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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

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

aristocracy

associated concepts

beads and sets of beads

costume

costume by function

descriptors

events

groups of people

mammals

masks (costume)

nobility

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

political concepts

social classes

social classes by specific type

social groups

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

upper class

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

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

associated concepts

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

headgear

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

people and culture

political concepts

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

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

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

ceremonial weapons

cutting equipment

cutting tools

descriptors

edged weapons

equipment

equipment by process

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

tools and equipment

weapons

weapons and ammunition

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

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

cutting equipment

cutting tools

descriptors

equipment

equipment by process

inorganic material

iron and iron alloy

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

tools and equipment

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

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

chairs

chairs by function

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

objects we use

people and culture

political concepts

sculpture

sculpture by material

sculpture by technique

seating furniture

single seating furniture

social science concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Chief’s Caryatid Stool (citwamo ka kaponya)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Chokwe Peoples Angola

Physical Description

This hour-glass shaped stool is supported by two caryatid figures who sit in a pose of lamentation—crouched with head in hands. Scarified patterned abstracted tears spill from their lower eyelids. Brass studs adorn the perimeter of the stool’s seat, base, and figures. Both figures wear strings of black, red and white beads around their necks.

Century

Late 19th century

Object Creation Date

2nd half of 19th century

Accession Number

2005/1.204

Medium and Support

wood, glass beads, and brass tacks

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

political concepts

sculpture

sculpture by material

sculpture by technique

social science concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

The Lamentation

Artist

Hans Baldung Grien

Physical Description

Three grief-striken figures lament over the body of a dead man lying on the ground before them. One of these figures, a robed woman who clasps her hands in agony, leans forward to peer into the face of the dead man, who is rendered with dramatic foreshortening. To the left of this woman sits a long-haired man wiping his eyes while another woman with wild unkempt hair seated next to him raises her arms in abject sorrow. Three nails and a pair of vessels sit in the immediate foreground next to the artist's initials "HGB."

Artist Life Dates

1484/85-1545

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1515-1517

Accession Number

1960/1.168

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

emotion

equipment

equipment by process

events

executions

objects we use

people and culture

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

psychological concepts

relief prints

religions

religions and religious concepts

social science concepts

supporting equipment

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

From a Day of Grief, Kerch, Crimea, January 1942

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A woman grieving while standing over dead bodies of young men in Kerch, Crimea.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.68

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

emotion

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by state or condition

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

positives

psychological concepts

social science concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Monument to the Lycée Chases

Artist

Christian Boltanski

Physical Description

Three black and white photographs of young people's faces are vertically arranged. Above each and below the center image are smaller versions of similar portrait photographs. Four of these smaller photos are also arranged in the line of the large photographs, one on each end, and two separating the larger pictues. All the photos are surrounded by an arrangement of light bulbs, which are connected by a network of electrical cables that snake along the walls and over the photos.

Artist Life Dates

Born 1944

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1989

Accession Number

2006/1.154

Medium and Support

gelatin silver prints, biscuit tins, electric cables, and sixty-eight lightbulbs

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

austria (nation)

biological concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

constructions (sculpture)

europe (continent)

events

furnishings components

geographic and political locations

lighting device components

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

personal life events

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

positives

psychological concepts

scientific concepts

sculpture

sculpture by technique

social science concepts

vienna state (state)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

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

Secondary Keywords

smoking and tobacco use

associated concepts

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

metal and metal products

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plant material

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

tools and equipment

wood and wood products

Title

Sancai ware standing figure of a Central Asian groom

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

7th-11th century

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1972/2.67

Medium and Support

earthenware with sancai (three-color) glaze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

social science concepts

social structure

sociological concepts

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

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

disciplines

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

objects we use

occult sciences

people and culture

political concepts

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

La Justice Protégé les Arts

Artist

Gilles Demarteau

Physical Description

This crayon-manner engraving printed in sanguine depicts a grouping of figures arranged in a celestial space and positioned against clouds. A large female figure draped in cloth dominates the upper portion of the composition. She holds a set of scales in her left hand. Two female figures, one clothed, one nude, gather below at this figure’s sandaled feet in the center left of the composition. The clothed figure holds a palette and paintbrushes while the nude figure holds a mallet and a sculpted portrait of a man’s face. At the bottom right three male figures, one of whom wrestles a snake, appear to be attacking the female figure holding the palette. A clothed figure donning a helmet protects the figure holding the scales in the upper right.

Artist Life Dates

1729-1776

Object Creation Date

circa 1763-1767

Accession Number

2012/2.182

Medium and Support

crayon-manner engraving, printed in sanguine on heavy laid paper

Secondary Keywords

artistic concepts

artistic devices

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

judges

measuring devices

measuring devices for forces

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by medium

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in law

people in social science-related occupations

people in the social sciences and related occupations

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

symbolism

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weighing devices

weighing devices by form

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

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

design elements

drinking vessels

motifs

objects we use

people and culture

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

vessels for serving and consuming food

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

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

design elements

fiber

fiber and fiber products

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

motifs

object genres

object genres by material

people and culture

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

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

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for surface elements

descriptors

design elements

floor coverings

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

motifs

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

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

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

design elements

drinking vessels

motifs

objects we use

people and culture

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

vessels for serving and consuming food

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

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

ceremonies

cultural ceremonies

events

objects we use

people and culture

rites of passage

sculpture

sculpture by form

sculpture by material

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Mask (Kifwebe)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Luba or Songye Peoples Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

Wood carved face with geometric, pseudo-human facial features, grooved, bilaterial striations of surface, protruding, square pursed mouth and horizontal slit eyes with protruding eyebrows. Faint traces of white kaolin in grooves; a flat wooden crest extends from the nose along the curve of the forehead, terminating in feathered headdress; thick raffia fiber beard attached around face. mask shows much wear with nicks and scraptes on wood surface; feathered headdress and fiber beard are brittle.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

2005/1.219

Medium and Support

wood, raffia, feathers, kaolin

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

costume

costume by function

descriptors

events

masks (costume)

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

sculpture

sculpture by material

social science concepts

sociological concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

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

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

costume

costume by function

descriptors

events

masks (costume)

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

sculpture

sculpture by material

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

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

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

costume

costume by function

descriptors

events

masks (costume)

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Yaka Peoples, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Physical Description

A stylized human head with an elaborate coiffure, sitting atop a larger animal head with scarification marks below the eyes, tops a well-carved staff with angular handle and a zig-zag carved pattern below the handle. The eyes of both figures are set in shallow cavities and appear squinted or closed.

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

2001/2.19

Medium and Support

wood

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

ceremonial weapons

components

components and systems

components by specific context

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

head

objects

objects we use

people and culture

political concepts

social science concepts

the human body

tools and equipment

upper body

walking sticks

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Untitled (March 5th) #2

Artist

Felix Gonzalez-Torres

Physical Description

Two forty-watt light bulbs in simple porcelain light sockets hang together by their extension cords from a nail on the wall.

Artist Life Dates

1957-1996

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1991

Accession Number

1999/2.17

Medium and Support

40-watt light bulbs, extension cords, porcelain light sockets

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

events

found object sculpture

found objects

furnishings components

genres

health and related concepts

health-related concepts

illness

international post-1945 styles and movements

lighting device components

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

personal life events

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

psychological concepts

scientific concepts

sculpture

sculpture by form

sculpture by material

social science concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Study for 'Image in Xhorkom'

Artist

Arshile Gorky

Physical Description

Black and white drawing of organic forms vaguely resembling human figures flowing into one another in a room-like space. On the right hand side of the grouping stands the most recognizably humanoid figure.

Artist Life Dates

1904 - 1948

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1936

Accession Number

1964/2.41

Medium and Support

graphite and tempera on off-white laid paper

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

artistic concepts

asia

asia (continent)

associated concepts

biological concepts

biomorphic

concepts in the arts

drawings

drawings by function

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

geographic and political locations

groups of people

kinship groups

life

life stages

locality

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

psychological concepts

scientific concepts

social groups

social science concepts

study

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Art Attack

Artist

Keith Haring

Physical Description

Oak panel with screen print; signed K.Haring 88 along lower right edge.

