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- Title
- Jackie Kennedy at Funeral, from "Portfolio of 15 Photographs"
- Artist
- Elliott Erwitt
- Artist Life Dates
- Born 1928
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1963; printed 1980
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.194.10
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 17.91226
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- cultural ceremonies
- events
- modern and contemporary art
- people and culture
- portfolios
- rites of passage
- Title
- 'Pompe Funèbre (1e Classe), from "Portfolio of 20 photographs printed by Berenice Abbott"
- Artist
- Eugène Atget
- Artist Life Dates
- 1856-1927
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1910
- Accession Number
- 1974/1.110
- Medium and Support
- gold toned gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 16.72516
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- architecture
- ceremonies
- cultural ceremonies
- events
- mammals
- modern and contemporary art
- objects
- people and culture
- rites of passage
- streets
- the natural world
- transportation
- urban life
- vehicles
- Title
- Mask (vaca bruto, dugn'be type)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Bijogo Peoples Guinea Bissau
- Physical Description
- Naturalistic cow’s head of carved from wood with eyes cut from the bottoms of glass bottles. Natural cow horns are attached. Head is predominantly black with white triangle on forehead, red pigment surrounding eyes, red in interior of ears, white chin, and white dots on cheeks and in red ground around eyes. Horns are white, tipped in black; a fiber cord runs through its nostrils and around back of head.
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1925-1975
- Accession Number
- 1984/1.273
- Medium and Support
- wood, glass, paint, metal, animal horns
- relevance
- rank 16.37893
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- ceremonies
- costume
- costume by function
- cultural ceremonies
- events
- mammals
- masks (costume)
- objects we use
- people and culture
- rites of passage
- Title
- Dead Souls: Funeral
- Artist
- Marc Chagall
- Artist Life Dates
- Russia, 1889-1985
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1923-1927
- Accession Number
- 1953/2.37
- Medium and Support
- etching and drypoint on paper
- relevance
- rank 16.30833
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- architecture
- ceremonies
- cultural ceremonies
- events
- mammals
- modern and contemporary art
- objects
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- rites of passage
- streets
- the natural world
- transportation
- vehicles
- Title
- Procession
- Artist
- William Etty
- Physical Description
- A light sketch of a large procession of men and animals walking from the right to the left of the scene. The first few men walking are holding instruments and playing while walking. As the scene continutes, men and beast walk together; some of the animals seen are a boar, a ram, dogs and an elephant outfitted with a decorative covering and carrying a large vessel. In the background a building with columns sits on a tree-crovered hilly landscape.
- Artist Life Dates
- (1787 - 1849)
- Object Creation Date
- 1800-1850
- Accession Number
- 2009/1.535
- Medium and Support
- graphite on paper
- relevance
- rank 16.01373
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- ceremonies
- cultural ceremonies
- events
- mammals
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- sheep
- Title
- Initiation Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Bajokwe
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1970
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.121
- Medium and Support
- bark cloth, cotton and paint
- relevance
- rank 15.92570
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- costume
- costume by function
- cultural ceremonies
- events
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- rites of passage
- Title
- Bizen ware vase
- Artist
- Kaneshige Tôyô
- Physical Description
- This is a tall, cylindrical vase, slightly bulged at the middle. There are multiple incised lines around the neck and the bottom. The middle part has several vertical incision marks. The bottom is flat. It has a brown body, unglazed, with grayish ash glaze marks.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1896-1967
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1960
- Accession Number
- 1967/2.7
- Medium and Support
- stoneware
- relevance
- rank 15.37983
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by form
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels
- Title
- Corselet Bearers
- Artist
- Giulio Campagnola
- Physical Description
- This print shows a procession of men walking from right to left across the foregound of the picture.They are dressed in short tunics and have laurel wreaths on their heads and some have swords.Some carry poles on which there are breast plates and helmets and some are holding litters piled with furniture, vessels and cups. There is an elephant that is partially shown at the far left.The background area is blank.
- There are traces of additional diagonal hatching marks that had been added at a later date; those lines have been removed.
