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Hunting Whistle; Artist Unknown, African, Angola, Chokwe

Title: Hunting Whistle
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Angola, Chokwe
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1971
Accession Number: 1971/2.47
Medium and Support: carved wood
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Ironclad; Clay Foster

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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
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Prayer Wheel (Mani Wheel); Artist Unknown, Tibet

Title: Prayer Wheel (Mani Wheel)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Tibet
Physical Description: A 'mani' or prayer wheel, a common ritual object used in Tibetan Buddhism: a device made a handle (here a simple wooden stick) supporting a hollow cylindrical drum on a spindle. A small metal weight, attached to one one side of the drum with a cord, allows the wheel to spin with a slight rotation of the wrist. The drum in his case is of hammered metal, with incised patterns of Buddhist auspicious symbols.
Century: 19th-early 20th century
Object Creation Date: mid 19th century - early 20th century
Accession Number: 1983/1.423
Medium and Support: copper? and wood
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Staff; Artist Unknown, African, Beninese, Fon

Title: Staff
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Beninese, Fon
Accession Number: 2001/2.57
Medium and Support: wood with metal
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Figure of a Female Drummer; Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat

Title: Figure of a Female Drummer
Artist: Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: circa 18th century
Accession Number: 1987/1.250
Medium and Support: carved wood
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Staff; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Staff
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Accession Number: 2001/2.44
Medium and Support: wood with beads
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Pipe; Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Babanki

Title: Pipe
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Babanki
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1900-1987
Accession Number: 1987/1.345
Medium and Support: wood and metal
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Stool with Mudfish and Crab Motif; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Title: Stool with Mudfish and Crab Motif
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
Century: Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1900
Accession Number: 1982/2.53
Medium and Support: carved wood
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Male Spirit Spouse Figure (Blolo Bian); Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire

Title: Male Spirit Spouse Figure (Blolo Bian)
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire
Physical Description: Male figured seated on high-backed stool with hands resting on abdomen; symmetrical scarification patterns on cheeks and temples, also down center of forehead and at base of the nose. Coiffure is high crested and segmented. Figure wears sandals and necklace or amulet around neck. Figure has sheen to patina, pigmented deep brown in contrast to stool. Figure has bore hole in back between buttocks.
Century: Mid-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1920-1960
Accession Number: 1971/2.32
Medium and Support: wood, pigment
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Mask (Zamble); Artist Unknown, African, Guro Peoples Côte D'Ivoire

Title: Mask (Zamble)
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Guro Peoples Côte D'Ivoire
Physical Description: Face mask with stylized face and horns of an antelope and open jaws of a leopard. Forehead has three sets of scarifcation marks in relief; hairline is incised with pigmented linear and geometric patterns; striped horns curve naturally from top of head; eyes are set in ovoid grounds of white kaolin; top of snout shows incised V-shaped marks; mask is predominantly brown with traces of green, red and yellow pigment; chew stick in back shows some wear.
Century: late 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1950-1999
Accession Number: 2002/2.348
Medium and Support: wood, pigment
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Clyster; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title: Clyster
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century: Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1900
Accession Number: 1984/2.27
Medium and Support: carved wood
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Block for Printing "Longevity" Spirit Money, from Taiwan; Artist Unknown Taiwan

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Title: Block for Printing "Longevity" Spirit Money, from Taiwan
Artist: Artist Unknown Taiwan
Physical Description: Wooden block painted cinnabar red with a carved floral design framing an inner square that contains six characters in the top and lower right, center, and left corners and a large character in the middle (“longevity”) with an image of two coins suspended from the wings of a stylized bat in the lower center.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: late 20th century
Accession Number: 2006/2.41.1
Medium and Support: carved wood
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Bwoom type mask; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba, Kasai Province

Title: Bwoom type mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba, Kasai Province
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1890-1910
Accession Number: 1982/2.52
Medium and Support: wood and paint
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Long Wood and Metal Pipe; Artist Unknown, African

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Title: Long Wood and Metal Pipe
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Physical Description: A long, wood and metal pipe. A metal lid is attached to the end by a chain.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 2010/2.5
Medium and Support: wood and metal
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M'irimba with single head; African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa

Title: M'irimba with single head
Artist: African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1920
Accession Number: 1984/2.81
Medium and Support: wood and metal
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Ceremonial Staff; Melanesian, Solomon Islands

Title: Ceremonial Staff
Artist: Melanesian, Solomon Islands
Object Creation Date: n.d.
Accession Number: 1970/2.114
Medium and Support: painted wood
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Standing Woman Holding a Crown; Anonymous Italian (Venetian)

Title: Standing Woman Holding a Crown
Artist: Anonymous Italian (Venetian)
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 18th century
Accession Number: 1981/1.330
Medium and Support: painted wood
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Gaming Table; Artist Unknown, China

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Title: Gaming Table
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Object Creation Date: circa 1810
Accession Number: 2008/2.2
Medium and Support: wood, lacquer
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Wooden Cylinders (Pair); Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa

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Title: Wooden Cylinders (Pair)
Artist: Artist Unknown Northern and Southern Nguni, South Africa
Physical Description: Each short wooden cylinder is painted with an inlay on both circular face. One face is red, white and blue with brown dots. Other face in dark teal, black, yellow and white with brown dots.
Object Creation Date: 19th century - 20th century
Accession Number: 2014/2.70.1-2
Medium and Support: wood and paint
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Sock Darner; Artist Unknown

