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- Title
- Yellow House
- Artist
- Blanche Ackers
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 1916
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1990-1999
- Accession Number
- 2002/1.195
- Medium and Support
- crayon on paper
- Artist
- Ackers, Blanche
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- colors
- descriptors
- dwellings
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and occupations
- plant material
- plants
- residential structures
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- the natural world
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual and tactile
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- woody plants
- 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
- Artist
- African, Bamana Peoples, Mali, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- biological components
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- mammals
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal and metal products
- objects we use
- performing arts buildings
- performing arts structures
- puppets
- recreational artifacts
- recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- the human body
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- 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
- Artist
- African, Bamana Peoples, Mali, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- biological components
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- mammals
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal and metal products
- objects we use
- performing arts buildings
- performing arts structures
- puppets
- recreational artifacts
- recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- sheep
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- the human body
- upper body
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- 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
- Artist
- African, Burkina Faso, South Gurunsi, Fara?, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- descriptors
- identifying artifacts
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by function
- information forms
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- symbols of office
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Apron
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon
- Object Creation Date
- n.d.
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.189
- Medium and Support
- cloth, beads and cowrie shells
- Artist
- African, Cameroon, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- beadwork
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- costume
- costume by form
- costume by function
- descriptors
- geographic and political locations
- main garments
- main garments for the lower body
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects we use
- protective wear
- shell (animal material)
- shell and shell 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
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- drinking vessels
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Wallet
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.160
- Medium and Support
- natural fiber
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for personal gear
- containers for personal use
- descriptors
- fiber and fiber products
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- objects we use
- 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
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- seating furniture
- single seating furniture
- stools
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Drinking horn
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1880
- Accession Number
- 1984/2.33
- Medium and Support
- cape buffalo horn and plant fibers
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- animal material
- animals and creatures
- containers
- containers by form
- containers by function or context
- containers for serving and consuming food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- drinking vessels
- horns
- keratinous material
- mammals
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels for serving and consuming food
- Title
- Covered Food Basket
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1985/1.159
- Medium and Support
- natural fiber
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- containers
- containers by form
- containers by function or context
- containers for cooking food
- containers for storing or transporting food
- culinary containers
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by function
- object genres
- object genres by function
- objects
- objects we use
- vessels
- 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
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Lula, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- costume
- costume by function
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by composition
- materials by origin
- objects
- objects we use
- plant material
- shell (animal material)
- shell and shell material
- wood and wood products
- 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
- Artist
- African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa
- Secondary Keywords
- struck
- chordophones
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- sound devices
- sound devices by acoustical characteristics
- sound devices by function
- wood and wood products
- zitherlike chordophones
- Title
- MS Leaf: Hymnal
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Ethiopia
- Century
- Mid-17th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1959/1.151
- Medium and Support
- Ink on vellum
- Artist
- African, Ethiopia, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- gothic scripts
- information form components
- latin and greek alphabet scripts
- leaves
- materials
- materials by function
- materials by origin
- people and culture
- plant material
- religions and religious concepts
- script and type forms
- scripts (writing)
- scripts by form
- text-based art
- 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
- Artist
- African, Ghana, Akan, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture by form or function
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- seating furniture
- single seating furniture
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Horned Mask
- Artist
- African, Nigeria, Ibo
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1978
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.14
- Medium and Support
- wood, monkey fur
- Artist
- African, Ibo
- Secondary Keywords
- animal material
- costume
- costume by function
- descriptors
- keratinous material
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- Title
- N'Tomo Mask
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1970
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.183
- Medium and Support
- wood, cowrie shells and red seeds
- Artist
- African, Mali, Bamana, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- combination inorganic/organic animal material
- combination inorganic/organic material
- costume
- costume by function
- descriptors
- manding
- materials
- materials by composition
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- shell (animal material)
- shell and shell material
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- west african styles
- western sudanese styles
- 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
- Artist
- African, Mali, Dogon, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- costume
- costume by function
- descriptors
- mammals
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Tent Hanging
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Fulani
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Accession Number
- 1984/1.268
- Medium and Support
- woven wool
- Artist
- African, Mali, Fulani, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- animal material
- buildings and the land
- coverings and hangings
- coverings and hangings by general type
- demountable buildings
- descriptors
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- hair
- hair and hair components
- hair by form
- keratinous material
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- portable buildings
- single built works
- single built works by design
- single built works by specific type
- Title
- Blanket (one of a pair)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Fulani
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Accession Number
- 1984/1.267.2
- Medium and Support
- wool
- Artist
- African, Mali, Fulani, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- animal material
- coverings and hangings
- coverings and hangings by form
- coverings and hangings by specific type
- descriptors
- fabric
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- hair
- hair and hair components
- hair by form
- keratinous material
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- people and culture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- textiles
- west african styles
- western sudanese fringe-dwelling peoples
- western sudanese styles
- Title
- Carpet
- Artist
- African, Morocco
- Century
- Early 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- early 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1955/1.181
- Medium and Support
- wool textile
- Artist
- African, Morocco
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- animal material
- coverings and hangings
- coverings and hangings by form
- coverings and hangings by specific type
- descriptors
- fabric
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- geographic and political locations
- hair
- hair and hair components
- hair by form
- keratinous material
- materials
- materials by origin
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- rugs
- rugs by form
- Title
- Commemorative Head of an Oba of the Benin kingdom
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Benin
- Physical Description
- Cast brass head of a human. An opening at the top would have supported a carved elephant tusk. The heads wears elaborate "winged" headgear.
- Accession Number
- 2005/1.260
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- Artist
- African, Nigeria, Benin, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- aristocracy
- biological components
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- copper alloy
- copper and copper alloy
- descriptors
- figures
- figures (representations)
- groups of people
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- metal
- metal and metal products
- metal by composition or origin
- nobility
- nonferrous metal
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- political figures
- religious structures
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- social classes
- social classes by specific type
- social groups
- the human body
- upper body
- upper class
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- 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
- Artist
- African, Nigeria, Eket, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the head
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by function
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Display figure
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Osei Bonsu, Asante (Akan) Peoples, Ghana
- Physical Description
- A poised, naturalistic male figure sits on a stool, holding an egg in his right hand, his left hand resting on his left knee. The head is round, almost egg-shaped, with a high, sloping forehead rising from pronounced eyebrows. The eyes are almond-shped, the nost long and slender, the mouth a small straight line. The neck is long and ringed. Its surface is smooth, and carefully finished, golden brown in color, though worn or mottled in places.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1900-1977
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 2001/2.33
- Medium and Support
- wood
- Artist
- African, Osei Bonsu, Asante (Akan) Peoples, Ghana, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- african
- african styles by region
- animal material
- animal material by form or function
- descriptors
- egg and egg components
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- furniture by form or function
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- seating furniture
- single seating furniture
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- west african styles
- western guinea coast styles
- Title
- Wedding Slippers (one of a pair)
- Artist
- African, Songhoi
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1946
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.210.1
- Medium and Support
- embroidered cotton
- Artist
- African, Songhoi
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the legs or feet
- ceremonies
- clothing
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- dresses
- dresses by function
- events
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- footwear
- footwear by form
- main garments
- marriages
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- needleworking
- needleworking and needleworking techniques
- objects
- objects we use
- people and culture
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- rites of passage
- shoes (footwear)
- shoes by location or context
- textile materials
- textile materials by composition or origin
- textile processes and techniques
- textile working processes and techniques
- Title
- Wedding Slippers (one of a pair)
- Artist
- African, Songhoi
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1946
- Accession Number
- 1983/2.210.2
- Medium and Support
- embroidered cotton
- Artist
- African, Songhoi
- Secondary Keywords
- accessories worn on the legs or feet
- ceremonies
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories worn
- costume by form
- cultural ceremonies
- descriptors
- dresses
- dresses by function
- events
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- footwear
- footwear by form
- main garments
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- needleworking
- needleworking and needleworking techniques
- objects we use
- people and culture
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by material
- processes and techniques by specific type
- rites of passage
- shoes (footwear)
- shoes by location or context
- textile materials
- textile materials by composition or origin
- textile processes and techniques
- textile working processes and techniques
- Title
- Tent Hanging
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Tuareg
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Accession Number
- 1984/1.258
- Medium and Support
- woven wool, camel hair and cotton
- Artist
- African, Tuareg, Artist Unknown
- Secondary Keywords
- animal material
- buildings and the land
- coverings and hangings
- coverings and hangings by general type
- demountable buildings
- descriptors
- fiber
- fiber and fiber products
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- hair
- hair and hair components
- hair by form
- keratinous material
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by origin
- materials by physical form
- natural fiber
- objects we use
- plant fiber
- portable buildings
- single built works
- single built works by design
- single built works by specific type
- Title
- Untitled (Structural Constellation drawing)
- Artist
- Josef Albers
- Physical Description
- pen and ink drawing on half inch grid graph paper ruled in blue
- Artist Life Dates
- American, born Germany, 1888-1976
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1955
- Accession Number
- 2007/2.5
- Medium and Support
- pen and ink on half inch grid graph paper ruled in blue
- Artist
- Albers, Josef
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- abstraction
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- diagrams
- document genres
- document genres by form
- drawings
- drawings by technique
- european
- european styles and periods
- forms of expression
- image-making processes and techniques
- information forms
- international post-1945 styles and movements
- materials
- materials by function
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- objects we use
- people and culture
- post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- (Landscape)
- Artist
- Ernest Albinson
- Artist Life Dates
- 1898-1971
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1898-1940
- Accession Number
- 1940.134
- Medium and Support
- linocut on paper
- Artist
- Albinson, Ernest
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- geography
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- modern and contemporary art
- objects we use
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- the natural world
- transportation structures
- transportation structures by form
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
- waterscapes
- Title
- Back of Seated Nude
- Artist
- Humbert Albrizio
- Artist Life Dates
- 1907-1970
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1951/1.26
- Medium and Support
- pen and ink on cream-colored paper
- Artist
- Albrizio, Humbert
- Secondary Keywords
- coating (material)
- coating by form
- descriptors
- figures
- figures (representations)
- materials
- materials by function
- modern and contemporary art
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by gender
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- The Labors of Hercules: The Lernean Hydra (one of the set of 13 prints)
- Artist
- Heinrich Aldegrever
- Artist Life Dates
- 1502- circa 1561
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1550
- Accession Number
- 1956/1.64
- Medium and Support
- engraving on paper
- Artist
- Aldegrever, Heinrich
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- animal material
- animal material by form or function
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- clubs
- descriptors
- figures
- figures (representations)
- geography
- iconography
- inorganic material
- landform components
- landforms and landform components
- landscapes (environments)
- legendary creatures
- materials
- materials by composition
- materials by origin
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by gender
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- settlements and landscapes
- skeleton and skeleton components
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Firenze - Palazzo Pitti, La Fontana
- Artist
- Fratelli Alinari
- Artist Life Dates
- (active 1854 - 1920)
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1832-1865
- Accession Number
- 1982/1.229
- Medium and Support
- albumen print on paper
- Artist
- Alinari, Fratelli
- Secondary Keywords
- architecture
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- europe (continent)
- geographic and political locations
- hydraulic structures
- hydraulic structures by function
- inorganic material
- italy (nation)
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects
- objects we use
- photographic prints
- photographic prints by process
- photographs
- photographs by form
- plants
- positives
- rock
- rock by form
- sculpture by subject type
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- the natural world
- tuscany (region)
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- water distribution structures
- Title
- The Famous Picnic at Val Kill
- Artist
- Ann Murfee Allen
- Physical Description
- Primitive painting depicting three sailboats in the foreground, and figures sitting around tables and standing on a lawn in the middle ground, with two houses in the background.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1923 - 1995
- Century
- late 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1975
- Accession Number
- 2002/1.178
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Artist
- Allen, Ann Murfee
- Secondary Keywords
- american regions
- art genres
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- dwellings
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- furniture by form or function
- how we live
- identifying artifacts
- information artifacts
- information artifacts by function
- information forms
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by function
- natural landscapes
- north american
- objects we use
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- plants
- political and social issues
- residential structures
- sailing vessels by size
- seating furniture
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- single seating furniture
- standing
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- support furniture
- tables (support furniture)
- tables by function
- the americas
- the natural world
- transportation vehicles
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vehicles
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- watercraft
- watercraft by method of propulsion
- watercraft by specific type
- waterscapes
- woody plants
- Title
- Untitled
- Artist
- Scott Van Allsburg
- Physical Description
- Apple on a table with paint drips on the bottom.