- Artist Life Dates
- ca.1482-1515
- Century
- 15th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1498
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.534
- Medium and Support
- engraving on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 15.21865
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- costume
- costume by function
- cultural ceremonies
- events
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in military occupations
- protective wear
- Title
- The Rat's Wedding
- Artist
- Utagawa Toyoharu
- Physical Description
- The majority of this print depicts a deep architectural setting. In front of the buildings a wedding procession takes place. Rats, in daimyo fashion, are celebrating.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1735-1814
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century - early 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1960/1.162
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 15.10426
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- ceremonies
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- groups of people
- groups of people by activity
- mammals
- object genres
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by state or condition
- rites of passage
- Title
- Spanish Wake, from "W. Eugene Smith. A Portfolio of Ten Photographs"
- Artist
- Eugene W. Smith
- Physical Description
- A group of women all wearing black with their heads covered in black mourning a man in a suit laying down. His hands are crossed over his body and he has a beard.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1918-1978
- Object Creation Date
- 1951; printed 1977
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.299
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.77288
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- cultural ceremonies
- events
- groups of people
- kinship groups
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- rites of passage
- social groups
- Title
- Breton Women Going to the Pardon of Plougastel
- Artist
- Charles Cottet
- Physical Description
- This painting, done in thick brushstrokes, shows a group of women gathered on the grass in a wooded area. There are six figures, four seated and two standing, and they fill the foreground of the composition. They are grouped in a semi-circle, however, there is no communication or eye contact between the figures. The women are wearing traditional Breton costumes with brightly colored aprons, caps and sashes. They have bright white collars and caps with purple, burgundy and green ribbons.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1863-1925
- Century
- 19th-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1885-1913
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.49
- Medium and Support
- oil on paper mounted on canvas
- relevance
- rank 14.57053
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- cultural ceremonies
- europe
- europe (continent)
- events
- france
- france (nation)
- geographic and political locations
- locality
- modern and contemporary art
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by gender
- plants
- standing
- the natural world
- Title
- Untitled
- Artist
- Mel DiGiacomo
- Physical Description
- A bride with her veil over her face standing in the front, with a man standing behind her on the right.
- Object Creation Date
- late 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.191
- Medium and Support
- black and white photograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 14.19841
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- glass
- glass and glassmaking mixtures
- glass by technique
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects we use
- people and culture
- rites of passage
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Staff
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ngbaka peoples Democratic Republiic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Elaborately carved staff with angular forms along the shaft and topped with a figurine with a rounded head, heart-shaped face and two stylized arms resting on the stomach. A large Z-shaped handle is carved in the middle of the shaft, with a series of cubes and conical forms above and beneath it.
- Object Creation Date
- 1930-1970
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.36
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 14.02538
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- cultural ceremonies
- equipment
- equipment by context
- equipment for personal use
- events
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- rites of passage
- sculpture
- sculpture by subject type
- statues
- tools and equipment
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- walking sticks
- Title
- Bwami Society Maskette
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Lega Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Concave, ovoid maskette with kaolin covering surface of surface of face. Minimal rendering of facial features: raised, tapered wood strip for nose; narrow, oviod, horizontal eyes; open, ovoid mouth with some striation around interior edge.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1975
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.151
- Medium and Support
- wood, kaolin
- relevance
- rank 13.96786
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- ceremonies
- cultural ceremonies
- events
- objects we use
- people and culture
- rites of passage
- sculpture
- sculpture by form
- sculpture by material
- social science concepts
- social status
- sociological concepts
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Funerary Post
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mahafaly, Madagascar
- Physical Description
- A wooden post of stacked geometric forms and a small seated figure on top, seated at a table.
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century - 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.72
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 13.95351
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- ceremonies
- concepts in the arts
- cultural ceremonies
- events
- forms of expression
- objects we use
- people and culture
- rites of passage
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Ceremonial Chewing Stick
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Fante Peoples Ghana
- Physical Description
- Wood stick with dark smooth patina; shows six registers or symbols carved into it, from top to bottom: closed fist; rifle; wisdom knot; powder keg; femake figure with hands covering breasts and genitals; paddle.