Artist Life Dates

1958 - 1990

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

1991/1.137

Medium and Support

screenprint on oak panel

Secondary Keywords

americas

associated concepts

biological concepts

genres

health and related concepts

health-related concepts

illness

international post-1945 styles and movements

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

objects we use

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

psychological concepts

scientific concepts

social science concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

united states

visual works

visual works by location or context

Title

Marilyn Monroe

Artist

Keith Haring

Physical Description

Bust-length portrait of Marilyn Monroe positioned in front of a red background; Haring used a poster of the actress onto which he applied sumi ink in a series of outlines, marks and drips over the face, neck, chest and shoulders.

Artist Life Dates

1958 - 1990

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1981

Accession Number

1997/1.123

Medium and Support

Sumi ink on poster

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

historical, theoretical and critical concepts

international post-1945 styles and movements

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Portrait of Arnold Schönberg

Artist

Felix Albrecht Harta

Physical Description

Minimal line drawing presents a 3/4 profile of man, with right ear, a tuft of hair, mouth, nose, full right eye, partial left eye, eyebrows, eye lashes, and minimal chin.

Artist Life Dates

(1884 - 1967)

Century

20th century

Accession Number

2007/2.112

Medium and Support

graphite on beige wove paper

Secondary Keywords

image form

associated concepts

austria (nation)

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

objects we use

people and culture

social science concepts

social status

sociological concepts

vienna state (state)

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by subject type

Title

Key and Cue No. 1182 (Remembrance has a rear and front)

Artist

Roni Horn

Physical Description

Aluminum shaft with block letters cast in black plastic.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1994

Accession Number

2009/1.470

Medium and Support

cast plastic and aluminum

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

forms of expression

genres in the arts

information form components

layout features

literary, oral and motion picture genres

people and culture

psychological concepts

social science concepts

Title

Three Gold Rings, from Ringed Series

Artist

Todd Hoyer

Physical Description

A bulbous vessel with narrow mouth and base. The wood is burned and cracked and circled by three gold bands, two of which overlap.

burnt wood vessel with gold

Artist Life Dates

b. 1952

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1991

Accession Number

2002/2.145

Medium and Support

eucalyptus, imitation gold leaf

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological concepts

containers

containers by form

descriptors

events

groups of people

kinship groups

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

personal life events

physicochemical processes

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

psychological concepts

scientific concepts

social groups

social science concepts

surface marking processes and techniques

wood and wood products

Title

Shiva and his family

Artist

India, Punjab Hills, Kangra School

Physical Description

In this idyllic scene, the goddess Parvati offers her husband Shiva a drink, as they enjoy a quiet moment together. Their children, the elephant-headed Ganesha and Skanda, play inside a tent made from the hide of an elephant demon that Shiva had slain. Both parents are clothed in animal skins, the garb of mountain-dwelling ascetics, while Shiva is further adorned with a long necklace of skulls and a snake.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1790-1800

Accession Number

1942.4

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

associated concepts

branches

groups of people

hindu

kinship groups

mammals

named gods and goddesses

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by family relationship

people by state or condition

religion

religions

social groups

social science concepts

social structure

sociological concepts

subject matter

tents

the natural world

Title

Shaver container (rectangular box with cover and divider), from a bridal trousseau

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1955/1.160A-C

Medium and Support

wood with black, red, and gold lacquer

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

containers

descriptors

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people and culture

social science concepts

social structure

sociological concepts

Title

Container for vegetable tannin for ohaguro [square box with cover; the larger of two], from a bridal trousseau

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1955/1.161A&B

Medium and Support

wood with black, red, and gold lacquer

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

containers

descriptors

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people and culture

social science concepts

social structure

sociological concepts

Title

Container for vegetable tannin for ohaguro [square box with cover], from a bridal trousseau

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1955/1.162A&B

Medium and Support

wood with black, red, and gold lacquer

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

containers

descriptors

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people and culture

social science concepts

social structure

sociological concepts

Title

Stacked cylindrical container for oil (the larger of two), from a bridal trousseau

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1955/1.163A-C

Medium and Support

wood with black, red, and gold lacquer

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

containers

descriptors

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people and culture

social science concepts

social structure

sociological concepts

Title

Stacked cylindrical container for oil (the smaller of two), from a bridal trousseau

