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Title

Sawankhalok Ware Covered Box with a conch handle, a band of star, and a band of vegetal scroll design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand, Sawankhalok ware

Physical Description

Small-size covered box, with a handle surrounded by a raised stylized calyx, which imitates the growth pattern of the top of a mangosteen, and a band of star points at the rim of the lid. The body has a band of vegetal scrolls. Brown-and-cream glaze.

Century

14th-15th century

Object Creation Date

14th century - 15th century

Accession Number

2005/1.462A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with brown and cream glaze

relevance

rank 8.87766

Secondary Keywords

asian

ceramics

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

materials

materials by composition

motifs

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

scrolls (motifs)

shell (animal material)

shell and shell material

southeast asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

thai

thai pottery styles

Title

The Hen with the Golden Eggs

Artist

Marc Chagall

Physical Description

Paper size: lh 42cm & rh 41 4/5cm x tw 33cm & bw 33 1/2cm. Plate size: h 31 1/2cm x w 25 1/2cm. Image size: lh 29 1/2cm & rh 29 2/5cm x tw 23 9/10cm & bw 23 7/10cm.

Artist Life Dates

Russia, 1889-1985

Accession Number

2008/2.415

Medium and Support

etching, engraving and drypoint on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 8.78477

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals and creatures

birds

descriptors

egg and egg components

engraving (printing process)

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

materials

materials by origin

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

N'Tomo Mask

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1970

Accession Number

1983/2.183

Medium and Support

wood, cowrie shells and red seeds

relevance

rank 8.75234

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

costume

costume by function

descriptors

manding

materials

materials by composition

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

people and culture

shell (animal material)

shell and shell material

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

west african styles

western sudanese styles

Title

Calaveras Estranguladoras

Artist

Anonymous Mexican

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1983/2.44

Medium and Support

woodcut and metalcuts on paper

relevance

rank 8.74173

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

candles and candleholders

descriptors

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

information forms

inorganic material

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

publications

serials

skeleton and skeleton components

standing

text-based art

transportation

vehicles

Title

Death in the Family

Artist

Eli Levin

Physical Description

Scene of three nude people (two women, one man) and a skeleton in a room next to a bathroom that is sketched on the left hand side of the scene. The skeleton is wrapping itself around the younger woman while the older woman, in darker and more opaque colors tries to free her. The man in the back is depicted as much smaller and week, lagging behind.

Artist Life Dates

(Chicago, IL, 1938 - )

Accession Number

2012/1.228

Medium and Support

graphite and watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 8.69893

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

bath, dressing and sanitary spaces

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

figures (representations)

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

skeleton and skeleton components

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Conch trumpet, in an embossed silver mount, inlaid with lapis lazuli, turquoise and coral

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

An elaborately decorated conch shell trumpet, with extensions and a side chamber made from silver, inlaid with other precious metals and semi-precious stones of turquoise, lapiz lazuli, and mountain coral.

Century

9th-20th century

Object Creation Date

800-1900

Accession Number

1982/2.42A

Medium and Support

conch shell, silver, vermeil, lapis lazuli, and coral

relevance

rank 8.65544

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

asian

associated concepts

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

legendary creatures

mammals

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

shell (animal material)

shell and shell material

sound devices

sound devices by function

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Cache-Sexe

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi

Century

late 19th - early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1890-1920

Accession Number

2000/2.74

Medium and Support

brass and glass beads with cowrie shells

relevance

rank 8.61830

Secondary Keywords

beads and sets of beads

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

costume

costume accessories

costume by form

descriptors

main garments

main garments for the lower body

materials

materials by composition

object genres

object genres by form

objects of adornment

objects we use

shell (animal material)

shell and shell material

Title

Shakya Senge: Padmasambhava as a young monk

Artist

Tibet

Physical Description

A woodblock print on paper; the block was quite worn, resulting in broken or smudged lines.

Century

20th century?

Object Creation Date

20th century (?)

Accession Number

1973/1.808C

Medium and Support

woodcut print on paper

relevance

rank 8.50880

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

educators

materials

materials by composition

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

people by occupation

people by state or condition

people in social science-related occupations

people in the social sciences and related occupations

religions

religions and religious concepts

sage (people)

shell (animal material)

shell and shell material

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Dakini

Artist

Artist Unknown, Nepal

Physical Description

A small stone sculpture in bas-relief, depicting a tantric goddess. The back of the image is carved in a stylized petal shape, while the figure is crudely carved in relief on the front.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1983/1.111

Medium and Support

stone

relevance

rank 8.45219

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

asian

associated concepts

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Four-armed Vishnu

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan

Physical Description

Vishnu stands with his legs apart holding his four attributes in his hands. Reading in clockwise direction from his right front hand he holds: his club, discus, conch and lotus, here a rather flat object cupped in his palm. His back two arms are extremely short. The figure is encircled with a decorated arch with a line of beads and triangular shaped openings around them. A stylized sun and moon are to either side of Vishnu’s head. He wears a variety of simple, lumpy jewelry at his feet are a horse to his right and a bull or cow to his left and between them are three rings lying flat on the base. At the front of the base are seven stylized horses, identifying this as a combination figure: Vishnu and the sun god Surya, whose chariot is pulled by seven horses.

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

18th century - 19th century

Accession Number

1977/2.49

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 8.36495

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

design elements

hindu

mammals

materials

materials by composition

motifs

named gods and goddesses

natural element motifs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

percussive weapons

plant-derived motifs

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

shell (animal material)

shell and shell material

sports and athletic equipment

subject matter

track and field sports equipment

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Hiroshima Series

Artist

Jacob Lawrence

Artist Life Dates

1917 - 2000

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

1997/1.533.5

Medium and Support

screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper

relevance

rank 8.28338

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

materials

materials by origin

multiple-seating furniture

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

seating furniture

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

the natural world

Title

The Labors of Hercules: The Lernean Hydra (one of the set of 13 prints)

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1550

Accession Number

1956/1.64

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 8.26694

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

clubs

descriptors

figures

figures (representations)

geography

iconography

inorganic material

landform components

landforms and landform components

landscapes (environments)

legendary creatures

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

settlements and landscapes

skeleton and skeleton components

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Early Stage of Proposal for General Mills Commission (Egyptian Beauty)

Artist

Jene Highstein

Physical Description

Heavily worked and reworked pencil drawing on large square of grid paper. Form is an ovoid shape with longitudinal and lateral lines, thinner than it is tall, fit into a rectangular box that represents the block of stone to be carved. At the bottom right of the sketched image, Highstein has noted the dimensions (7’ x 7’ x 2’) x 7. Seven blocks of granite at 2’ x 2’ x 7’ were meant to be stacked and carved into the proposed shape.

Artist Life Dates

(1942 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1987

Accession Number

2008/2.232

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

relevance

rank 8.23318

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

animal material

animal material by form or function

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

egg and egg components

forms of expression

inorganic material

international post-1945 styles and movements

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

objects we use

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

rock

rock by form

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Laitiere Tenne De Ville

Artist

Honoré Victorin Daumier

Physical Description

Small tear on the lower left of paper. Paper size: h 42 3/5cm x tw 29 1/5cm & bw 29 1/2cm. Image size: h 29cm x w 19cm.

Artist Life Dates

1808-1879

Accession Number

2008/2.463

Medium and Support

lithograph on beige wove paper

relevance

rank 8.20471

Secondary Keywords

image form

transfer method

animal material

animal material by form or function

california (state)

descriptors

excretions and secretions

geographic and political locations

los angeles (county)

materials

materials by origin

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

planographic prints

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

united states (nation)

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Hiroshima Series

Artist

Jacob Lawrence

Artist Life Dates

1917 - 2000

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

1997/1.533.6

Medium and Support

screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper

relevance

rank 8.19315

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

architecture

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

genres

materials

materials by origin

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

seating furniture

single seating furniture

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Milking Time, Livingston County, Michigan

Artist

D. James Galbraith

Physical Description

A back view of a man walking holding two metal buckets. There is a dark colored dog walking next to him.

Artist Life Dates

(1930 - 2002)

Object Creation Date

circa 1980

Accession Number

2014/2.238

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper, laid down on board

relevance

rank 8.16685

Secondary Keywords

agricultural buildings

agricultural complexes

agricultural structures

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

descriptors

excretions and secretions

mammals

materials

materials by origin

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

The Milk Woman

Artist

Louis Marin Bonnet

Physical Description

Gold ink has metalic addatives. Paper size: lh 32cm & rh 31 1/10cm x w 25cm. Image size: lh 28 7/10cm & rh 28 3/5cm x tw 23 1/2cm & bw 23 3/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

(1736 - 1793)

Accession Number

2008/2.365

Medium and Support

color etching on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 8.07290

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

excretions and secretions

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

prints

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Glass snuff bottle

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900-1940

Accession Number

1980/2.133

Medium and Support

glass with agate and horn

relevance

rank 8.06215

Secondary Keywords

animal material

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

keratinous material

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

objects we use

Title

Crucifixion

Artist

Bartolommeo da Brescia

Physical Description

From the height of a cross, a crucified man, wearing a crown of thorns and a loincloth, looms over a dramatic landscape. Three heads with wings appear near the top of the cross, and a skull and crossed bones lay at its base. A vast prospect of distant mountains and a bustling port unfolds through the background.

Artist Life Dates

1506 - 1576 or 1578

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1565-1576

Accession Number

1970/1.177

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 8.05042

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by location

buildings and the land

coastline bodies of water

descriptors

design elements

europe (continent)

events

executions

figure- and animal-derived motifs

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

italy (nation)

landscapes (environments)

lombardy (region)

materials

materials by origin

motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions

religions and religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Untitled, Still Life

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

A black and white photograph of sea shells and a feather on a wooden table.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2010

Accession Number

2011/2.143

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 8.03704

Secondary Keywords

animal material

british renaissance-baroque architecture styles

british renaissance-baroque styles

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

keratinous material

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

objects we use

people and culture

renaissance-baroque regional styles

renaissance-baroque styles

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

shell and shell material

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

support furniture

Title

Seto ware tea caddy "Hitorine," named by Kobori Enshû (1579–1647)

Artist

Seto Shinbei

Physical Description

Small, brown, thinly potted container with ivory lid. It has a short neck and round shoulder; The dark glaze is randomly applied from shoulder to the middle of the body. The part at the bottom is unglazed. The bottom has no foot and unglazed. The lid is concaved from the rim toward the center knob.

Artist Life Dates

late 16th century - early 17th century

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1600-1647

Accession Number

1954/1.532A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with mottled brown glaze, ivory lid

relevance

rank 7.94537

Secondary Keywords

animal material

bone

bone by form

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

containers

containers by form

containers by function or context

containers for storing or transporting food

culinary containers

dentin

descriptors

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

fibroinous material

materials

materials by composition

materials by form

materials by origin

materials by physical form

objects

objects we use

textile materials

textile materials by composition or origin

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

Title

Esu-Elegbara Dance Staff (ogo Esu-Elegbara)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

Physical Description

At the top of the staff, a male and female supplicant peer from a cascade of cowries, brass beads, iron fragments, and seeds. Some cowries are stained with indigo dye. The lower bodies of the figures are concealed by the shell strands above. Their elongated hairstyles extend the overall verticality of the piece. The figure’s faces appear to be identical.

Century

19th-20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1975

Accession Number

2003/2.26

Medium and Support

wood, leather, cowrie shells, brass, iron, seeds

relevance

rank 7.93735

Secondary Keywords

arts

arts and related disciplines

ceremonial weapons

chordophones

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

disciplines

humanities

indirectly struck idiophones

international post-1945 styles and movements

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

performing arts

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

shell (animal material)

shell and shell material

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Purple silk michiyuki coat

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Silk Michiyuki coat with deep purple coloring (kinsha) on the top portion that transitions to shades of purples, pinks, and yellows on the bottom portion that has the appearance of puffy golden clouds ar sunrise. The inner lining is a crosswork of white and pink that matches the pinks in the outer garment (hakebiki).