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1925
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.270
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 13.94205
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- cultural ceremonies
- events
- objects we use
- people and culture
- rites of passage
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- sculpture by technique
- visual works
- visual works by function
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Headpiece for Funerary Use
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1983
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.97
- Medium and Support
- fiber, cowrie shell and human hair
- relevance
- rank 13.59059
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- biological components
- ceremonies
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- cultural ceremonies
- events
- objects we use
- people and culture
- rites of passage
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Jian ware teabowl from Shuiji, Northern Fujian province
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- deep, conical shaped bowl with brown glaze, and hare-fur like striation, thick iron glaze reaches above the exposed base, classical design of the jian ware teabowl of Song period
- Century
- 12th-13th century
- Object Creation Date
- 12th century - 13th century
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.8
- Medium and Support
- stoneware with dark grey body and dark glaze
- relevance
- rank 13.35638
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cultural ceremonies
- drinking vessels
- events
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Uchikake (Wedding Cloak)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- The apple-green fabric is pure silk brocade, woven in an overall pattern of maple leaves scattered on a flowing stream—an allusion to a famous classical poem. Lying on top of the brocade is a thick layer of embroidery, with plum blossoms in red silk, and pine branches and doves in dazzling metallic threads of gold, silver, and copper.
- Century
- mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1920-1980
- Accession Number
- 1986/1.215
- Medium and Support
- silk brocade with gilt paper (kinran), embroidery and couched metallic threads
- relevance
- rank 12.90328
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- costume
- costume by form
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- design elements
- events
- main garments
- motifs
- needleworking
- needleworking and needleworking techniques
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant-derived motifs
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- rites of passage
- textile processes and techniques
- textile working processes and techniques
- Title
- Village Wedding
- Artist
- Georges Auguste
- Physical Description
- A wedding party on horseback leaves a village while a crowd watches.
- Artist Life Dates
- Haitian, born 1933
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1950-2000
- Accession Number
- 2011/2.185
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 12.82611
- Secondary Keywords
- scale
- buildings and the land
- ceremonies
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- image-making processes and techniques
- painting and painting techniques
- painting techniques
- painting techniques by medium
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by activity
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- rites of passage
- settlements
- settlements and landscapes
- settlements by form
- Title
- Portable Tea Ceremony Set - Tea container (natsume)
- Artist
- Eiraku Wazen
- Physical Description
- Black square box with gold flowers on the top.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1823-1896
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.82G
- Medium and Support
- bamboo, wood, lacquer
- relevance
- rank 12.68288
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Portable Tea Ceremony Set - Tea Scoop (Chashaku)
- Artist
- Eiraku Wazen
- Physical Description
- Long, slender tea scoop with elongated scoop area. Red inscription on back, wooden with semi-gloss finish.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1823-1896
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.82P
- Medium and Support
- bamboo
- relevance
- rank 12.68288
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Portable Tea Ceremony Set - Sweets Container
- Artist
- Eiraku Wazen
- Physical Description
- White ceramic jar with red hatching, green, black and gold painted designs. Has a small opening on top with a rounded edge.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1823-1896
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.82I
- Medium and Support
- ceramic
- relevance
- rank 12.68288
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Portable Tea Ceremony Set - Container Lid
- Artist
- Eiraku Wazen
- Physical Description
- Oval wooden lid with one inch lip, circular designs on sides and top. Speckled with gold inside.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1823-1896
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.82B
- Medium and Support
- bamboo, wood, lacquer
- relevance
- rank 12.68288
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Portable Tea Ceremony Set - Towel (Fukusa)
- Artist
- Eiraku Wazen
- Physical Description
- Bright pink on one side, yellow on the other. Green pink and gold flowers on one corner of the pink side.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1823-1896
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.82R
- Medium and Support
- silk
- relevance
- rank 12.68288
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Portable Tea Ceremony Set - Container Box (Chakin)
- Artist
- Eiraku Wazen
- Physical Description
- Wooden rectangular box with a lacquered finish, light wood.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1823-1896
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.82K
- Medium and Support
- bamboo, wood, lacquer
- relevance
- rank 12.68288
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Portable Tea Ceremony Set - Whisk Container
- Artist
- Eiraku Wazen
- Physical Description
- Wooden vase-like shape that is ribbed. Light wood in color.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1823-1896
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.82D
- Medium and Support
- bamboo
- relevance
- rank 12.68288
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Portable Tea Ceremony Set - Wipe
- Artist
- Eiraku Wazen
- Physical Description
- Rectangular linen wipe.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1823-1896
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.82M
- Medium and Support
- linen
- relevance
- rank 12.68288
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Portable Tea Ceremony Set - Pouch for tea container (natsume)
- Artist
- Eiraku Wazen
- Physical Description
- Green silk with gold embroidery, purple rope tie and brown interior
- Artist Life Dates
- 1823-1896
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.82F
- Medium and Support
- silk with embroidery
- relevance
- rank 12.68288
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Portable Tea Ceremony Set - Interior Tea Scoop Bag
- Artist
- Eiraku Wazen
- Physical Description
- Brown and tan designs on top of tan silk. Also a tan colored silk inside. Long oval in shape.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1823-1896
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.82O
- Medium and Support
- silk
- relevance
- rank 12.68288
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Portable Tea Ceremony Set - Sweet Container Lid
- Artist
- Eiraku Wazen
- Physical Description
- Bamboo circular lid with small piece to hold on top.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1823-1896
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.82H
- Medium and Support
- bamboo
- relevance
- rank 12.68288
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Portable Tea Ceremony Set - Container (Chabako)
- Artist
- Eiraku Wazen
- Physical Description
- Oval wooden container with circular designs around. There are metal hooks and purple ribbons.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1823-1896
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.82A
- Medium and Support
- bamboo, wood, lacquer
- relevance
- rank 12.68288
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Portable Tea Ceremony Set - Tea Bowl
- Artist
- Eiraku Wazen
- Physical Description
- Dark brown ceramic with semigloss glaze over top in a dark brown with tan and teal designs. Large area appears to be repaired, half circle in shape.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1823-1896
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.82Q
- Medium and Support
- ceramic
- relevance
- rank 12.68288
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Portable Tea Ceremony Set - Box Lid
- Artist
- Eiraku Wazen
- Physical Description
- Brown with tan, green and blue circular designs. Maroon tie, royal blue interior.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1823-1896
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.82J
- Medium and Support
- silk with embroidery
- relevance
- rank 12.68288
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Portable Tea Ceremony Set - Wooden Tray
- Artist
- Eiraku Wazen
- Physical Description
- Oval wooden tray with one inch lip and rounded edge. There is a two inch hole to allow room for the whisk.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1823-1896
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.82C
- Medium and Support
- wood, lacquer
- relevance
- rank 12.68288
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Portable Tea Ceremony Set - Towel (Kobukusa)
- Artist
- Eiraku Wazen
- Physical Description
- Square green silk with gold embroidered designs on both sides.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1823-1896
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.82S
- Medium and Support
- silk
- relevance
- rank 12.68288
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Portable Tea Ceremony Set - Wipe
- Artist
- Eiraku Wazen
- Physical Description
- Rectangular linen wipe.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1823-1896
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.82L
- Medium and Support
- linen
- relevance
- rank 12.68288
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Portable Tea Ceremony Set - Whisk (Chasen)
- Artist
- Eiraku Wazen
- Physical Description
- Bamboo with black string tie on base.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1823-1896
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.82E
- Medium and Support
- bamboo and rope
- relevance
- rank 12.68288
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Portable Tea Ceremony Set - Tea Scoop Bag
- Artist
- Eiraku Wazen
- Physical Description
- Brown silk with brown silk liner. Long oval in shape, with fabric that flaps over to close.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1823-1896
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century - early 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.82N
- Medium and Support
- silk
- relevance
- rank 12.68288
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- food
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- people and culture
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- vessels for serving drinks
- Title
- Gong of the Ogboni Secret Society
- Artist
- African, Nigeria, Ogboni
- Physical Description
- Brass bell or gong in the form of a human head. A loop on the top would have served as a handhold or place to tie the instrument. The opening of the the instrument is squared and flat in order to rest upright.
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.242
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 12.49085
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- african
- african styles by region
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- ceremonies
- concepts in the arts
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- events
- forms of expression
- object genres
- object genres by function
- objects
- people and culture
- rites of passage
- southern nigerian styles
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- west african styles
- Title
- Processional cross with triumphant Christ (Christus triumphans) flanked by busts of the evangelists, Saints Matthew, John, Mark, and Luke (obverse); and suffering Christ (Christus patiens) flanked by busts of the Virgin Mary, God the father, Saint John and unidentified male saint with cross (Saint Philip?) (reverse)
- Artist
- Neri di Bicci
- Physical Description
- The arms of the cross end in quatrefoil-shaped terminals. The front (obverse) is gilded and features a molding along the edges. The back (reverse) has a deep azurite blue ground and a gilded band punched with tiny rosettes that runs along the border.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1418-1492
- Century
- 15th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1475
- Accession Number
- 1942.6
- Medium and Support
- tempera and gold on wood
- relevance
- rank 12.03111
- Secondary Keywords
- ceremonies
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- europe (continent)
- european
- european styles and periods
- events
- executions
- firenze (province)
- geographic and political locations
- italy (nation)
- object genres
- object genres by form
- objects we use
- paintings
- paintings by form
- people and culture
- renaissance
- renaissance-baroque styles and periods
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- tuscany (region)
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Leaf from a book of hours with a funeral mass
- Artist
- Gold Scrolls Group
- Physical Description
- This miniature painting depicts a group of male figures gathered around a coffin draped with a blue cloth. Two pairs of candles set on tall candlesticks are placed at the head and foot of the coffin. To the left of the coffin stand four mourners wearing long gray robes with hoods. Facing them from the other side of the coffin are three tonsured clergymen dressed in white, who look at an open book placed before them. The group stands upon a green tiled floor next to a pink wall. The background is painted red and decorated with an exuberant pattern of gold scrolling foliage motifs.
- Artist Life Dates
- active circa 1415-1450
- Century
- 15th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1415-1455
- Accession Number
- 1993/2.8
- Medium and Support
- ink, tempera, gold, and silver alloy on parchment
- relevance
- rank 11.84317
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- candleholders
- candles and candleholders
- ceremonial containers
- ceremonies
- containers
- containers by function or context
- cultural ceremonies
- document genres
- document genres by conditions of production
- events
- funerary containers
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- information forms
- lighting devices
- lighting devices by form
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by activity
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- rites of passage
- Title
- The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #30 Hamamatsu
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- A procession on horseback travels through the village of Homatsu with castles in the background. Red tones in the sky indicate a setting sun, and a distant mountain is visible. It is accompanied by text.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Object Creation Date
- late 1830s
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.323
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 11.06516
- Secondary Keywords
- scale
- upward
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- ceremonies
- cultural ceremonies
- culture and related concepts
- culture-related concepts
- events
- fortifications
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- natural landscapes
- open spaces
- open spaces and site elements
- open spaces by function
- people and culture
- settlements
- settlements and landscapes
- settlements by form
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- transportation spaces
- Title
- Wedding Slippers (one of a pair)
- Artist
- African, Songhoi
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1946
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.210.2
- Medium and Support
- embroidered cotton
- relevance
- rank 10.30439
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the legs or feet
- ceremonies
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- dresses
- dresses by function
- events
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- footwear
- footwear by form
- main garments
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- needleworking
- needleworking and needleworking techniques
- objects we use
- people and culture
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- rites of passage
- shoes (footwear)
- shoes by location or context
- textile materials
- textile materials by composition or origin
- textile processes and techniques
- textile working processes and techniques
- Title
- Wedding Slippers (one of a pair)
- Artist
- African, Songhoi
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1946
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.210.1
- Medium and Support
- embroidered cotton
- relevance
- rank 10.18142
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the legs or feet
- ceremonies
- clothing
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- dresses
- dresses by function
- events
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- footwear
- footwear by form
- main garments
- marriages
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- needleworking
- needleworking and needleworking techniques
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- rites of passage
- shoes (footwear)
- shoes by location or context
- textile materials
- textile materials by composition or origin
- textile processes and techniques
- textile working processes and techniques