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1955/1.164A-C

Medium and Support

wood with black, red, and gold lacquer

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

containers

descriptors

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people and culture

social science concepts

social structure

sociological concepts

Title

Incense Container, (cylindrical box with cover), from a Bridal Trousseau

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1867

Accession Number

1955/1.166A&B

Medium and Support

wood with black, red, and gold lacquer

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

containers

descriptors

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people and culture

social science concepts

social structure

sociological concepts

Title

Diptych on Vietnam (one of two)

Artist

Michael Joseph

Physical Description

Copies of men's high school portraits from yearbook pages collaged onto board. There are words written across in red, blue, orange and purple crayon "The Class of 65...."

Object Creation Date

2nd half of the 20th century

Accession Number

2013/2.308A

Medium and Support

collage on panel

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

memorials

objects we use

people and culture

political concepts

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

social science concepts

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

The Downtrodden (Zertretene)

Artist

Käthe Kollwitz

Artist Life Dates

1867 - 1945

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900

Accession Number

1954/2.9

Medium and Support

aquatint and etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

emotion

figures

how we live

modern and contemporary art

movement

people and culture

people and occupations

psychological concepts

rites of passage

social science concepts

Title

Couple Making Love

Artist

Eli Levin

Physical Description

A black etching on white paper of two people on a bed making love. There are shoes underneath the bed on the left hand side of the scene and strewn about clothing on the right side.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1938

Accession Number

2012/1.231

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

objects we use

people and culture

sleeping and reclining furniture

social science concepts

social structure

sociological concepts

Title

Happiness

Artist

Jacques Lipchitz

Artist Life Dates

1891-1973

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1947

Accession Number

1948/1.98

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

european

european styles and periods

figures

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

psychological concepts

social science concepts

studies (visual works)

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by function

Title

Untitled (Virginia)

Artist

Sally Mann

Physical Description

Contemporary black and white photograph made to look old. The image is contained within the circular field created by the aperture. A foggy landscape with silhouetted trees receding from the left into the hazy distance and sky.

Artist Life Dates

Born 1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1993; printed 2002

Accession Number

2003/1.365

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print, toned with tea on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by function

disciplines

electromagnetic radiation

energy

energy and related concepts

geographic and political locations

history and related disciplines

landscapes

landscapes (environments)

light (energy)

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

people and culture

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

positives

psychological concepts

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

social science concepts

social sciences

the natural world

united states (nation)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Untitled [Manassas #25]

Artist

Sally Mann

Physical Description

Antique- and aged-looking photograph of a dreamy, perhaps nocturnal landscape. In the foreground a massive tree rises up into the hazy night, and trees recede into the distance. White pock marks give the whole scene, sky and land, an ethereal starry look.

Artist Life Dates

Born 1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2004/2.129

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

disciplines

electromagnetic radiation

energy

energy and related concepts

geographic and political locations

history and related disciplines

landscapes (environments)

light (energy)

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

people and culture

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

plants

positives

psychological concepts

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

sites

social science concepts

social sciences

united states (nation)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

That Which Must Not Come; Threat Over Mexico

Artist

Leopoldo Méndez

Artist Life Dates

born 1903

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1945

Accession Number

1949/1.181

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

Secondary Keywords

americas

animals

associated concepts

birds

descriptors

locality

modern and contemporary art

north & central america

object genres

object genres by form

people and culture

political concepts

political ideologies and attitudes

social science concepts

the natural world

Title

The Mendicant

Artist

Jean-François Millet

Artist Life Dates

1814-1875

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1857-1858

Accession Number

1955/1.107

Medium and Support

black chalk on off-white paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

associated concepts

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

family

food

genres

how we live

materials

materials by function

objects

people and culture

people and occupations

relationships

religious figures

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

social science concepts

sociological concepts

work and instructional spaces

Title

Beaded Coronet (oríkògbòfó or ojewe)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

Physical Description

Round beaded crown with six radiating bands (predominantly green with white, metallic and blue accents) that stem from the central axis upon which the big blue-headed bird sits. Smaller birds perch at the base of the bands. Bottom rim predominantly red with white, metallic and blue accents. Spaces in between vertical bands are filled with yellow feathers or possibly synthetic material.