Century

second half of 20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1970s

Accession Number

2005/1.401

Medium and Support

purple dyed silk

relevance

rank 7.90304

Secondary Keywords

animal material

costume

costume by form

descriptors

fibroinous material

main garments

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

Title

Purple silk michiyuki coat

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Mauve silk Michiyuki coat with subtle repeating wave-like lines made by metallic thread that cross each other on a diagonal. It features a straight lined trapezoidal shaped neckline, and two front buttons covered in the same mauve fabric. Lining with white silk with bokashi pale yellow design.

Century

second half of 20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1980s

Accession Number

2005/1.402

Medium and Support

mauve silk woven with metallic thread

relevance

rank 7.90304

Secondary Keywords

animal material

costume

costume by form

descriptors

fibroinous material

main garments

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

Title

Skulls

Artist

Andy Warhol

Physical Description

A large skull with zigzag lines on the one side. The skull is a black outline and there are varying shapes behind in grey, green, blue, white and black.

Artist Life Dates

1928-1987

Object Creation Date

1976

Accession Number

2014/1.578

Medium and Support

screenprint on Strathmore Bristol paper

relevance

rank 7.85744

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

image-making processes and techniques

materials

materials by origin

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Horned Mask

Artist

African, Nigeria, Ibo

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1978

Accession Number

1978/2.14

Medium and Support

wood, monkey fur

relevance

rank 7.79245

Secondary Keywords

animal material

costume

costume by function

descriptors

keratinous material

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

Title

Democritus in Meditation

Artist

Salvator Rosa

Physical Description

A bearded man sits in a cemetery upon a stone block and leans on a sarcophagus with his head in his hand. A book sits in his lap. Sarcophagi, obelisks, and funerary urns surround him. The bones and body parts of humans and animals along with a discarded helmet and books are strewn across the foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1615-1673

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1673

Accession Number

1959/1.126

Medium and Support

etching with drypoint on laid paper

relevance

rank 7.75656

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

descriptors

events

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

materials

materials by origin

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the humanities

personal life events

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

Ivory snuff bottle with ram heads and person

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1st half of 20th century

Accession Number

1980/2.65

Medium and Support

ivory

relevance

rank 7.73571

Secondary Keywords

bone

bone by form

buildings and the land

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

dentin

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

garden structures

materials

materials by composition

motifs

objects we use

single built works

single built works by location or context

single built works by specific type

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

Title

Spoof-Tavern Club-Martinized Venus

Artist

Ivan Albright

Artist Life Dates

1897-1983

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1897-1983

Accession Number

1997/1.109

Medium and Support

oil on plywood, joined with hinges

relevance

rank 7.72112

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

mythology

objects

people and occupations

roman

shell and shell material

Title

Study for 'Three Standing Forms in a Garden'

Artist

Graham Sutherland

Artist Life Dates

1903 - 1980

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1951

Accession Number

1952/2.21

Medium and Support

crayon and wash on white wove paper

relevance

rank 7.72050

Secondary Keywords

ancient greeks

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

fantasy

gardens

man

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

movement

people and occupations

shell and shell material

study

Title

Study of the Sea

Artist

Anthony Gross

Artist Life Dates

Born 1905

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

1960/2.71

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 7.71170

Secondary Keywords

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

genres

geography

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

shell and shell material

study

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

Sea Shells

Artist

Edward Ferguson

Artist Life Dates

Born 1914

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1967

Accession Number

1988/2.10

Medium and Support

lithograph on wove paper

relevance

rank 7.66763

Secondary Keywords

animals

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

geography

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

shell and shell material

the natural world

Title

Shells (Coquillages)

Artist

Raoul Dufy

Artist Life Dates

(1877 - 1953)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1877-1949

Accession Number

1949/2.47

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 7.66763

Secondary Keywords

animals

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

mammals

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

shell and shell material

the natural world

Title

Durga, seated, with sixteen arms

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Physical Description

Durga sits with her legs in a half lotus position, crossed in front of her, but not interlaced. She has a narrow waist and rounded pointy breasts with broad shoulders. Her front two hands hold a rosary (also in a reassuring gesture) and a pot. Her other hands fan out around her. Reading clockwise, she carries a wide assortment of weapons, an arrow, sword, feather, club, discus, trident and [?] on her right and conch, bell, noose, trident, club?, shield, bow and a kapala (skull cup). She has large open eyes and a full mouth and nose. She wears jewelry including necklaces and shoulder loops, armlets, bracelets and large floral earrings. Her crown rest atop her head, but there are wing-like elements that fan out behind her ears. She sits on a squared base with stylized lotus petals over simpler moldings.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1981/2.59

Medium and Support

copper

relevance

rank 7.66445

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

animal material

associated concepts

beads and sets of beads

bells and sets of bells

buildings and the land

chordophones

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

directly struck idiophones

edged weapons

figures

herbaceous plants

keratinous material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

natural landscapes

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

percussion idiophones

percussive weapons

plants

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

religions

religions and religious concepts

sets of beads

settlements and landscapes

shell (animal material)

shell and shell material

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

spears (weapons)

spears by form

sports and athletic equipment

staff weapons

struck idiophones

track and field sports equipment

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weapons

weapons and ammunition

woody plants

Title

St. Jerome in His Study

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

This engraving depicts a comfortable domestic interior. An old bearded man sits poring over a book at table in the back of the room. A lion and dog rest on the floor in the foreground. Various other objects appear around the room, including a skull, books, slippers, a crucifix, and a pair of scissors.

Artist Life Dates

Nüremberg, 1471-1528

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1514

Accession Number

1993/2.1

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 7.63812

Secondary Keywords

image form

transfer method

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals and creatures

bavaria (state)

descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

germany (nation)

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

intaglio prints

mammals

materials

materials by origin

mittelfranken (national district)

objects we use

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Untitled, from "Sighs and Whispers, Bloomingdales"

Artist

Guy Bourdin

Artist Life Dates

1928-1991

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1976

Accession Number

1989/1.74.6

Medium and Support

Type-C print on paper

relevance

rank 7.62993

Secondary Keywords

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

figures

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

shell and shell material

Title

Royal Mask (Ngaady a Mwaash)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1983

Accession Number

1983/2.162

Medium and Support

wood, polychrome, glass beads, cowrie shells, cotton cloth and string

relevance

rank 7.57921

Secondary Keywords

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

materials

materials by composition

objects

people and occupations

political figures

shell and shell material

Title

Two shifuku (silk pouches) for Tea Caddy "Hitorine" (1954/1.532)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Two small pouches for tea caddy. The striped pouch is woven with light brown, dark-green, light-green and dark blue warp threads and light brown weft threads in satin weave, which create stripe, plaid and treasure ("takara") patterns. The round pouch has two side slits for easy opening; a purple cord is inserted through the mouth of the pouch for tying.

Another pouch has whirlpool patterns created with the same satin weave using brown warp threads and light blue, white, and blue weft threads. The weft threads create the staggered, whirlpool patterns. This pouch also has two side slits and tied with light brown color cord at the top.

Object Creation Date

circa 1600-1647

Accession Number

1954/1.567A&B

Medium and Support

silk

relevance

rank 7.52542

Secondary Keywords

animal material

containers

containers by form

containers by function or context

containers for storing or transporting food

culinary containers

descriptors

fibroinous material

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

Title

Illusion of the Sea

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

1958/2.6

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 7.51294

Secondary Keywords

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

figures

geography

materials

materials by composition

people and occupations

shell and shell material

Title

Royal Cap

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900

Accession Number

1982/2.76

Medium and Support

cotton cloth, wood, cowrie shells, and glass beads

relevance

rank 7.51294

Secondary Keywords

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

materials

materials by composition

people and occupations

political figures

shell and shell material

Title

Ibeji Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1997/1.322

Medium and Support

carved wood, mulitcolored beads, cowrie shells and string

relevance

rank 7.51294

Secondary Keywords

beadwork

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and occupations

shell and shell material

Title

Fleurs

Artist

Maurice Utrillo

Physical Description

A terra cotta plant holder on a table with a small green leaf plant with yellow and purple flowers. There is text above.

