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Title

Goldweight in the shape of a cannon

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire

Physical Description

Goldweight in the shape of a cannon.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1985

Accession Number

1997/1.446

Medium and Support

brass

relevance

rank 22.25419

Secondary Keywords

africa (continent)

firearms

geographic and political locations

goldweights

objects we use

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with explosive propellant

small arms

small arms by form

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Goldweight in the shape of three cannons

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire

Physical Description

Goldweight in the shape of a bundle of three cannons.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1985

Accession Number

1997/1.506

Medium and Support

brass

relevance

rank 22.25419

Secondary Keywords

africa (continent)

firearms

geographic and political locations

goldweights

objects we use

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with explosive propellant

small arms

small arms by form

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

General Pedro Altamirano

Artist

Armando Morales

Physical Description

Four armed men stand in front of a building. One man is kneeling with a machine gun on a tripod. Two dogs and a horse are with them.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1927

Object Creation Date

1993

Accession Number

2011/1.96.4

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 19.03937

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

firearms

mammals

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

prints

prints by process or technique

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with explosive propellant

small arms

small arms by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Berlin is Taken, May 1945

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

Taken Berlin. In the foreground is a cannon while in the back hollowed-out buildings burn.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.80

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 18.10531

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

europe (continent)

firearms

geographic and political locations

germany (nation)

objects we use

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

physicochemical processes

positives

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with explosive propellant

small arms

small arms by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

A Call to Arms, 1941-45

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

An officer holding binoculars looking across a field seated next to a cannon calls out. A group of soldiers run to the scene to prepare for battle.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.75

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 17.57994

Secondary Keywords

vision

armed conflicts

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

events

firearms

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in military occupations

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

positives

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with explosive propellant

small arms

small arms by form

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Prendimiento del General Sandino frente al "Hormiguero"

Artist

Armando Morales

Physical Description

A group of men holding guns gather around a car. Spotlights from a nearby building are focused on the car as well.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1927

Object Creation Date

1993

Accession Number

2011/1.96.6

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 16.86016

Secondary Keywords

firearms

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

objects we use

passenger vehicles

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

prints

prints by process or technique

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with explosive propellant

small arms

small arms by form

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

The Red Army Crosses the Oder River into Germany, December

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A group of Red Army soldiers transporting a small cannon through the Oder River to enter Germany.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

1944; printed 2003

Accession Number

2012/2.73

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 16.44035

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

europe (continent)

firearms

geographic and political locations

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in military occupations

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

positives

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with explosive propellant

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

small arms

small arms by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

The Attack on an Emigrant Train

Artist

Charles Ferdinand Wimar

Physical Description

The painting depicts a group of American settlers attempting to defend themselves against attack by a band of Native Americans. A covered wagon pulled by two horses is at the center of the composition; at left, two Native Americans attack the wagon with war clubs and tomahawks; a figure on the lead horse points a pistol directly at the head of one of his attackers, while a figure at the rear of the wagon shoots another attacker. At right other warriors on horseback ride past the train shooting arrows and wielding tomahawks.

Artist Life Dates

1828-1862

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1856

Accession Number

1895.80

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 7.42463

Secondary Keywords

american regions

americas

animals

animals and creatures

armed conflicts

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

buildings and the land

cargo vehicles

cargo vehicles by form

cutting equipment

cutting tools

earth sciences concepts

edged weapons

equipment

equipment by process

events

fights

firearms

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

grassland

how we live

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

landscapes (environments)

locality

long guns

mammals

natural landscapes

north & central america

north american

objects

objects we use

passenger vehicles

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

physical activities

physical activities by general context

physical sciences concepts

plant communities

projectile launchers with nonexplosive propellant

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with explosive propellant

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

small arms by form

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styles and periods by region

the americas

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tools and equipment

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