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Title

Walu Antelope Mask

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1971

Accession Number

1971/2.26

Medium and Support

wood, metal and pigment

relevance

rank 35.38017

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

costume

costume by function

descriptors

mammals

objects

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

the natural world

woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques

Title

Bowl, oblong with two handles

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1830-1880

Accession Number

1967/2.15

Medium and Support

birch and walnut

relevance

rank 32.23936

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

vessels

woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques

Title

Boxelder Vessel

Artist

John Jordan

Physical Description

A vessel of bleached wood. From a narrow base, the vessel widens gradually. Near the top it begans to narrow gradually then narrows quickly on a nearly horizontal plane to a very small mouth. The surface, apart from the smooth lip of the mouth, is finely textured with vertical scoring.

light-colored wood vase with textured hatching across surfaces

Artist Life Dates

born 1950

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1996

Accession Number

2002/2.150

Medium and Support

boxelder

relevance

rank 31.06241

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

containers

containers by form

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

wood and wood products

woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques

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 29.94409

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

Pembroke Table, with one side drawer

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

early 19th century

Accession Number

1967/2.34

Medium and Support

inlaid mahogany

relevance

rank 29.61088

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

dropleaf tables

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture by form or function

locality

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

support furniture

tables (support furniture)

tables by form

wood

woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques

Title

Heddle Pulley for a Loom

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1971

Accession Number

1971/2.33

Medium and Support

carved wood and patination

relevance

rank 28.74671

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

equipment

equipment by process

moving and transporting equipment

moving and transporting machinery

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

sculpture

sculpture by technique

the human body

tools and equipment

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques

Title

Akbar's Bounty

Artist

Michael Mode

Physical Description

A wide-mouthed bowl narrows steeply to a small base. A brown and white checker board pattern covers the interior and exterior and scales down as the diameter decreases toward the bottom.

wood bowl with geometric patterning in concentric rings, decreasing in size top to bottom

Artist Life Dates

born 1946

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2002/2.166

Medium and Support

holly and morado

relevance

rank 27.42883

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

artistic concepts

asian

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

forms of expression

geometric patterns

historical, theoretical and critical concepts

indian

indian styles and periods

islamic indian styles and periods

materials

materials by origin

mughal

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels

wood and wood products

woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques

Title

Untitled, from Suspended Sphere Series

Artist

Todd Hoyer

Physical Description

A sphere, wrapped in rusted wire, is sandwiched between two hefty, rough hewn, chunks of wood.

freestanding multimedia wood sculpture, with rectangular wood base and top sandwiching a small wire-covered sphere at center

Artist Life Dates

b. 1952

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2002/2.146

Medium and Support

eucalyptus, wire

relevance

rank 27.39879

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

geometric concepts

geometric figures

materials

materials by origin

mathematical concepts

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

sculpture by material

sculpture by technique

solids (geometric)

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

wood and wood products

woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques