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Title
Wig Stuffed with Leaves
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Zulu peoples South Africa
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1983
Accession Number
1983/1.94
Medium and Support
woven cotton, paint and dry leaves
relevance
rank 10.45069
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
fiber and fiber products
fiber products
materials
materials by form
materials by origin
materials by physical form
people and culture
plant material
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
textile materials
textile materials by composition or origin
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 9.71663
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
Part of a set of cosmetic boxes: Rectangular Box with Cover and Inner Tray
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
17th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1615-1867
Accession Number
1955/1.158
Medium and Support
wood with black, red and gold lacquer
relevance
rank 9.59483
Secondary Keywords
coating (material)
coating by composition or origin
containers
descriptors
design elements
materials
materials by function
materials by origin
objects we use
patterns (design elements)
patterns by specific type
plant material
wood and wood products
Title
Hat with hair points
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Tikar
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1983/1.95
Medium and Support
cotton and dye
relevance
rank 9.44540
Secondary Keywords
accessories worn on the head
animal material
clothing
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
descriptors
fiber
fiber and fiber products
fiber products
hair and hair components
headgear
keratinous material
materials
materials by form
materials by origin
materials by physical form
natural fiber
objects
objects we use
plant fiber
textile materials
textile materials by composition or origin
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Title
Box with Double-Dragon Design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
Lacquered wooden box with inlaid mother-of-pearl in double-dragon design. The heads of each dragon stretch diagonally inward from opposite corners of the box, with wide eyes and open mouths. Their bodies curve in and out of the top plane of the box, creating an opposing effect with symmetrical balance. The dragons reach forward towards a flaming orb in the center of the box, called a cintamani, or Buddhist wish-granting jewel. Among the dragons are swirling cloud designs made of inlaid nacre and copper wire.
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
late 18th century - early 19th century
Accession Number
2007/2.8
Medium and Support
lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl, tortoise shell, and copper wire inlays
relevance
rank 9.21941
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
coating (material)
coating by composition or origin
containers
containers by form
descriptors
legendary creatures
materials
materials by function
materials by origin
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
plant material
wood and wood products
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Title
Very Very Cherries
Artist
Mark Bressler
Artist Life Dates
b.1951
Century
21st century
Object Creation Date
2004
Accession Number
2004/1.83C
Medium and Support
maple, lacquer and silver
relevance
rank 9.16179
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
food
fruit
materials
materials by function
materials by origin
plant material
wood and wood products
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Title
Wooden Tea Canister
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
A wooden tea canister with lid. The sides of the canister have an intricate design of mountains, trees and water inlaid to the wood.The shape is tubular and the lid is the same diameter as the base.
Accession Number
2012/1.257
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 9.16179
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
food
materials
materials by function
materials by origin
objects we use
plant material
wood and wood products
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Title
Very Very Cherries
Artist
Mark Bressler
Century
21st century
Object Creation Date
2004
Accession Number
2004/1.83B
Medium and Support
maple, lacquer and silver
relevance
rank 9.16179
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
food
fruit
materials
materials by function
materials by origin
plant material
wood and wood products
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Title
Green Frog (Rana clamitans), from "Woodland Portraits"
Artist
Jeannette Klute
Physical Description
Small green frog, in-focus, in a mostly out of focus compostition. The right of the image has bright green grass extending from the foreground to the background, which otherwise is dark and yields no other plants.
Artist Life Dates
(1917 - 2009)
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
2012/2.14.16
Medium and Support
vintage dye transfer print on paper
relevance
rank 8.99812
Secondary Keywords
amphibians
animals and creatures
descriptors
materials
materials by origin
plant material
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Title
Chest (in three pieces)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
A chest in three pieces, all stacked on top of on another. The two chest pieces feature small center doors with decorative iron fittings around the handles and the hinges. Decorative iron fittings are added at each wood inlay location.
Object Creation Date
1875-1925
Accession Number
2009/2.25A-C
Medium and Support
wood and iron fittings
relevance
rank 8.98325
Secondary Keywords
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
descriptors
inorganic material
iron and iron alloy
materials
materials by composition
materials by origin
metal
metal and metal products
metal by composition or origin
plant material
the human body
torsos
wood and wood products
Title
Nut ring
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Century
Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900
Accession Number
1986/2.147
Medium and Support
cast bronze, lost wax method
relevance
rank 8.95471
Secondary Keywords
african
copper alloy
copper and copper alloy
descriptors
fruit
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
materials by origin
metal
metal and metal products
metal by composition or origin
nonferrous metal
people and culture
plant material
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
Title
Tsuba (Sword guard)
Artist
Sadanobu
Physical Description
It is a round, openwork tsuba, in the design of three interconnected bamboo leaves. It has the signature: Kishû jû, Sadanobu.
Artist Life Dates
1809-1879
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1966/1.103
Medium and Support
iron
relevance
rank 8.92218
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
edged weapons
grass (plant material)
inorganic material
iron and iron alloy
materials
materials by composition
materials by origin
metal
metal and metal products
metal by composition or origin
objects we use
plant material
weapons
weapons and ammunition
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Title
Chest (in three pieces)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
A chest in three pieces, all stacked on top of on another. The two chest pieces feature small center doors with decorative iron fittings around the handles and the hinges. Highly decorative iron fittings are added at intervals around the edges of the chest.
Object Creation Date
1875-1925
Accession Number
2009/2.26A-C
Medium and Support
wood and iron fittings
relevance
rank 8.87901
Secondary Keywords
applied decoration
asian
descriptors
design elements
east asian
inorganic material
iron and iron alloy
materials
materials by composition
materials by origin
metal
metal and metal products
metal by composition or origin
people and culture
plant material
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
wood and wood products
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 8.75943
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
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Title
Very Very Cherries
Artist
Mark Bressler
Artist Life Dates
born 1951
Century
21st century
Object Creation Date
2004
Accession Number
2004/1.83A
Medium and Support
maple, lacquer and silver
relevance
rank 8.72263
Secondary Keywords
cherry (fruit)
descriptors
food
fruit
materials
materials by function
materials by origin
plant material
wood and wood products
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Title
Landscape with Boulders
Artist
Ilse Bing
Physical Description
A close-up image of boulders with various foliage.
Artist Life Dates
American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998
Object Creation Date
1938
Accession Number
2013/2.273
Medium and Support
vintage gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 8.72263
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
descriptors
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
materials by origin
people and culture
philosophical concepts
plant material
Title
Tsuba (sword guard) with iris design
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
It is a round, openwork iron tsuba, in the design of three interconnected irises. The two holes are plugged with gold.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1780
Accession Number
1978/2.8
Medium and Support
iron and gold
relevance
rank 8.52808
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
descriptors
edged weapons
herbaceous plants
inorganic material
iron and iron alloy
landscapes (environments)
materials
materials by composition
materials by origin
metal
metal and metal products
metal by composition or origin
natural landscapes
objects we use
plant material
plants
settlements and landscapes
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
weapons
weapons and ammunition
woody plants
Title
Turquoise? snuff bottle
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1880-1925
Accession Number
1980/2.44
Medium and Support
turquoise (?)
relevance
rank 8.48895
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
arthropods
containers
containers by function or context
containers for personal use
containers for smoking and tobacco use
descriptors
food
materials
materials by function
materials by origin
objects we use
plant material
vegetables
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Title
Pre-Adamic Fruit (Fruit préadamite)
Artist
Hans Arp
Physical Description
A small, biomorphically abstract sculpture of bronze grows from a wooden base. Bulbous at the bottom, the shape stretches and narrows in the middle and then expands into a larger shape from which two rounded points rise.
Artist Life Dates
1886-1966
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1938
Accession Number
1948/2.26
Medium and Support
bronze with wood base
relevance
rank 8.46122
Secondary Keywords
visual arts
artistic concepts
associated concepts
biological concepts
concepts in the arts
copper alloy
copper and copper alloy
descriptors
forms of expression
genres
inorganic material
life
materials
materials by composition
materials by origin
metal
metal and metal products
metal by composition or origin
modern and contemporary art
movement
nonferrous metal
objects we use
people and culture
plant material
plants
scientific concepts
the natural world
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
Title
Jade ornamental snuff bottle
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1912-1949
Accession Number
1980/2.17
Medium and Support
jadeite
relevance
rank 8.45582
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by function or context
containers for personal use
containers for smoking and tobacco use
descriptors
food
fruit
materials
materials by function
materials by origin
objects we use
plant material
Title
Agate snuff bottle
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1st half of 20th century
Accession Number
1980/2.18
Medium and Support
agate and jadeite
relevance
rank 8.45582
Secondary Keywords
containers
containers by function or context
containers for personal use
containers for smoking and tobacco use
descriptors
food
fruit
materials
materials by function
materials by origin
objects we use
plant material
Title
Panel of Bizarre Silk
Artist
Artist Unknown, France
Physical Description
This brilliant coral-colored silk features an elaborate brocaded pattern consisting of exuberant sprays of flowers in yellow, blue, white, and gold thread joined to bunches of fruit and other ornament woven with silver thread. The ground is enlivened by a damask pattern of more schematic vegetal and geometric ornament that echoes these dominant motifs.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1700-1715
Accession Number
1972/2.237
Medium and Support
silk, silver and gold threads
relevance
rank 8.42901
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