- Artist Life Dates
- 20th - 21st century
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.264
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- Artist
- Allsburg, Scott Van
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- food
- fruit
- materials
- materials by function
- objects we use
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Untitled
- Artist
- Scott Van Allsburg
- Physical Description
- Apple wrapped in a piece of paper, creating a circular cone shape.
- Artist Life Dates
- b. 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/1.265
- Medium and Support
- toned gelatin silver print on paper
- Artist
- Allsburg, Scott Van
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- food
- fruit
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by function
- materials by physical form
- Title
- Day of All Dead (Día de todos muertos), from "Manuel Alvarez Bravo"
- Artist
- Manuel Alvarez Bravo
- Artist Life Dates
- 1902-2002
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1933; printed circa 1981
- Accession Number
- 1987/1.174.8
- Medium and Support
- gelatin silver print on paper
- Artist
- Alvarez Bravo, Manuel
- Secondary Keywords
- animal material
- animal material by form or function
- child
- descriptors
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern and contemporary art
- people and occupations
- skeleton and skeleton components
- skeleton components
- Title
- Patchwork Quilt
- Artist
- Anonymous American
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1850
- Accession Number
- 1954/1.146
- Medium and Support
- cotton
- Artist
- American, Anonymous
- Secondary Keywords
- bed coverings
- bedcovers
- coverings and hangings
- coverings and hangings by location or context
- coverings and hangings by specific type
- coverings and hangings for furniture
- coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur
- descriptors
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by physical form
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- textile materials
- textile materials by composition or origin
- Title
- Pieced quilt in variable star pattern with saw-tooth border
- Artist
- Anonymous American
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1840s
- Accession Number
- 1982/2.59
- Medium and Support
- cotton
- Artist
- American, Anonymous
- Secondary Keywords
- bed coverings
- bedcovers
- coverings and hangings
- coverings and hangings by location or context
- coverings and hangings by specific type
- coverings and hangings for furniture
- coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur
- descriptors
- design elements
- fiber
- fiber and fiber products
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- materials
- materials by form
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- motifs
- natural element motifs
- natural fiber
- objects we use
- ornament areas
- plant fiber
- Title
- Quilt with Central Diamond Pattern
- Artist
- Anonymous Amish, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Physical Description
- A black diamond in the center is positioned within a lavender square surrounded by a pink frame. The entire is surrounded by thick frame of black.
