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- Title
- Powder Horn
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.91
- Medium and Support
- brass with brass and glass beads
- relevance
- rank 8.80377
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- Title
- Powder Horn
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.90
- Medium and Support
- brass with brass and glass beads
- relevance
- rank 8.80377
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- Title
- Man's Purse
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.89
- Medium and Support
- brass with brass beads and bells
- relevance
- rank 8.70480
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- bell
- Title
- Bottle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.32
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 8.70480
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- bottle
- Title
- Beaded Divination Bag
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.311
- Medium and Support
- cloth and multi-colored beadwork
- relevance
- rank 8.70480
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- face
- Title
- Small Yet Belt
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.77
- Medium and Support
- glass beads, raffia and red wood powder
- relevance
- rank 8.70480
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- belt
- Title
- Man's Purse
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.88
- Medium and Support
- brass with glass beads and brass bells
- relevance
- rank 8.70480
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- bell
- Title
- Beaded Doll
- Artist
- Matabele, Zambian
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1984/1.274
- Medium and Support
- fiber, glass beads and thread
- relevance
- rank 8.70480
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- dolls
- Title
- Bottle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.36
- Medium and Support
- brass with glass bead chain
- relevance
- rank 8.70480
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- bottle
- Title
- Belt
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.103
- Medium and Support
- glass beads
- relevance
- rank 8.70480
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- belt
- Title
- Belt ornament in the shape of a beetle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.49
- Medium and Support
- glass beads, leather, natural woven fiber
- relevance
- rank 8.60803
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- beetles
- belt
- Title
- Yeemy Ceremonial Belt
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.76
- Medium and Support
- raffia, cowrie shells and glass beads
- relevance
- rank 8.60803
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- belt
- shells
- Title
- Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.49
- Medium and Support
- woven rope and beadwork
- relevance
- rank 8.60803
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- cache-sexes
- Title
- Ibeji Twin Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1945
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.79
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, original glass beads and nutshell beads, blued hair
- relevance
- rank 8.60803
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- figures
- standing
- Title
- Ibeji Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.324
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, metal and beads
- relevance
- rank 8.60803
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- males
- standing
- Title
- Belt ornament in the shape of a shell
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.48
- Medium and Support
- glass beads, leather, woven natural fibers
- relevance
- rank 8.60803
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- belt
- shells
- Title
- Necklace
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.25
- Medium and Support
- glass beads, shells, cloth, natural fibers and pigment
- relevance
- rank 8.60803
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- necklaces
- shells
- Title
- Ibeji Twin Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1945
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.80
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, glass beads, nutshell beads, copper nails and hair blueing
- relevance
- rank 8.60803
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- figures
- standing
- Title
- Wishham Beadwork, from "The North American Indian, 1907-1930"
- Artist
- Edward Sheriff Curtis
- Artist Life Dates
- 1868 - 1954
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1910
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.200
- Medium and Support
- photogravure on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.51339
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- jewelry
- objects of adornment
- Title
- Beaded Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.20
- Medium and Support
- thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
- relevance
- rank 8.51339
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- cache-sexes
- shells
- 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 8.51339
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- cache-sexes
- shells
- Title
- Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.64
- Medium and Support
- seeds, thread and cowrie shells
- relevance
- rank 8.51339
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- cache-sexes
- shells
- Title
- Beaded Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.24
- Medium and Support
- thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
- relevance
- rank 8.51339
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- cache-sexes
- shells
- Title
- Beaded Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.26
- Medium and Support
- thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
- relevance
- rank 8.51339
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- cache-sexes
- shells
- 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 8.51339
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- pendant
- rams
- shells
- Title
- Ibeji Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.321
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, blue pigment, multicolored beads and brass
- relevance
- rank 8.51339
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- figures
- nudes
- standing
- Title
- Beaded Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.21
- Medium and Support
- thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
- relevance
- rank 8.51339
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- cache-sexes
- shells
- Title
- Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.61
- Medium and Support
- brass, and leather
- relevance
- rank 8.51339
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- bell
- cache-sexes
- Title
- Beaded Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.23
- Medium and Support
- thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
- relevance
- rank 8.51339
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- cache-sexes
- shells
- Title
- Bracelet with Orange Beads and Metal Squares
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African
- Physical Description
- a bracelet consisting of horizontal orange beads and metal squares. The metal squares are painted with a blue and green design.
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2010/2.13
- Medium and Support
- beads, metal, string
- relevance
- rank 8.51339
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- bracelet (jewelry)
- metal
- Title
- Beaded Cache-Sexe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Kirdi
- Century
- late 19th - early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890-1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.25
- Medium and Support
- thread, multi-colored beads and cowrie shell fringe
- relevance
- rank 8.51339
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- cache-sexes
- shells
- Title
- Beaded Coronet (oríkògbòfó or ojewe)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria
- Physical Description
- Round beaded crown with six radiating bands (predominantly green with white, metallic and blue accents) that stem from the central axis upon which the big blue-headed bird sits. Smaller birds perch at the base of the bands. Bottom rim predominantly red with white, metallic and blue accents. Spaces in between vertical bands are filled with yellow feathers or possibly synthetic material.
