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Showing results for "prestige" in Primary Keywords.
- Title
- Mask (Kasangu)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Sala Mpasu Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Face mask made of wood, covered in white kaolin; face has round, bulging forehead, deep set narrow eyes, small round ears, fiber beard, open rectangular mouth and pointed teeth; basketry weave that held mask on the dancer’s head is visible at back and sides; raffia attachment on top of head frayed and missing.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1920-1960
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.44
- Medium and Support
- wood, raffia, kaolin and fiber
- Primary Keywords
- face mask
- masquerade
- prestige
- raffiawork
- wood (sculpture by material)
- Title
- Palm wine cup
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Cylindrical, wood carved cup with geometric motifs and linear, interlocking surface designs that cover the entire surface of the object.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1940
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.372
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- cups
- geometric motifs
- prestige
- Title
- Mask (idangani)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Sala Mpasu Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Mask is made entirely of blackish-brown dyed and molded raffia fiber; face has bulging forehead, deeo set narrow eyes, bulbous nose, and raffia “beard.” Top of head has cone-like crest of small fiber knots.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1900-1983
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.184
- Medium and Support
- dyed fiber, raffia
- Primary Keywords
- face masks
- fiberwork
- masquerades
- prestige
- Title
- Prestige Pipe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon Grassfields Cameroon
- Physical Description
- Pipe made in three parts: wood-carved stem, inner metal pipe for drawing smoke, and metal, possibly bronze bowl. Wood-carved, openwork stem is comprised of interlocking lizards; spiral whorls cover the cast metal bowl. bands of cowrie shells encircle the bottom and “neck” of the bowl, while its lip is topped with the classic Grassfields motif of a prestige cap.
- Century
- Mid-20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1925-1975
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.150
- Medium and Support
- wood, metal, possibly copper and bronze
- Primary Keywords
- metal
- pipe (smoking equipment)
- prestige
- smoking
- wood
- 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
- Primary Keywords
- initiations
- maskettes
- prestige
- wood (sculpture by material)
- Title
- Mat
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Flat raffia mat with woven geometric, diamond-lke pattern of interlocking lines in green, natural and purple.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1970
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.165
- Medium and Support
- Raffia fiber
- Primary Keywords
- geometric motifs
- mats (floor coverings)
- prestige
- raffiawork
- textiles
- wall hangings
- Title
- Design Cloth
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Square panel of raffia, cut-pile cloth; top is even, plush surface; intersecting linear pattern creates geometic diamond motifs in contrasting dark and light browns. Back is woven raffia cloth.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1970
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.105
- Medium and Support
- raffia, cloth, dye
- Primary Keywords
- geometric motifs
- natural fiber
- prestige
- raffiawork
- textiles
- Title
- Chief's hat
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon
- Physical Description
- Miter-shaped hat with double layer of fabric made from whorls of light-colored cotton applique on dark green velveteen ground. Sides of hat terminate in red tassels. Front edge of hat is trimmed with red fabric.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1925-1975
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.171
- Medium and Support
- cotton appliqué with tassels
- Primary Keywords
- appliquè
- authority
- hats
- prestige
- Title
- Elephant Mask (mbap mteng)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Bamileke Peoples, Cameroon
- Physical Description
- Face mask embroidered extensively wtih glass beads. Two long panels hang down the front and back of the wearer. Humanoid face at top has two round eye holes allowing the wearer to see, a strip of fabric for nose and open, upturned mouth. Ears are protruding disks attached on either side of the face . Top of the head is covered with small, corklike knobs covered with black cloth. The beadwork is predominantly green, with intricate, scallop-shaped patterns along edge of panels, and vertical, star-like patterns filling center of the panels. Interior of panels is lined with damask.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1950-1999
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.319
- Medium and Support
- cloth, glass beads, fiber
- Primary Keywords
- authority
- beads
- elephants
- face masks
- masquerades
- prestige
- royalty
- Title
- Prestige Axe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lunda Circle Lwena?
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.51
- Medium and Support
- iron or steel blade with wood handle
- Primary Keywords
- axes (tools)
- iron (metal)
- metalwork
- prestige
- Title
- Prestige Axe
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Benin, Toma
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/1.85
- Medium and Support
- metal blade with wood handle
- Primary Keywords
- axes (tools)
- axes (weapons)
- ceremonial axes
- metalwork
- prestige
- Title
- Flywhisk (mpiya, nsea, nfunka or nyese)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Dondo Peoples Congo Republic
- Physical Description
- Wood-carved flywhisk is shape of a woman. Her torso doubles as the whisk handle and is scarified with leaden inlay, which has been worn smooth due to extended use. A red cotton wrap marks the transition zone between the female’s torso and the buffalo hair whisk below. The whisk visually acts as a grass skirt completing the above figure’s body and dress.
- Century
- late 18th - early 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1800
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.176
- Medium and Support
- wood, lead, cotton fiber, buffalo hair
- Primary Keywords
- authority
- divination
- figure (representation)
- flywhisks
- prestige
- Title
- Palm Wine Drinking Horn
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Kuba Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Physical Description
- Buffalo horn with concentric circles, geometric shapes and beadlike bands carved in relief follow the natural contours of the horn to its pointed tip. Has a local repair—a metal suture sewn at the mouth to stabilize a crack. Has cord pierced through tip.
- Century
- late 18th - early 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1800-1850
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.209
- Medium and Support
- buffalo horn
- Primary Keywords
- drinking horns
- geometric motifs
- prestige