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- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of a coiled rope
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a coiled rope, tied together in the middle.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.459
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Harriet and the Promised Land No. 15: Canada Bound
- Artist
- Jacob Lawrence
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917 - 2000
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1967
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.531
- Medium and Support
- gouache and tempera over black colored pencil on very rough cream wove paper
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- 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
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.370
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shapes of two symmetrical protrusions on a flat surface.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.451
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Oba’s Beaded Crown (adénlá)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria
- Physical Description
- Beaded, veil fringed, canonical crown; seven long beaded tassles dangle from the bottom rim of the crown; entire surface area is embroidered with multi-colored seed beads; three tiers of colorful faces surround the perimeter; a series of three dimensional birds perch on top of the crown; the largest bird sits on tip and is removable.
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1925-1975
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.306
- Medium and Support
- glass beads, cotton fabric, raffia palm
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- 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
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.373
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Square goldweight or lid of a gold dust box, hollow in the back, with a geometric pattern with 2 spirals in the center and a row of edged teeth along 2 of the sides.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.487
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- 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
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.406
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of a key
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a key, with two series of three lines around the body.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.511
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- 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
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.426
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Pipe Bowl
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon
- Century
- early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.116
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- 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
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.463
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Bell
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1910
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.38
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- 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
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.495
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.54
- Medium and Support
- corrugated metal
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Sande (also known as Bundu) Society Helmet Mask (Sowo)
- Artist
- African, Sierra Leone, Mende
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.300
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.70
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Eshu Vessel
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.111
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Element for a Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.86
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Sock Darner
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Accession Number
- TC2004.1
- Medium and Support
- painted wood
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Cap
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.102
- Medium and Support
- glass beads and buttons
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- House Through Trees (Yadoo)
- Artist
- Beauford Delaney
- Artist Life Dates
- 1910 - 1979
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1952
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.528
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- 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
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.379
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight with a geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a rectangular base bearing three undecorated bars.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.422
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Hiroshima Series
- Artist
- Jacob Lawrence
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917 - 2000
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1983
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.533.3
- Medium and Support
- screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Golddust box with decorated lid
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.362A&B
- Medium and Support
- cast brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight with geometric pattern
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a square with a geometric pattern with a spiral form in the center and edged teeth along two sides.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.477
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- 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
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.397
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of a snake
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a coiling snake.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.504
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- 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
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.418
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Pipe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.354A&B
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift from Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- 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
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.436
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Beaded Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.22
- Medium and Support
- thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- 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
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.454
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Pipe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.31
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.481
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Bracelet
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.47
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Maternity Figure
- Artist
- African, Nigeria, Ibo
- Century
- early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.118
- Medium and Support
- terracotta
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.63
- Medium and Support
- leather and metal
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Ifa Diviner's Emblem
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.312
- Medium and Support
- cloth and multi-colored beadwork
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.79
- Medium and Support
- glass beads with brass pendant
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Bracelet
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Sudan or West Africa
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.525
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Face Plug
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.95
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- 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 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Friction Oracle (Itombwa)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Physical Description
- Carved wood figure of a quadraped, probably a dog. The figure's back is concave and smooth from use. The figure's back was rubbed with a stick, dowel, or cloth to create friction. A small bell or gong hangs from the figure's neck. Details of the face (nose, mouth eyes) are carved in.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.358
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, metal, glass beads and cowrie shell
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight?
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a spiral, possibly broken off at both ends.
- 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
- 1997/1.366
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Hiroshima Series
- Artist
- Jacob Lawrence
- Artist Life Dates
- 1917 - 2000
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1983
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.533.1
- Medium and Support
- screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- 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
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.368
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of a human figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a human figure, kneeling with buttocks on the heels and the hands at the side of the head, wearing elaborate headgear. Evidence of calcification.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.453
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
- Title
- Goldweight
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Physical Description
- 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
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.388
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 12.15338
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis