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- Title
- Figure
- Artist
- Henry Moore
- Physical Description
- A small carved wood sculpture depicting a seated figure with legs crossed.
- Artist Life Dates
- (Castleford, England, 7/30/1898 - 8/31/1986, Hertforshire, England)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1932
- Accession Number
- 1953/1.27
- Medium and Support
- lignum vitae with wood base
- Primary Keywords
- abstract
- abstraction
- carvings
- figures
- sitting
- wood (plant material)
- wood (sculpture by material)
- 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
- Primary Keywords
- container
- floral pattern
- lacquer
- wood
- 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
- Primary Keywords
- credenzas
- eating
- pilasters
- sideboards (furniture)
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Panel fragment with inscribed text
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Syria
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1762-1763
- Accession Number
- 1961/2.14
- Medium and Support
- wood, gesso, and polychrome
- Primary Keywords
- calligraphy
- islamic
- middle east
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Architectural ceiling boss with two dragons, probably from the Church of St. Andrews at Cullompton
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, England
- Physical Description
- Two rampant dragons with open wings, wide flared tails and red-painted eyes stand facing one another with a large plant form held between them.
- Century
- 15th Century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1430
- Accession Number
- 1968/2.46
- Medium and Support
- wood with red polychrome
- Primary Keywords
- bosses
- carvings
- cullompton (inhabited place)
- dragons
- vaults (structural elements)
- wood (sculpture by material)
- 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
- Primary Keywords
- bosses
- carvings
- cullompton (inhabited place)
- faces
- vaults (structural elements)
- wood (sculpture by material)
- Title
- The Alliance of Peace and Abundance
- Artist
- Bartolomeo Coriolano
- Physical Description
- Two women in long robes stand arm in arm in a landscape. One figure holds an olive branch in her right hand, and her companion cradles a cornucopia against her hip.
- Artist Life Dates
- (ca. 1599 - ca. 1676)
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1642
- Accession Number
- 1970/1.178
- Medium and Support
- chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper
- Primary Keywords
- allegory
- chiaroscuro woodcuts
- olive (wood)
- peace
- women
- Title
- Ram Rod Puppet Head (Bakòrò, Sogokun)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali
- Physical Description
- A naturalistic rendering of a ram, with striations incised into the top of the head and down the first third of the horns which sweep forward in a natural curve toward the nose. Eyes inlaid with green glass, and muzzle is overlaid with strip of metal. Jaw articulates, tied with cord. Cloth ears are attached and dangle on either side of head. Wood is unpainted.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.22
- Medium and Support
- wood, sheet metal, glass and cloth
- Primary Keywords
- head
- metal
- ram
- rod puppet
- theatre
- wood (sculpture by material)
- Title
- Hyena Puppet Head (Nama, Sogu kun)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali
- Physical Description
- Stylized wood carving of hyena head; two pieces of wood joined to form articulating jaw. edged with prominent teeth. short upright ears, long triangular nose or snout; eyes, teeth, nose and crown of head overlaid with sheet metal. Wood is unpainted.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.23
- Medium and Support
- wood, sheet metal
- Primary Keywords
- head
- hyena
- metal
- rod puppet
- theatre
- wood (sculpture by material)
- 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
- Primary Keywords
- antelopes
- masks (costume)
- wood (plant material)
- 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
- Primary Keywords
- blolo bian
- figure (representation)
- mediation
- spirit
- wood (sculpture by material)
- Title
- Heddle Pulley for a Loom
- Artist
- African, Ivory Coast, Guro
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1971
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.34
- Medium and Support
- carved wood and patination
- Primary Keywords
- head
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Night Bird Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bobo
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1971
- Accession Number
- 1971/2.41
- Medium and Support
- wood and paint
- Primary Keywords
- birds
- sculpture
- wood (plant material)
- 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
- 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
- Primary Keywords
- head
- whistles
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Daikoku-ten (God of Good Fortune)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- This woodwork depicts Daikoku, the god of good fortune, who is associated with farmers. Here he is sitting astride two large barrels of rice, while carrying over his shoulder a large sack, brimming with treasure. In his right hand he holds a magic mallet, said to be able to produce anything the heart desires when struck.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1979/2.85
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- folk art
- gods
- mythology (literary genre)
- wood (sculpture by material)
- woodwork
- Title
- Ebisu (God of Prosperity)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Physical Description
- This woodwork depicts Ebisu, the god of prosperity and especially associated with fishermen. Here he carries a large sea bream or red snapper symbolizing good fortune.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1979/2.86
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- deity
- folk art
- gods
- mythology (literary genre)
- wood (sculpture by material)
- woodwork
- Title
- Standing Figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Chamba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Accession Number
- 1982/1.275
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- Primary Keywords
- figures (representations)
- standing
- wood (plant material)
- 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
- Primary Keywords
- abstraction
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Heddle Pulley
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Baule Peoples Côte D'Ivoire
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1983
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.357
- Medium and Support
- painted, wood with metal and bone
- Primary Keywords
- african
- birds
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Eket
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1983
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.168
- Medium and Support
- wood and pigment
- Primary Keywords
- headgear
- masks (costume)
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Drum
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.171
- Medium and Support
- wood, animal skin and plant fibers
- Primary Keywords
- african
- bongos
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Secret Society Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ivory Coast, Kran
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1940
- Accession Number
- 1984/1.272
- Medium and Support
- wood, pigment and natural fiber
- Primary Keywords
- krahn
- masks
- masks (costume)
- wood (sculpture by material)
- 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
- Primary Keywords
- african
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Drum with handles
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1880
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.35
- Medium and Support
- wood, leather, plant fibers and tkoola powder
- Primary Keywords
- bongos
- handles
- wood (plant material)
- 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
- Primary Keywords
- african
- cups
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Stopper for a calabash, in the form of a human head
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1900
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.40
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- Primary Keywords
- head
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Thumb Piano/Plucked Idiophone (Kankobele)
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1984
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.50
- Medium and Support
- wood and metal
- Primary Keywords
- musical instruments
- pianos
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Sandcastle
- Artist
- Anne Truitt
- Physical Description
- A long, low rectangular with a painted band of green extends around the rectangle at floor level. The upper half is painted off-white. About three fourths of the length is uniform. The other quarter, at the viewer's right, has several features: two depressed areas, and two raised areas, which are painted in a brighter white.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1921-2004
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1963
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.57
- Medium and Support
- acrylic on wood
- Primary Keywords
- abstract
- abstraction
- acrylic painting (visual work)
- childhood
- minimal
- play (recreation)
- sand
- wood (sculpture by material)
- Title
- Baton in the form of a Hornbill Bird
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, South Gurunsi, Fara?
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1940
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.76
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- Primary Keywords
- birds
- crosiers
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Standing anthropomorphic figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.82
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- Primary Keywords
- figures (representations)
- standing
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Female Antelope Headdress (Chi-Wara)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.137
- Medium and Support
- wood, leather
- Primary Keywords
- antelopes
- heads
- torsos
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Lula
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.138
- Medium and Support
- wood, cotton yarns, cowrie shells, paint
- Primary Keywords
- cowrie shell
- masks
- masks (costume)
- shells
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Whistle/Flute
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bwa/Mossi
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.144
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- duct flutes
- whistles
- wood (plant material)
- 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
- Flute
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.152
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- Primary Keywords
- african
- fluting
- wood (plant material)
- 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
- Primary Keywords
- architecture (object genre)
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Bark cloth beater
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1875
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.1
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- african
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Loom Heddle Pulley
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.126
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- Primary Keywords
- head
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Food Paddle
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1986
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.6
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- african
- utensils
- wood (plant material)
- 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
- Primary Keywords
- figures (representations)
- standing
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Ceremonial Chewing Stick
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Fante Peoples Ghana
- Physical Description
- Wood stick with dark smooth patina; shows six registers or symbols carved into it, from top to bottom: closed fist; rifle; wisdom knot; powder keg; femake figure with hands covering breasts and genitals; paddle.
- Century
- Possibly 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1925
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.270
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- carving
- initiation
- symbols
- wood (sculpture by material)
- Title
- Stool/Backrest
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1987/2.70
- Medium and Support
- carved wood
- Primary Keywords
- furniture by form or function
- stools by design
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Chair
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Chokwe Peoples Angola
- Physical Description
- Two squatting figures decorate the finials; one is elderly, bearded, and scarified, while the other is fresh-faced and young. At the lower left rung, two men carry a slit drum; between the caryatid figures supporting the chair’s front legs appear three men; the central splat has incised diagonal patterns called fuliko. At the center, what is possibly a pointy-nosed European’s face replaces the more habitual chikungu masker.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1925
- Accession Number
- 1992/1.136
- Medium and Support
- wood (dyed with vegetal infusion or stained with castor oil), animal hide
- Primary Keywords
- authority
- carving
- ceremonial chairs
- wood (sculpture by material)
- Title
- Black Excursion No. 13
- Artist
- Louise Nevelson
- Physical Description
- Square, rectangular, and circular pieces of wood and formica are assembled in rectilinear, cabinet-like compartments. The entire object is painted black.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1899 - 1988
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1964
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.131
- Medium and Support
- painted wood and black formica
- Primary Keywords
- abstract
- abstraction
- assemblage (sculpture technique)
- circles
- color-field
- geometric abstraction
- squares
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Asipim chair
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.310
- Medium and Support
- carved wood with leather covering and metal tacks
- Primary Keywords
- chairs
- furniture
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Comb
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.327
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- combs (grooming tools)
- head
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Netsuke of mouse and chestnut on leaves
- Artist
- Ippo
- Artist Life Dates
- 1665-1737
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/2.20
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- leaf (plant material)
- mouse
- netsuke
- nut (plant material)
- wood (plant material)
- Title
- Netsuke of Oni (demon) comforted by a warrior and a Niô (fierce guardian)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/2.21
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Primary Keywords
- demon
- netsuke
- wood