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1925-1975
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.345
- Medium and Support
- cloth, glass beads, metallic beads, feathers
- relevance
- rank 8.42081
- Primary Keywords
- authority
- beads
- birds
- crown
- royalty
- 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 8.42081
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- belt
- hand
- pendant
- shells
- 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 8.42081
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- figures
- nudes
- shells
- standing
- Title
- Necklace
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet
- Physical Description
- A necklace of turquoise, mountain coral, and dzi (patterned agate) beads strung on thread, with a large turquose pendant at the center.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1995/1.59
- Medium and Support
- turquoise, coral and dzi beads
- relevance
- rank 8.24156
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- himalayan
- jewelry worn around the neck or on the upper body
- Title
- Male Ibeji Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925-1940
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.122
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, glass beads, blue pigment
- relevance
- rank 8.24156
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- figures (representations)
- males
- men
- standing
- yoruba
- Title
- Necklace
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet
- Physical Description
- A necklace of faceted coral beads, in graduated sizes, with a coral-inlaid silver clasp.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1995/1.61
- Medium and Support
- faceted coral beads with silver and coral clasp
- relevance
- rank 8.24156
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- himalayan
- jewelry worn around the neck or on the upper body
- Title
- Beaded Miniature Hat
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.164
- Medium and Support
- wool cloth, raffia, leather, glass beads and shells
- relevance
- rank 8.24156
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- hats
- kuba (democratic republic of congo)
- raffiawork
- 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 8.24156
- Primary Keywords
- authority
- beads
- birds
- crown
- faces
- head
- royalty
- Title
- Necklace
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Tibet
- Physical Description
- A necklace of turquoise, mountain coral, and dzi (patterned agate) beads strung on thread.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1995/1.60
- Medium and Support
- turqoise, coral and dzi beads
- relevance
- rank 8.24156
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- himalayan
- jewelry worn around the neck or on the upper body
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.44
- Medium and Support
- wood with beads
- relevance
- rank 8.24156
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- canes
- staff
- walking sticks
- woodwork
- yoruba
- Title
- Elephant Mask (mbap mteng)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon
- Physical Description
- Face mask embroidered extensively wtih glass beads. Two long panels hang down the front and back of the wearer. Humanoid face at top has two round eye holes allowing the wearer to see, a strip of fabric for nose and open, upturned mouth. Ears are protruding disks attached on either side of the face . Top of the head is covered with small, corklike knobs covered with black cloth. The beadwork is predominantly green, with intricate, scallop-shaped patterns along edge of panels, and vertical, star-like patterns filling center of the panels. Interior of panels is lined with damask.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1950-1999
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.319
- Medium and Support
- cloth, glass beads, fiber
- relevance
- rank 8.15477
- Primary Keywords
- authority
- beads
- elephants
- face masks
- masquerades
- prestige
- royalty
- Title
- Belt Ornament in the Form of a Ram's Head
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1986/1.212
- Medium and Support
- glass beads, shells and leather
- relevance
- rank 8.15477
- Primary Keywords
- aegicranes
- beads
- belt
- belts (costume accessories)
- head
- rams
- Title
- Belt
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.168
- Medium and Support
- raffia cloth, thread, cowrie shells and glass beads
- relevance
- rank 7.90502
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- belt
- belts (costume accessories)
- kuba (democratic republic of congo)
- raffiawork
- shells
- Title
- Female Ibeji Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925-1940
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.123
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, blue coral and Venetian beads
- relevance
- rank 7.49900
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- females
- figures
- figures (representations)
- standing
- women
- yoruba
- Title
- Male Ibeji Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925-1940
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.125
- Medium and Support
- wood, glass beads, brass and blue pigment
- relevance
- rank 7.49900
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- figures
- figures (representations)
- males
- men
- standing
- yoruba
- Title
- Male Ibeji Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1925-1940
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.124
- Medium and Support
- carved wood, glass beads, and blue pigment
- relevance
- rank 7.49900
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- figures
- figures (representations)
- males
- men
- standing
- yoruba
- Title
- Apron
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.189
- Medium and Support
- cloth, beads and cowrie shells
- relevance
- rank 7.49272
- Primary Keywords
- aprons
- aprons (main garments)
- beads
- cameroon (nation)
- cowrie shell
- shells
- 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 7.49272
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- cache-sexe
- cache-sexes
- costume accessories worn
- cowrie shell
- Title
- Mask (mwaash aMbooy)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Physical Description
- Mask of a human figure. Embellished with presitious materials: dyed cloth, leopard skin, cowry shells, glass beads.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.143
- Medium and Support
- wood, paint, wool cloth, fiber cloth, cowrie shell, glass beads and leopa
- relevance
- rank 7.46885
- Primary Keywords
- beads
- kings (people)
- kuba (democratic republic of congo)
- masks
- masks (costume)
- royalty