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Title: Sock Darner
Artist: Artist Unknown
Accession Number: TC2004.1
Medium and Support: painted wood
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Sculpture for Jo or Gwa Society; Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana

Title: Sculpture for Jo or Gwa Society
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana
Century: Probably 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1971/2.16
Medium and Support: carved wood
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Wooden Base for Water Heater (TC2006.13.6A-E); Artist Unknown, Japan

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Title: Wooden Base for Water Heater (TC2006.13.6A-E)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Accession Number: TC2006.13.10
Medium and Support: lacquer on wood
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Horse and Rider; Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon

Title: Horse and Rider
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1960
Accession Number: 1983/2.79
Medium and Support: carved wood
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Staff; African, Ovumbundu

Title: Staff
Artist: African, Ovumbundu
Accession Number: 2001/2.61
Medium and Support: wood with metal
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Staff; African, Tanzania

Title: Staff
Artist: African, Tanzania
Accession Number: 2001/2.51
Medium and Support: wood with metal
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Staff; African, Tanzania, Vinza

Title: Staff
Artist: African, Tanzania, Vinza
Accession Number: 2001/2.28
Medium and Support: wood with metal
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frame for Fragonard drawing; Anonymous

Title: frame for Fragonard drawing
Artist: Anonymous
Accession Number: 1972/2.374.1
Medium and Support: gilded wood
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Cup; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title: Cup
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1925
Accession Number: 1984/2.37
Medium and Support: carved wood
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Tray for Sweets with Plum Blossom Design; Artist Unknown, Japan

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Title: Tray for Sweets with Plum Blossom Design
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Accession Number: TC2006.8.1
Medium and Support: lacquer on wood
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Lintel Fragments (From a set of 5); Anonymous Spanish

Title: Lintel Fragments (From a set of 5)
Artist: Anonymous Spanish
Physical Description: Two and a half prints, identical, long piece of wood with repeating pattern.
Century: 15th-17th century
Object Creation Date: 1500-1699
Accession Number: 1961/2.6B
Medium and Support: carved wood
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Protective Amulet; Artist Unknown Taiwan

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Title: Protective Amulet
Artist: Artist Unknown Taiwan
Physical Description: Plaque in the form of a snarling lion's face holding a double-edged "severn star" (here only three of the seven stars are depicted as large dots connected by lines) sword in its mouth and ornamented with a red octagon containing the characters for "daqi" surrounded by eight trigrams on its forehead.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 2006/2.44
Medium and Support: polychrome on wood
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Architectural ceiling boss with four faces, probably from the Church of St. Andrew at Cullompton; Artist Unknown, England

Title: Architectural ceiling boss with four faces, probably from the Church of St. Andrew at Cullompton
Artist: Artist Unknown, England
Physical Description: This ceiling boss features four faces with traces of paint that are arranged in a radial pattern with the crowns of their heads converging on a single, central point. Two of the faces are female, identifiable by the wimples worn on their heads, while the other two, wearing small pointed caps and sporting beards, are male. The symmetrical regularity of the piece is counterbalanced by subtle asymmetries introduced by differences in detail and the sequence of facial types.
Century: 15th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1430
Accession Number: 1968/2.47
Medium and Support: wood with polychrome
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Epa Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba

Title: Epa Mask
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Yoruba
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 1998/1.126
Medium and Support: wood with polychrome
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Standing Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi

Title: Standing Figure
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1998/1.143
Medium and Support: carved wood
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Credenza; Artist Unknown, Italy

Title: Credenza
Artist: Artist Unknown, Italy
Physical Description: The front of this handsome oak credenza, or sideboard, is divided into halves by three pilasters. Each half is outfitted with a drawer and a door below. The decorative and functional components are artfully arranged across the front of the piece to form a balanced composition of repeated geometric shapes and harmonious proportions.
Century: Early 16th century
Object Creation Date: 1500-1530
Accession Number: 1955/1.228
Medium and Support: oak wood
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Wood snuff bottle; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Wood snuff bottle
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1912-1949
Accession Number: 1980/2.90
Medium and Support: wood and coral
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Heddle Pulley; Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire

Title: Heddle Pulley
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire
Accession Number: 2003/2.39
Medium and Support: wood and metal
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Carved Wood Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Luba People Democratic Republic of the Congo

Title: Carved Wood Figure
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Luba People Democratic Republic of the Congo
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1950
Accession Number: 1987/1.242
Medium and Support: wood, fiber
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Staff; Artist Unknown, African, Ndebele peoples South Africa

Title: Staff
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Ndebele peoples South Africa
Physical Description: A wooden staff, covered with beads in solid colors (red, blue, green and orange) outlined in black against a background of white beads, with a sideways M pattern in the middle of the shaft on either side. A stylized head of open beadwork tops the staff, followed by a tight-fitting necklace-like band with a clasp in orange and green and a white band, above solid red and blue rings.
Accession Number: 2001/2.46
Medium and Support: wood with beads
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Cup; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title: Cup
Artist: Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1875
Accession Number: 1985/2.44
Medium and Support: carved wood
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Stereoscope Viewer; Stereo Classics Studio

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Title: Stereoscope Viewer
Artist: Stereo Classics Studio
Physical Description: It is a stereoscope viewer made of wood and brass. The viewer part is supported by a wooden handle and has two glass pieces for the viewer to look through. There are two pieces of wood is a cross shape that are also attached to the viewer, the horizontal piece can be slid along the virtical piece and there are two brass supports that hold the stereoscope card.
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1925-1980
Accession Number: 2010/1.167
Medium and Support: wood and brass
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