- Century
- early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1920
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.321
- Medium and Support
- cotton and wool
- Artist
- Amish, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Anonymous
- Secondary Keywords
- visual arts
- abstraction
- animal material
- artistic concepts
- associated concepts
- bed coverings
- bedcovers
- christianity
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- concepts in the arts
- coverings and hangings
- coverings and hangings by location or context
- coverings and hangings by specific type
- coverings and hangings components
- coverings and hangings for furniture
- coverings and hangings for sleeping and reclining furnitur
- descriptors
- design elements
- fiber and fiber products
- fiber products
- forms of expression
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furnishings components
- geometric motifs
- hair
- hair and hair components
- hair by form
- keratinous material
- materials
- materials by form
- materials by origin
- materials by physical form
- motifs
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- patterns (design elements)
- patterns by specific type
- people and culture
- protestantism
- quilt components
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- textile materials
- textile materials by composition or origin
- visual and tactile
- Title
- Tôto Meisho Series: White Rain on Nihon Bridge (Nihonbashi no shirazame)
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- Rainy scene in a village. There is a bridge in the foreground, with several figures walking across with umbrellas. Houses and mountains appear in the distance.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1840-1841
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.139
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Artist
- Andô, Hiroshige
- Secondary Keywords
- layout features
- transfer method
- upward
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories carried
- descriptors
- dwellings
- earth sciences concepts
- illustrations
- illustrations by form
- images and ornament
- information form components
- inorganic material
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- layout features
- materials
- materials by composition
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- precipitation
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- residential structures
- scientific concepts
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- transportation structures
- transportation structures by form
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
- Title
- The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #39 Okazaki, Yahagi Bridge over the Toyokawa River
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- The print depicts an arch bridge over water, with travelers walking across the bridge. Several boats are sailing on the water, while two fishermen are standing on the shallow area by the waterbank.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1850
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.132
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Artist
- Andô, Hiroshige
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by activity
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- transportation structures
- transportation structures by form
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
- Title
- Edo Meisho: View of the Kameido Temple in Snow, Tokyo
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- Night scene of bridges over the lake leading to the temple complex. The snow falls down from the sky and covers the bridges, roofs, and trees. There are several travelers walking with parasols.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1853
- Accession Number
- 1969/2.17
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Artist
- Andô, Hiroshige
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- earth sciences concepts
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- plants
- precipitation
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- religious buildings
- religious structures
- scientific concepts
- seasons
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- transportation structures
- transportation structures by form
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
- woodcuts
- woody plants
- Title
- Oiso Station, tora-ga-ame (Tora's Rain), Plate 9 from Tokaido Gojusan-tsugi (Fifty-three Stations of the Eastern Road)
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- A landscape of the bank by the river with mountains in the distance. There are trees, huts, and several tombstones in the foreground. Two figures are walking toward a hut.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1855
- Accession Number
- 1974/1.102
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper, ôban yoko-e size
- Artist
- Andô, Hiroshige
- Secondary Keywords
- layout features
- upward
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- dwellings
- funerary structures
- houses
- houses by form
- illustrations
- illustrations by form
- images and ornament
- information form components
- inorganic material
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- layout features
- materials
- materials by composition
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- residential structures
- sailing vessels
- sailing vessels by size
- sepulchral monuments
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- transportation vehicles
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vehicles
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
- watercraft by method of propulsion
- watercraft by specific type
- woody plants
- Title
- The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tôkaidô (Tate-e Edition): #11 Hakone, Crossing the Pass at Night
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- Several travelers are walking up along the mountain path. Some carry heavy goods, and some hold touches. There are trees on the edge of the road. A river flows below cut a steep-sided canyon between the two mountains. The title is written in the red box on the right side of the print, and there is also a yellow box next to it and a red box on the lower left side.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1855
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.133
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Artist
- Andô, Hiroshige
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- upward
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- inorganic material
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- lighting devices
- lighting devices by form
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by activity
- plants
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- settlements and landscapes
- torches and torch holders
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- woody plants
- Title
- Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Kakegawa, Distant View of Mount Akiba
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- A bridge forms a diagonal on the print. Three travellers are passing the bridge, while two monks are walking down toward them. Landscape of water and mountains is shown in the background.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1833-1834
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.127
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Artist
- Andô, Hiroshige
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- upward
- bridges by function
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by activity
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- transportation structures
- transportation structures by form
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Hôeidô Tôkaidô Series: Yoshida, Toyokawa Bridge
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- Several workers are building a castle by the waterscape. Across the water is a bridge that leads to a village in the distance.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1833-1834
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.129
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- Artist
- Andô, Hiroshige
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects we use
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- transportation structures
- transportation structures by form
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- The Thirty-Six Views of the Eastern Capital: Imado Bridge and Matsuchi Hill
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- A snow scene of a village with falling snowflakes in the sky. The roofs of houses, the trees, the bridge, the boat decks, and the island in the center of the lake are all covered by snow.
