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Showing results for "wood with cloth" in Medium and Support.
- Title
- Pwo Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Chokwe Peoples Angola
- Physical Description
- A naturalistic rendering of a human face. Eyes carved in relief are convex and almond-shaped with narrow slits and are placed in round, concave eye sockets. Nose is slender at the bridge and rounded at the tip. The horizontal mouth is partially opened. Half rounded ears display metal loops. The "hair" is attached with a cloth headband high on forehead and is made from clay and red tukula powder. The face shows striated, scarifcation patters underneath and to the sides of the eyes; the forehead shows is a chingelyengelye cross motif. The patina is smooth and redish brown in color.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.201
- Medium and Support
- wood, tukula powder, clay, string, metal, fur, snakeskin, cloth
- relevance
- rank 8.75874
- Title
- Royal Mask (Ngaady a Mwaash)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1983
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.162
- Medium and Support
- wood, polychrome, glass beads, cowrie shells, cotton cloth and string
- relevance
- rank 8.75874
- Title
- Ceremonial Sabre
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Mongelima
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.66
- Medium and Support
- iron or steel blade with metal and cloth wrapped wood handle, and leather strap
- relevance
- rank 8.66840
- Title
- Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bekalebwe
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.227
- Medium and Support
- wood, copper, metal tacks, leather, snakeskin, raffia, vegetable fiber cloth
- relevance
- rank 8.66840
- Title
- Reliquary figure (muzidi)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bembe
- Physical Description
- Cloth figure of a human, bound around human remains. The figure is in a seated position with arms outstretched. The torso and neck are cylindrical and elongated.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1890
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.187
- Medium and Support
- dyed woven cotton cloth, vegetable fiber, cane, wood pegs, human remains
- relevance
- rank 8.57991
- Title
- Mask and costume (bwoom)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Physical Description
- A full-body costume and mask depicting a human figure.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1960
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.5A
- Medium and Support
- bark cloth, woven raffia, wood, copper, glass beads, kola nuts, kola, animal ski
- relevance
- rank 8.02941