across the center of the canvas in a light gray hammock. There is a bright white shape, perhaps a book, in the middle of the figure. Behind the figure, the rest of the composition is organized in horizontal sections. At top, a yellow sky; below that are two gently-curved mountains in dark brown, followed by two horizontal planes of color in tan and light brown.

Artist Life Dates

1885 - 1965

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1951

Accession Number

1974/2.37

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 0.35995

Secondary Keywords

upward

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

buildings and the land

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landscapes (environments)

modern and contemporary art

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objects

objects we use

people and culture

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physical activities by general context

settlements and landscapes

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styles and periods

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visual works by subject type

Title

One of Twenty-seven Panels, each with various pieces of textile

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1972/2.45.2

Medium and Support

brocade with silk, velvet, gold and silver

relevance

rank 0.35967

Secondary Keywords

animals

birds

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

objects we use

panels

plants

the natural world

Title

Feather Headdress from Cameroon Ensemble

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon

Physical Description

Cone-like in shape with feathers tems on top, wrapped in fibers, The feathers are purple and green, with fluffy feathers coming out of the top.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.78.3

Medium and Support

feathers, fabric and palm fiber

relevance

rank 0.35967

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

events

forms of expression

objects we use

people and culture

Title

Goldweight in the shape of a Queen's Fan

Artist

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

Physical Description

Goldweight in the shape of a fan: a small, thin handle attached to a flat, spherical form, with a spiraling motif coming out of the center; the attachment of the handle to the circular shape is by way of a semi-circle, decorated with a spiraling motif flowing in the opposite direction.

Century

Possibly 20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1985

Accession Number

1986/2.129

Medium and Support

brass

relevance

rank 0.35967

Secondary Keywords

africa (continent)

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

geographic and political locations

goldweights

objects we use

Title

Blue-and-white covered box with abstracted floral scroll designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1993/2.26.1-2

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 0.35967

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

Title

Wooden Tea Canister

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

A wooden tea canister with lid. The sides of the canister have an intricate design of mountains, trees and water inlaid to the wood.The shape is tubular and the lid is the same diameter as the base.

Accession Number

2012/1.257

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 0.35967

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

food

materials

materials by function

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

wood and wood products

Title

Bacchanalian Revelry of the Seven Lucky Gods

Artist

Mori Kôga (Takamasa)

Artist Life Dates

1791-1864

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

mid 19th century

Accession Number

1985/2.20

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 0.35963

Secondary Keywords

animals

asia

asian

dances

forms

how we live

locality

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objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

the natural world

Title

The Train of Death

Artist

Leopoldo Méndez

Artist Life Dates

born 1903

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1903-1958

Accession Number

1958/1.107

Medium and Support

linoleum cut on paper

relevance

rank 0.35963

Secondary Keywords

army

figures

how we live

military

modern and contemporary art

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

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rites of passage

smoke

weaponry

Title

The Return of the Prodigal Son (Il ritorno del figlio prodigo I), Plate I from the suite "Metamorphosis"

Artist

Giorgio de Chirico

Artist Life Dates

Greece, 1888-1978

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1929

Accession Number

1948/1.336

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 0.35954

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

automata

bible

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family

figures

how we live

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movement

new testament

objects we use

people and occupations

relationships

tools and equipment

Title

Donne Castle, on the Forth

Artist

John Ewbank

Artist Life Dates

1799-1847

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1835-1836

Accession Number

1949/2.96

Medium and Support

graphite on cream-colored paper

relevance

rank 0.35954

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings

castles and palaces

family

how we live

men

objects we use

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plants

relationships

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterscapes

Title

Dead Souls: Funeral

Artist

Marc Chagall

Artist Life Dates

Russia, 1889-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1923-1927

Accession Number

1953/2.37

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 0.35954

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

ceremonies

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events

mammals

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objects

people and culture

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rites of passage

streets

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

Title

Canton Ware Tiered 4-part Cylindrical Box

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2006/2.52A-E

Medium and Support

porcelain with overglaze enamels in pastel blue, pink and green

relevance

rank 0.35934

Secondary Keywords

containers

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

Title

Eight-armed Durga

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Maharashtra

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1978/2.87

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 0.35934

Secondary Keywords

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

Title

Drum

Artist

Artist Unknown, Laos

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1973/2.44

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 0.35934

Secondary Keywords

membranophones

objects we use

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Title

Virabhadra

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1978/2.70

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 0.35934

Secondary Keywords

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

Title

Du Cabinet de Madame d'Axaincourt (Reclining Female Nude)

Artist

François Boucher

Physical Description

Woman recling against a cloth covered seat. Two small children play on either side of her.