- Trimmed just outside print frame. Colors: black, blue, green, red, pink-orange. Paper size: lh 34 3/5cm & rh 34 1/2cm x tw 23 9/10cm & bw 24 1/5cm. Image size: lh 33 9/10cm & rh 34cm x tw 22 4/5cm & bw 22 3/5cm.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Object Creation Date
- 1862
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.394
- Medium and Support
- color woodcut on beige laid paper
- Artist
- Andô, Hiroshige
- Secondary Keywords
- transfer method
- asian
- associated concepts
- buildings and the land
- descriptors
- dwellings
- early modern japanese periods
- earth sciences concepts
- east asian
- inorganic material
- japanese
- japanese periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- plants
- precipitation
- prints
- prints by process
- prints by process or technique
- relief prints
- residential structures
- scientific concepts
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- transportation structures
- transportation structures by form
- transportation vehicles
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vehicles
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
- weather and related phenomena
- weather-related phenomena
- woodcuts
- woody plants
- Title
- The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #3 Kawasaki
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- A group of figures with parasols and hats wait on shore for two approaching boats filled with passengers. Trees and a village are seen on the opposite shore. Writing in the upper left corner. Title in red box in upper right corner.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1850
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.314
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- Artist
- Andô, Hiroshige
- Secondary Keywords
- layout features
- scale
- accessories worn on the head
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- costume
- costume accessories
- costume accessories carried
- costume accessories worn
- descriptors
- dwellings
- headgear
- illustrations
- illustrations by form
- images and ornament
- information form components
- inorganic material
- landscapes (environments)
- layout features
- materials
- materials by composition
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- objects we use
- plants
- residential structures
- settlements
- settlements and landscapes
- settlements by form
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- transportation vehicles
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- vehicles
- watercraft
- watercraft by general type
- woody plants
- Title
- The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #34 Futagawa
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- Group of people carrying parcels and leading horses in front of a shop. Other travelers can be seen crossing in the distance. There is a tall tree by the store, and across the water is a smal hill with trees on it. The skyline is edged in pink, suggesting dawn or dusk. Writing in upper right and left corners. Title in red box in upper right corner.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1850
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.316
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- Artist
- Andô, Hiroshige
- Secondary Keywords
- upward
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- commercial buildings
- descriptors
- dwellings
- inorganic material
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- mammals
- materials
- materials by composition
- mercantile buildings
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- plants
- residential structures
- settlements and landscapes
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- woody plants
- Title
- The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #17 Yui
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- A view of a cliff and four shops on the right and a marine view with sailboats on the left. There is red glow along the ede of the horizon. Writing in various places along the top edge of the print. Title in red box in upper right corner.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1850
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.321
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- Artist
- Andô, Hiroshige
- Secondary Keywords
- relation to water
- buildings and the land
- commercial buildings
- descriptors
- inorganic material
- landform components
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by position
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- mercantile buildings
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- sailing vessels
- sailing vessels by size
- settlements and landscapes
- shores (landforms)
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- transportation vehicles
- vehicles
- watercraft
- watercraft by method of propulsion
- watercraft by specific type
- Title
- The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #7 Fujisawa
- Artist
- Andô Hiroshige
- Physical Description
- A view of a village by the water, with many shops and travellers in the street. On the right foreground there is an arched bridge with figures crossing. A gate that looks like the entrance of a shrine appears by the end of the bridge.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1797-1858
- Object Creation Date
- late 1830s
- Accession Number
- 2008/2.324
- Medium and Support
- woodblock print on paper
- Artist
- Andô, Hiroshige
- Secondary Keywords
- scale
- upward
- architectural elements
- buildings and the land
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- descriptors
- gates and gate components
- gateway components
- gateways and gateway components
- inorganic material
- landforms
- landforms and landform components
- landforms by shape or position
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by composition
- natural landscapes
- openings (architectural elements)
- openings and opening components
- openings by form
- plants
- settlements
- settlements and landscapes
- settlements by form
- single built works
- single built works by function
- single built works by specific type
- transportation structures
- transportation structures by form
- vegetation and vegetation components
- vegetation components
- woody plants