Century

Mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1925-1975

Accession Number

1997/1.345

Medium and Support

cloth, glass beads, metallic beads, feathers

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

animals and creatures

aristocracy

associated concepts

beads and sets of beads

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

crown (headdress)

descriptors

groups of people

headgear

nobility

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

political concepts

social classes

social classes by specific type

social groups

social science concepts

upper class

Title

Oba’s Beaded Crown (adénlá)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

Physical Description

Beaded, veil fringed, canonical crown; seven long beaded tassles dangle from the bottom rim of the crown; entire surface area is embroidered with multi-colored seed beads; three tiers of colorful faces surround the perimeter; a series of three dimensional birds perch on top of the crown; the largest bird sits on tip and is removable.

Century

Mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1925-1975

Accession Number

1997/1.306

Medium and Support

glass beads, cotton fabric, raffia palm

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

animals and creatures

aristocracy

associated concepts

beads and sets of beads

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

crown (headdress)

descriptors

groups of people

headgear

heads

nobility

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

political concepts

social classes

social classes by specific type

social groups

social science concepts

the human body

upper body

upper class

Title

Ogboni staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

Physical Description

Brass female figure, kneeling with buttocks on the heels, atop an iron staff. The protruding eyes, nose, and mouth convey a serene, dignified and somewhat withdrawn look. The figure has a beard around the face; she wears ornamentation in small holes atop the ears, cone-shaped headgear, and an elaborate necklace; there is a small spiral motif on the forehead, and two larger spiral motifs on the sides of the body. The hands are held in closed fists in front of the body, the left hand on top of the right.

Object Creation Date

1900-1970

Accession Number

2001/2.39

Medium and Support

brass, iron

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

ceremonial weapons

descriptors

inorganic material

iron and iron alloy

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

objects we use

people and culture

political concepts

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

social science concepts

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

A Monument in Rouen

Artist

Hughie O'Donoghue

Physical Description

A collection of abstract landscape and figure with a photographic image. The figure, Christlike in its pose, runs up roughly the middle of the painting, looking also like a road or a path across the bleak landscape. In the upper left is a photographic image of some military trucks and a scaffold tower. Along the left half of the landscape, names of towns are written in the paint.

Artist Life Dates

born 1953

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1999-2000

Accession Number

2001/2.80

Medium and Support

oil and inkjet on gampi tissue on linen

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

europe (continent)

events

france (nation)

geographic and political locations

haute-normandie (region)

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by medium

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

psychological concepts

seine-maritime, dèpartement de la (department)

settlements and landscapes

social science concepts

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

wars

world wars

Title

The Lord's Prayer, sheet 7 - As We Forgive Them that Sin Against Us (Das Vaterunser - Wie wir vergeben unsern Schuldigern)

Artist

Max Pechstein

Physical Description

A male figure in profile seen at viewer's right rests his head on the shoulder of a woman. The figures grasp hands in the center of the composition; the female figure's proper left hand rests upon the neck of the male figure; both figures are dressed in dark clothes and illuiminated from behind by a bright white light; text runs along the uppermost edge of the composition, at the viewer's right mid-center, and along the bottom proper.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

1948/1.429

Medium and Support

woodcut with hand-coloring on paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

components and systems

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

emotion

european

european styles and periods

information forms

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by general context

object groupings by specific context

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

psychological concepts

relief prints

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

sets (groups)

social science concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works groupings

Title

The Lord's Prayer, sheet 9 - But Deliver Us from Evil (Das Vaterunser - Sondern erlöse uns von dem Übel)

Artist

Max Pechstein

Physical Description

At viewer's left, two reclining figures lie side-by-side in a bed, covered by a sheet up to their chins. At the foot of the bed at the viewer's right, a man sits with his eyes closed and his hands on his head. To the viewer's left, in the foreground , a woman sits, crying, wiping her eyes with the back of her left hand.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

1948/1.431

Medium and Support

woodcut with hand-coloring on paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

components and systems

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

emotion

european

european styles and periods

events

information forms

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by specific context

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

personal life events

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

psychological concepts

relief prints

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

social science concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works groupings