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Title

Young Woman with Mandolin

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Physical Description

This painting depicts the abstract form of a woman sitting in a chair with her head, shown in profile and tilted upward. There is a stringed instrument in her lap and her hands rest on the arms of the chair. It is painted in muted colors of aqua and lavender with brighter areas of yellow, orange and blue. The figure, chair and instrument are created with just a few black lines to suggest their forms.

Artist Life Dates

1881-1973

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1932

Accession Number

1994/1.69

Medium and Support

oil on board

relevance

rank 12.48799

Secondary Keywords

plucked

allegory and literature

chordophones

genres

lutelike chordophones

lutelike chordophones with short neck

modern and contemporary art

movement

objects we use

people and occupations

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

visual works

visual works by subject type

women

Title

Watashi no guitar (Girl Playing the Guitar)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A girl is sitting in the midding of the printing, holding a guitar in her hand and playing it.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1976

Accession Number

2011/2.32

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 12.31891

Secondary Keywords

plucked

chordophones

lutelike chordophones

lutelike chordophones with long neck

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Title

Gita o hiku shojo (Girl Playing the Guitar)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A girl in patterned clothing is sitting, holding a white guitar in her hands and playing it.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1978

Accession Number

2011/2.41

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 12.31891

Secondary Keywords

plucked

chordophones

lutelike chordophones

lutelike chordophones with long neck

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Title

113, from "The Silver Edition, Volume I"

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

This black and white photograph shows a partial view of a guitar against a solid black background. It is a cropped, close-up image showing a portion of the fingerboard and upper bout.

Artist Life Dates

born 1939

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2010/2.47.5

Medium and Support

photograph on fiber paper

relevance

rank 11.55539

Secondary Keywords

plucked

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

chordophones

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forms of expression

lutelike chordophones

lutelike chordophones with long neck

objects we use

people and culture

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sound devices by acoustical characteristics

visual works

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Title

Andres Segovia with Guitar, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Artist

D. James Galbraith

Physical Description

Older man playing guitar next to a window. He is wearing glasses, a button down shirt and a jacket.

Artist Life Dates

(1930 - 2002)

Object Creation Date

circa 1960

Accession Number

2014/2.231

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 10.94087

Secondary Keywords

plucked

architectural elements

chordophones

components

components and systems

components by specific context

lutelike chordophones

lutelike chordophones with long neck

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

windows and window components

Title

Cho to toranpetto (Girl and Trumpet)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

There is a big trumpet sitting right in the middle of the printing, while the girl is standing next to the trumpet on the right and they are surrounded by three butterflies.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1985

Accession Number

2011/2.44

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 10.62224

Secondary Keywords

bowed

animals and creatures

arthropods

chordophones

insects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

zitherlike chordophones

Title

The Silver Edition, Volume I

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

This is the title page for a portfolio of photographs, "Ralph Gibson, The Silver Edition - Volume I." Below the title line are five images of the black and white photographs contained in the portfolio.

Artist Life Dates

born 1939

Object Creation Date

1966-2003

Accession Number

2010/2.47.1

Medium and Support

photograph on fiber paper

relevance

rank 10.45352

Secondary Keywords

plucked

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biological components

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components and systems

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costume accessories worn

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figures (representations)

hats

headgear

heads

lutelike chordophones

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objects we use

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Girl and a Piano

Artist

David Rosen

Physical Description

A girl with dark hair and heavy bangs is seated on a chair. Her left foot is brought up and being held by her hands. There is a piano in the background and wood floors.

Artist Life Dates

1958-2013

Object Creation Date

1990-2000

Accession Number

2013/2.215

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 10.43247

Secondary Keywords

struck

chordophones

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

zitherlike chordophones

Title

Thumb Piano/Plucked Idiophone (Kankobele)

Artist

African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1984

Accession Number

1984/2.50

Medium and Support

wood and metal

relevance

rank 10.19742

Secondary Keywords

struck

chordophones

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

sound devices by function

wood and wood products

zitherlike chordophones

Title

Le Chanteur Espinol ou le Guittarrero

Artist

Édouard Manet

Physical Description

Previously folded at center, not flat. Paper size: h 36cm x tw 27 4/5cm & bw 27 7/10cm. Image size: h 29 2/5cm x w 24 1/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

1832-1883

Accession Number

2008/2.404

Medium and Support

etching, roulette, soft ground on cream laid paper printed in brown/black ink

relevance

rank 9.52384

Secondary Keywords

plucked

transfer method

chordophones

descriptors

european

european regions

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

intaglio prints

lutelike chordophones

lutelike chordophones with long neck

objects we use

people and culture

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prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

North Campus, from "Eleven Lithographs by Emil Weddige Commemorating the One Hundred and Fiftieth Year of The University of Michigan"

Artist

Emil Weddige

Artist Life Dates

American, born Canada, 1907-2001

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1967

Accession Number

2004/1.88

Medium and Support

lithograph on BFK Rives paper

relevance

rank 9.14339

Secondary Keywords

bowed

buildings and the land

chordophones

fiddles

geographic and political locations

institutional buildings

lutelike chordophones

michigan (state)

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

schools

schools by level of education

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

united states (nation)

washtenaw (county)

Title

Mandolin Woman (Femme-mandoline), Plate IV, from "Transmutations"

Artist

Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

Physical Description

A highly abstracted photographic composition in which the viewer catches glimpses of a female nude seen in the stomach at center and the keyhole glimpse of a breast to the viewer's right; the overall composition is dark with patterned, textured overlapping fabrics

Artist Life Dates

1899 - 1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934-1935; printed 1967

Accession Number

1971/2.150.4

Medium and Support

clichés-verre on paper

relevance

rank 8.87598

Secondary Keywords

plucked

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

breasts

chordophones

concepts in the arts

european

european styles and periods

figures

figures (representations)

forms of expression

genres

lutelike chordophones

lutelike chordophones with short neck

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

photographs

photographs by processing or presentation technique

photographs by technique

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

The Seated Violinist

Artist

Cornelis Dusart

Physical Description

This etching portrays a lively tavern scene in the 17th century Dutch Republic.The large room has rough plank walls and a stone floor. There is an open hearth on the right and a long table with a bench in the background. There are many figures engaged in various activities, but most are clustered around a seated man playing a violin. One man stands to watch, another, with arms upraised, is singing and a woman tends to a young child. The scene is depicted in great detail and there is lettering on the bottom of the print.

Artist Life Dates

1660-1704

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1685

Accession Number

1992/2.18

Medium and Support

etching on laid paper

relevance

rank 8.58231

Secondary Keywords

bowed

architectural elements

chordophones

components

components and systems

components by specific context

fiddles

fireplaces and fireplace components

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

heating and cooking elements

lutelike chordophones

multiple-seating furniture

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

seating furniture

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

violin family instruments

Title

The Fiddler and the Hurdy-Gurdy Boy

Artist

Adriaen Jansz van Ostade

Physical Description

Paper size: h 16cm x w 13 2/5cm. Plate size: lh 15 1/2cm & rh 15 3/5cm x tw 13cm & bw 13 1/10cm. Image size: lh 14 9/10cm & rh 14 4/5cm x w 12 3/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

1610-1685

Object Creation Date

circa 1653-1660

Accession Number

2008/2.412

Medium and Support

etching on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 8.57634

Secondary Keywords

bowed

chordophones

components and systems

descriptors

engraving (printing process)

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

lutelike chordophones

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by general context

objects we use

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

sets (groups)

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

Title

L'Alliance de la Poésie et de la Musique (The Alliance of Poetry and Music)

Artist

Charles Joseph Natoire

Physical Description

Two women clad in flowing robes sit beneath a curved colonnade at the center of this delicately painted scene. The woman on the left, wearing a blue mantle, holds a lyre in her right hand and leans toward her companion, who holds open a musical score on her lap to which she points with her right hand. Books are piled on the steps next to the woman on the left and a putto sits next to her with a scroll unrolled across his lap. A second putto stands next to the other seated woman and plays a viol. A winged putto hovers over the heads of the two women, holding a small trumpet in his left hand and a laurel crown in his right, which he is about to place on the head of the woman with the lyre. Two bust-length portraits of men in oval frames wreathed with laurel hang from the columns in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1700-1777

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1746

Accession Number

1994/1.81

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 8.09236

Secondary Keywords

bowed

artistic concepts

artistic devices

arts

arts and related disciplines

associated concepts

chordophones

concepts in the arts

descriptors

design elements

disciplines

fiddles

figure- and animal-derived motifs

genres in the arts

humanities

literary, oral and motion picture genres

lutelike chordophones

motifs

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

performing arts

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

symbolism

violin family instruments

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Becquet, one of the "Sixteen Etchings," or the "Thames Set"

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A man with and a moustache and scraggly hair visible under a cap sits facing the viewer, a cello cradled between his arms. The lower portion of both the figure and the musical instrument are only summarily indicated; the background consists of passages of rapidly drawn parallel lines.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1859

Accession Number

1954/1.340

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on laid paper

relevance

rank 7.59151

Secondary Keywords

bowed

accessories worn on the head

allegory and literature

arts

arts and related disciplines

chordophones

clothing

costume

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costume accessories worn

disciplines

fiddles

figures

headgear

humanities

lutelike chordophones

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

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people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

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physical activities

physical activities by general context

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

sound devices by function

violin family instruments

Title

Burmese Harp

Artist

Artist Unknown, Burma

Physical Description

A Burmese harp painted red and black with red tassels and gold inlay. Rests on a gold and red stand.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2011/2.3

Medium and Support

lacquered wood, deerskin, and silk strings

relevance

rank 6.36562

Secondary Keywords

chordophones

objects we use

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

sound devices by function

Title

Temple bell with twin crocodile handle and undeciphered inscription

Artist

Artist Unknown, Burma

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2002/2.236A-C

Medium and Support

bronze with gilt decor

relevance

rank 6.15710

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

animals and creatures

bells and sets of bells

chordophones

directly struck idiophones

objects we use

percussion idiophones

reptiles

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

Title

Horse Amulet

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Tuareg

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1984

Accession Number

1984/1.265

Medium and Support

brass, cloth and leather

relevance

rank 5.82116

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

animals and creatures

bells and sets of bells

chordophones

descriptors

directly struck idiophones

mammals

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

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percussion idiophones

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

Title

Hearing the Sound of a Distant Bell

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

Ink and wash depicts the tranquility. Temples rest in the middle of the remote mountains. Hearing the bell resonnating in the valley, a monk is returning.

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1973

Accession Number

2006/1.122

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 5.25268

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

bells and sets of bells

chordophones

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

directly struck idiophones

materials

materials by function

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

percussion idiophones

scroll paintings

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Netsuke of dog and temple bell on a mat

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2002/2.40

Medium and Support

ivory

relevance

rank 5.14649

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

animals and creatures

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

bells and sets of bells

chordophones

descriptors

directly struck idiophones

form attributes

mammals

objects we use

percussion idiophones

sculpture by function

size (extent)

size by specific type

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Untitled (bird cage, re-lynching)

Artist

Tyree Guyton

Physical Description

A splatter painted bird cage stand with a rounded top cage on top in red, green, orange, white and blue. There is mesh on one side of the bottom of the cage that is also splatter painted. Inside the cage hanging from the top is a small bell, part of an American flag and a replica of a human penis, painted black, hanging upside down.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1955

Object Creation Date

1980-2010

Accession Number

2013/2.312

Medium and Support

metal bird cage stand, American flag, rubber elements, metal bell and rectangular-shaped screen

relevance

rank 5.04038

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

american regions

animal husbandry containers

bells and sets of bells

chordophones

containers

containers by function or context

directly struck idiophones

identifying artifacts

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

north american

objects we use

people and culture

percussion idiophones

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

Title

Prayer Bell (Lontjeng) (One of a Pair)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Physical Description

This is one of a pair of Javanese bells. A talon-like vajra sits atop the bronze handle. Lotus petals decorate the base, and the faces encircling the the bell above them depict Prajnaparamita, the bodhisattva aspect of “Perfection of Wisdom.”