Artist Life Dates

1883-1955

Object Creation Date

1928

Accession Number

2014/1.610

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper laid to board

relevance

rank 7.50530

Secondary Keywords

animal material

biological material

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Snuff bottle with stamped lei-wen (spiral "thunder) pattern

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1825-1900

Accession Number

1980/2.105

Medium and Support

porcelain, molded, with coral and jadeite stopper

relevance

rank 7.50121

Secondary Keywords

animal material

biological material

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

descriptors

events

forming

materials

materials by origin

natural events

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

storms

Title

Wedding Coverlet

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1830-1840

Accession Number

1952/1.91

Medium and Support

wool, linen and indigo

relevance

rank 7.42801

Secondary Keywords

animal material

descriptors

hair

hair and hair components

hair by form

keratinous material

materials

materials by origin

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

Title

Belt pendant in the shape of a hand

Artist

Artist Unknown, African

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1925

Accession Number

1987/2.72

Medium and Support

leather, cowrie shells, raffia, and red wood color

relevance

rank 7.41761

Secondary Keywords

beadwork

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

hands

human body

materials

materials by composition

objects

objects we use

shell and shell material

the natural world

Title

Large Shoulder Pendant

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1987/2.78

Medium and Support

cowrie shells, glass beads, natural fiber and grass cloth

relevance

rank 7.41761

Secondary Keywords

animals

beadwork

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

mammals

materials

materials by composition

objects

objects we use

sheep

shell and shell material

the natural world

Title

Engraved Powder Horn

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Animal horn engraved with the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom, in which a crowned lion and a chained unicorn supporting a shield stand above a banner with the motto “dieu et mon droit” (which directly translated from French means “God and my right” referring to the monarch’s divine right to govern which has been used as the motto of the British monarch since it was adopted by Henry V (1413-1422)). The shield consists of four quadrants: the first quadrant contains four lions, the second contains three fleurs de lis, the third contains a mermaid and a harp, the fourth contains three lions and a stag or dog-like animal. Surrounding the shield is a belt or garter upon which is emblazoned “Honi soit qui mal y pense” which means “evil unto they who think evil,” the motto of the Order of the Knights of the Garter, an ancient exclusive British order consisting of 25 members who were selected by the king of England. Near the base, the horn is engraved with a cityscape of Philadelphia from the harbor with numerous buildings, towers, boats and ships, and a man with a rifle shooting at a stag or lion in the distance.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

2007/1.101

Medium and Support

animal horn

relevance

rank 7.40114

Secondary Keywords

animal material

descriptors

geographic and political locations

keratinous material

materials

materials by origin

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

pennsylvania (state)

united states (nation)

visual works

visual works by subject type

weapons and ammunition

Title

Display figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Osei Bonsu, Asante (Akan) Peoples, Ghana

Physical Description

A poised, naturalistic male figure sits on a stool, holding an egg in his right hand, his left hand resting on his left knee. The head is round, almost egg-shaped, with a high, sloping forehead rising from pronounced eyebrows. The eyes are almond-shped, the nost long and slender, the mouth a small straight line. The neck is long and ringed. Its surface is smooth, and carefully finished, golden brown in color, though worn or mottled in places.

Artist Life Dates

1900-1977

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2001/2.33

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 7.39499

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

egg and egg components

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

seating furniture

single seating furniture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by subject type

west african styles

western guinea coast styles

Title

Quadruped

Artist

African, Tanzania, Karagwe

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

1985/2.91

Medium and Support

iron

relevance

rank 7.32134

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animals and creatures

descriptors

inorganic material

iron and iron alloy

keratinous material

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

quadrupeds

the natural world

Title

Guli Society Mask

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1971

Accession Number

1971/2.31

Medium and Support

wood with black and white pigment

relevance

rank 7.32046

Secondary Keywords

animal material

costume

costume by function

descriptors

keratinous material

materials

materials by origin

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use