Artist Life Dates

1703-1770

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

2014/2.213

Medium and Support

sanguine on paper

relevance

rank 0.35934

Secondary Keywords

costume

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

Title

Dipa Lakshmi

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1979/2.34

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 0.35934

Secondary Keywords

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

Title

Virabhadra plaque

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1978/2.68

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 0.35934

Secondary Keywords

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

Title

Untitled

Artist

Hana Hamplová

Artist Life Dates

born 1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

1990/1.229

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.35917

Secondary Keywords

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

figures

genres

information forms

medium

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and occupations

publications

serials

Title

Untitled

Artist

Hana Hamplová

Artist Life Dates

born 1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

1990/1.231

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.35917

Secondary Keywords

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

figures

genres

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medium

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

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serials

Title

Untitled

Artist

Hana Hamplová

Artist Life Dates

born 1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

1990/1.228

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.35917

Secondary Keywords

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

figures

genres

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medium

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

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publications

serials

Title

Untitled

Artist

Hana Hamplová

Artist Life Dates

born 1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

1990/1.230

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.35917

Secondary Keywords

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

figures

genres

information forms

medium

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and occupations

publications

serials

Title

Untitled, from "Poverty", published in "People and Places in Trouble"

Artist

Walker Evans

Artist Life Dates

1903-1975

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1961

Accession Number

1990/2.61

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.35784

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

components and systems

genres

infrastructural systems

modern and contemporary art

new testament

object groupings and systems

objects

portfolios

systems

systems by function

telecommunication systems

Title

Snail-shaped inkwell with metal insert

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A clouded glass inkwell in the shape of a snail. The inkwell has a metal insert in the shell of the snail, but no lid.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.253

Medium and Support

glass, metal

relevance

rank 0.35784

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

mollusks

objects we use

Title

Inscription of T'Chao Pac #II

Artist

Seong Moy

Artist Life Dates

American, born China, 1921-2013

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1952

Accession Number

1964/2.53

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 0.35738

Secondary Keywords

document genres

document genres by form

genres

information forms

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

Title

Native Procession

Artist

Indonesia, Bali

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1937

Accession Number

1982/2.27

Medium and Support

ink and wash on paper

relevance

rank 0.35738

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

objects we use

people and occupations

religion

the natural world

Title

Cup with handle on cut-out pedestal

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This vessel consists of a cup with an outward-flaring mouth supported on an inverted V-shaped pedestal foot. A single oval-shaped handle is attached to the underside of the cup. The pedestal foot is decorated with four vertical rectangular perforations. Immediately below this is a pair of thin horizontal ridges, which also encircle the body of the cup.

Object Creation Date

5th century - 6th century

Accession Number

2004/1.181

Medium and Support

stoneware

relevance

rank 0.35738

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects

pottery (object genre)

vessels

Title

One of Twenty-seven Panels, each with various pieces of textile

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1972/2.45.7

Medium and Support

brocade with silk, velvet, gold and silver

relevance

rank 0.35738

Secondary Keywords

animals

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

objects we use

panels

plants

the natural world

Title

Pear-Shaped Bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This is known as a pear shaped bottle vase with widely everted mouth, narrow neck that makes it easy to grasp and a round globular body that is bottom heavy. Some lines encircle the body and neck. The foot is rather high.

Object Creation Date

circa 918

Accession Number

2004/1.206

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 0.35738

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

form attributes

metal

objects

shape

Title

One of Twenty-seven Panels, each with various pieces of textile

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1972/2.45.9

Medium and Support

brocade with silk, velvet, gold and silver

relevance

rank 0.35738

Secondary Keywords

animals

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

objects we use

panels

plants

the natural world

Title

Cup with small handle

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

It has a flat base, globular body and straight neck with an everted rim. The color is dark grayish-blue.

Object Creation Date

circa 8th century

Accession Number

1987/1.310

Medium and Support

stoneware with natural ash glaze

relevance

rank 0.35738

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

vessels

Title

Bell Cup (goblet with rattle base)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This cup consists of two parts such as the long cup and the midsection containing balls. It has a wide mouth together with a large and flat bottom. Two protruding bands divide the sup into four fields, with the bottom three being decorated with incised gouged dots patterns. The midsection has two areas divided by a protruding band. Both areas have some triangular perforations

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

5th century

Accession Number

2004/1.170

Medium and Support

stoneware with stamped and painted decoration

relevance

rank 0.35738

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects

pottery (object genre)

vessels

Title

Fan: Recto—Theatrical Scene , Verso—Monogram, B de Crespo

Artist

Georges Jules Victor Clairin

Artist Life Dates

(Paris, France, 1843 - 1919, Belle-Ile-en-Mer, France)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1843-1919

Accession Number

1961/2.42

Medium and Support

watercolor and gold on parchment, mother-of-pearl

relevance

rank 0.35738

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and occupations

Title

Death as Friend

Artist

Alfred Rethel

Artist Life Dates

1816-1859

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1851

Accession Number

1960/2.155

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 0.35731

Secondary Keywords

architecture

atmospheric effects

descriptors

figures

genres

how we live

inorganic material

man

materials

materials by composition

objects

people and occupations

rites of passage

rock

rock by form

the natural world

Title

The Deposition

Artist

Eric Gill

Artist Life Dates

1882-1940

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1882-1940

Accession Number

1959/1.133

Medium and Support

wood engraving on paper

relevance

rank 0.35731

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

equipment

equipment by process

holy figures and saints

how we live

modern and contemporary art

new testament

objects we use

religion

rites of passage

subject matter

supporting equipment

tools and equipment

Title

Blue and Green Landscape, with inscription by Murase Kôtei

Artist

Yamaoka Geppô

Artist Life Dates

1760-1839

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

late 18th century - early 19th century

Accession Number

1985/2.24

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 0.35731

Secondary Keywords

architecture

asia

asian

descriptors

forms

geography

houses

inorganic material

locality

making art

materials

materials by composition

objects

plants

text-based art

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

River-Opening Ceremony at Ryôgoku in Bunka Era Edo

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Artist Life Dates

(Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

reprint 1889

Accession Number

1985/1.181C

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper, one of triptych

relevance

rank 0.35503

Secondary Keywords

architecture

asian

forms

geography

groups

making art

objects we use

people and occupations

schools of japanese paintings and prints

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterscapes

Title

Le repos

Artist

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince

Physical Description

In a large dark interior, and elderly couple standing in the shadows gestures towards a sleeping woman positioned in bright light in the foreground. Her clothing is in disarray, her breasts exposed, and garments used as makeshift drapery to screen her. At the lower left is a still life of an overturned basket with vegetables and eggs cascading onto the floor.

Artist Life Dates

1734-1781

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1771

Accession Number

1993/2.15

Medium and Support

Etching and aquatint with hand-coloring on heavy laid paper

relevance

rank 0.35500

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

animal material

animal material by form or function

components and systems

descriptors

egg and egg components

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio prints

materials

materials by origin

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by general context

objects

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

printing

printing and printing processes and techniques

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

sets (groups)

sleeping and reclining furniture

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Artist

Anonymous Dutch

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1998/2.14

Medium and Support

etching printed in black ink on medium-weight cream laid paper

relevance

rank 0.35465

Secondary Keywords

architecture

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

objects

people and occupations

standing

the human body

upper body

Title

Epa Mask

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1998/1.126

Medium and Support

wood with polychrome

relevance

rank 0.35465

Secondary Keywords

animals

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

mammals

objects

the human body

the natural world

upper body

Title

Comb

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1997/1.328

Medium and Support

wood and pigment

relevance

rank 0.35465

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

figures

objects we use

people and occupations

portraits

the human body

upper body