Century

16th-17th century

Object Creation Date

16th century - 17th century

Accession Number

1957/2.53

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85712

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

associated concepts

bells and sets of bells

biological components

buddhism

buddhist doctrinal concepts

chordophones

components

components and systems

components by specific context

directly struck idiophones

doctrinal concepts

heads

objects

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

percussion idiophones

prayer

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

religious figures

saint

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

the human body

upper body

Title

Gong Striker

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1971/2.35

Medium and Support

carved wood

relevance

rank 4.76260

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

chordophones

descriptors

directly struck idiophones

gongs and sets of gongs

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

percussion idiophones

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

sculpture

sculpture by technique

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques

Title

Fame and Erato, Muse of Love Poetry

Artist

Sebastiano Conca

Physical Description

Two women accompanied by a pair of putti appear seated in the foreground of this painting. On the left sits a winged woman crowned with a laurel wreath and wearing a long white robe and a vivid ocher-colored mantle. She leans on a globe while cradling a large book in her right arm to which she points with her left hand. In her right hand she holds a compass. A putto peeks from beneath her mantle, and a viol is visible beneath the globe. The other woman sits on a cloud. She wears a golden crown and a richly colored blue mantle. She grasps a lyre with her left hand and leans toward the woman seated next to her, gesturing in the direction of the book with her right hand. A second putto stands near her left shoulder holding a gold circlet in his left hand. The background is filled with glimpses of neoclassical architecture, including fluted columns and a facade with a row of Ionic columns supporting an entablature.

Artist Life Dates

1680 - 1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1725

Accession Number

1987/1.159

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 4.69699

Secondary Keywords

artistic concepts

artistic devices

associated concepts

chordophones

concepts in the arts

descriptors

design elements

drafting, drawing and writing equipment

drafting, drawing and writing equipment by specific type

equipment

equipment by process

figure- and animal-derived motifs

image-making equipment

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

motifs

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

symbolism

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Portrait of an unidentified Tibetan lama (teacher)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

A very finely hollow cast bronze portrait sculpture of a seated figure, with the lotus dais and pointed monk's cap cast in one piece with the figure.

The monk is shown seated in the padmasana (lotus) pose, with each foot resting sole-upward on the opposite knee. In his right hand, he holds a vajra (a double-pronged scepter) and simultaneously makes the vitarka gesture for teaching. His left hand, resting on his lap, holds a bell. His costume consists of a dhoti, which is knotted high on his torso; a short-sleeved shirt, crossed over his chest and decorated with incised scroll patterns, with a fret design at the border; and an overrobe that wraps around his left shoulder and is draped over his right shoulder. His face has a broad forehead, incised eyebrows in a high arch; downcast eyes, with leaf-shaped upper eyelids; a broad, flat nose; a sweet smile and full lips; and a narrow chin. His tall, pointed monk's cap, which completely hides his hair, has flaps that spread to reach his upper arms.

Accession Number

1995/1.57

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.68190

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

asian

associated concepts

bells and sets of bells

chordophones

descriptors

design elements

directly struck idiophones

motifs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

percussion idiophones

plant-derived motifs

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious (people)

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

south asian

struck idiophones

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Temple bell

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Wood base for a temple bell.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2002/2.237D

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 4.64772

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

bells and sets of bells

buildings and the land

chordophones

descriptors

directly struck idiophones

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

percussion idiophones

plant material

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

support furniture

wood and wood products

Title

Temple bell with handle of a pair of addorsed lions and a dragon

Artist

Artist Unknown, Burma

Physical Description

Bronze temple bell with traces of polychrome, text, and lowermost handle in shape of a pair of addorsed lions. A decorated post threads through the space created by the back-to-back lions, on which an additional handle decorated with addorsed dragons is thread. The open space created between the dragons' connecting tails is where part of a frame would pass through, suspending the bell above the ground. This type of bell does not have a metal clapper, and is rung by striking with a wooden stick.

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1907

Accession Number

2002/2.237A-C

Medium and Support

bronze with traces of polychrome

relevance

rank 4.58792

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

animals and creatures

bells and sets of bells

buildings and the land

chordophones

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

directly struck idiophones

inorganic material

legendary creatures

mammals

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

objects we use

percussion idiophones

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

Title

Vajra bell (Lontjeng) (one of a pair)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Physical Description

This is one of a pair of Javanese bells. A talon-like vajra sits atop the bronze handle. Lotus petals decorate the base, and the faces encircling the the bell above them depict Prajnaparamita, the bodhisattva aspect of “Perfection of Wisdom.”

Century

16th -17th century

Object Creation Date

16th century - 17th century

Accession Number

1957/2.54

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.48067

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

associated concepts

bells and sets of bells

biological components

buddhism

buddhist doctrinal concepts

chordophones

components

components and systems

components by specific context

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

directly struck idiophones

doctrinal concepts

heads

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

objects

objects we use

people and culture

percussion idiophones

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

the human body

upper body

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 4.31056

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

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 3.43190

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