fiber and fiber products
fiber products
materials
materials by form
materials by physical form
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
textile materials
textile materials by composition or origin
textile materials by process or technique
textile materials by weaving technique
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Title
Container
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Red lacquered wooden duck-shaped container wth lid
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2006/2.43A&B
Medium and Support
cinnabar-laquered wood with metal band
relevance
rank 8.41086
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
birds
coating (material)
coating by composition or origin
containers
descriptors
materials
materials by function
objects we use
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Title
Round Three-Tiered Box
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Century
20th century
Accession Number
2006/2.37A-D
Medium and Support
black, red and gold lacquer on wood
relevance
rank 8.41086
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
coating (material)
coating by composition or origin
containers
descriptors
mammals
materials
materials by function
objects we use
Title
Architectural Element - Post
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900
Accession Number
1985/1.169
Medium and Support
carved wood
relevance
rank 8.41016
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
materials
materials by origin
object genres
objects we use
plant material
wood and wood products
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Title
Round Lacquer box
Artist
Artist Unknown, Thailand
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1974-1975
Accession Number
2006/2.45A&B
Medium and Support
wood with cinnabar, yellow and green lacquer
relevance
rank 8.38438
Secondary Keywords
coating (material)
coating by composition or origin
containers
descriptors
materials
materials by function
objects we use
Title
Bowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
17th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1615-1868
Accession Number
1954/1.548
Medium and Support
Red lacquer on wood
relevance
rank 8.33364
Secondary Keywords
coating (material)
coating by composition or origin
descriptors
materials
materials by function
objects
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Title
Accordion Box 9834
Artist
Terry Evans
Artist Life Dates
born 1951
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1998
Accession Number
2002/2.133A&B
Medium and Support
narra, English brown oak, English sycamore, wenge, purpleheart, Ebon-x, satinwood
relevance
rank 8.33364
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
materials
materials by origin
objects we use
plant material
wood and wood products
Title
Footed deep bowl
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Century
18th-19th century ?
Object Creation Date
1615-1867
Accession Number
1954/1.547
Medium and Support
Red lacquer on wood
relevance
rank 8.33364
Secondary Keywords
coating (material)
coating by composition or origin
descriptors
materials
materials by function
objects
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 8.32294
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
Liber Studiorum. 6. Jason
Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Artist Life Dates
1775-1851
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1775-1851
Accession Number
1953/1.50
Medium and Support
mezzotint and etching on paper
relevance
rank 8.32173
Secondary Keywords
animal material
animal material by form or function
descriptors
figures
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
materials by origin
people and occupations
plants
skeleton and skeleton components
the natural world
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Title
Caged Cyclops
Artist
Terry Martin
Artist Life Dates
born 1947
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1996
Accession Number
2002/2.163
Medium and Support
Macassar ebony
relevance
rank 8.24830
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
materials
materials by origin
plant material
wood and wood products
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Title
Untitled
Artist
Stoney Lamar
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1996
Accession Number
2002/2.154A
Medium and Support
madrone
relevance
rank 8.24830
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
materials
materials by origin
plant material
wood and wood products
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Title
Mother Cut Your Toenails, You're Tearing All The Sheets
Artist
Terry Martin
Artist Life Dates
born 1947
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1999
Accession Number
2003/2.81
Medium and Support
walnut
relevance
rank 8.24830
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
materials
materials by origin
plant material
wood and wood products
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Title
Bowl
Artist
Kip Christensen
Artist Life Dates
(active Preston, Idaho, 1955 - )
Century
21st century
Object Creation Date
2002
Accession Number
2002/2.127
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 8.24830
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
materials
materials by origin
plant material
wood and wood products
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Title
Ironclad
Artist
Clay Foster
Artist Life Dates
b. 1954
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1998
Accession Number
2002/2.136
Medium and Support
mesquite wood
relevance
rank 8.24830
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
materials
materials by origin
plant material
wood and wood products
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Title
Paame
Artist
David Ellsworth
Artist Life Dates
(active Iowa City, Iowa, 1944 - )
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1991
Accession Number
2002/2.132
Medium and Support
ash, pigment
relevance
rank 8.24830
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
materials
materials by origin
plant material
wood and wood products
Title
Writing Table
Artist
Artist Unknown, Korea
Physical Description
It is inlaid with mother-of-pearl designed with scenery and lacquered overall.
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1990/1.180
Medium and Support
wood with black lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlay
relevance
rank 8.24830
Secondary Keywords
coating (material)
coating by composition or origin
descriptors
materials
materials by function
Title
Textile
Artist
African, Morocco
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1930.49
Medium and Support
silk brocade with metallic thread
relevance
rank 8.24486
Secondary Keywords
animal material
descriptors
fiber and fiber products
fiber products
fibroinous material
materials
materials by form
materials by origin
materials by physical form
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
textile materials
textile materials by process or technique
textile materials by weaving technique
Title
Mud cloth
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1960
Accession Number
1986/1.198
Medium and Support
woven cotton
relevance
rank 8.23069
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
fiber and fiber products
fiber products
materials
materials by form
materials by physical form
objects we use
textile materials
textile materials by composition or origin
visual works
visual works by subject type
Title
Textile
Artist
African, Morocco
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1930.48
Medium and Support
cotton
relevance
rank 8.23069
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
fabric
fiber and fiber products
fiber products
materials
materials by form
materials by physical form
object genres
object genres by material
objects we use
textile materials
textile materials by composition or origin
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Title
Cherry Tomatoes
Artist
Sally Mann
Physical Description
Two people laying in the background with towel hanging in the foreground.
Artist Life Dates
b. 1951
Object Creation Date
late 20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.185
Medium and Support
toned gelatin silver workprint on paper
relevance
rank 8.22828
Secondary Keywords
cloth
descriptors
fiber and fiber products
fiber products
materials
materials by form
materials by origin
materials by physical form
objects we use
plant material
textile materials
textile materials by form
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
wood and wood products
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Title
A Lie
Artist
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Physical Description
This is a line drawing done in colors of red, orange, blue, yellow, brown and green, on white paper. In the top center portion of the sheet are the words, "A LIE". Below this are forms that resemble an egg, a slice of bacon, a piece of bread with a pat of yellow butter. Below these forms are some round shapes, labeled "flakes", a bowl and a carton of milk.
Artist Life Dates
1960-1988
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1981
Accession Number
1985/2.18
Medium and Support
colored crayons on paper
relevance
rank 8.20703
Secondary Keywords
animal material
animal material by form or function
descriptors
excretions and secretions
food
materials
materials by function
materials by origin
modern and contemporary art
objects
text-based art
words
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Title
Stereoscope Viewer
Artist
Stereo Classics Studio
Physical Description
This stereoscope viewer is made of light brown wood and brass. It has an oval shaped view finder with two glass squares for the viewing holes. There is a handle below and a sliding wood arm with brass brackets to hold the stereoscopic card.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1925-1980
Accession Number
2010/1.166
Medium and Support
wood and brass
relevance
rank 8.19178
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
glass and glassmaking mixtures
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
materials by origin
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by activity
plant material
wood and wood products
Title
Man's Garment
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Fulani
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1920
Accession Number
1983/2.195
Medium and Support
cotton
relevance
rank 8.16337
Secondary Keywords
costume by form
descriptors
fiber and fiber products
fiber products
materials
materials by form
materials by physical form
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by gender
textile materials
textile materials by composition or origin
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Title
Wood Detail, from "Bodie"
Artist
George A. Tice
Artist Life Dates
Born 1938
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1965; printed 1971
Accession Number
1983/1.295.6
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 8.15066
Secondary Keywords
descriptors
genres
materials
materials by origin
modern and contemporary art
plant material
wood
wood and wood products
Title
Pink and white silk bokashi-dyed underkimono with woven designs of triangles
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
Satin damask with twill triangular designs (heike uroko) and bird crests (?) and talsimanic arrows (hung with bells). Unlined but with deep hem and lined sleeves.
Century
second half of 20th century
Object Creation Date
1960s-1980s
Accession Number
2005/1.398
Medium and Support
Satin damask with twill designs
relevance
rank 8.12697
Secondary Keywords
animal material
associated concepts
costume
costume by form
descriptors
fiber and fiber products
fiber products
fibroinous material
geometric concepts
geometric figures
main garments
materials
materials by form
materials by origin
materials by physical form
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Title
Three spears base on top of spear front, spear finial, iridescent color, hand painted
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
This is a clear glass inkwell with a metal collar and sphere finial lid. The body has a hollow glass sphere resting on a base of three solid glass spheres. Each of the spheres is decorated with painted leaves and flowers.
Object Creation Date
1875-1975
Accession Number
2010/1.233
Medium and Support
glass, metal
relevance
rank 8.06397
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geometric concepts
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Title
Face Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, Dan Peoples, African, Liberia
Physical Description
An oval wooden face made of dark shiny wood with a textile braid of hair all around, wrapped tight to the head. The eyes are slightly shut and the mouth is open.
Object Creation Date
19th century - 20th century
Accession Number
2014/2.24
Medium and Support
wood with coiffure made of plant fibers
relevance
rank 8.00775
Secondary Keywords
costume
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Title
Antelope Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1970
Accession Number
1971/2.29
Medium and Support
wood with traces of paint
relevance
rank 8.00775
Secondary Keywords
animals and creatures
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mammals
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