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Title

Panel of Bizarre Silk

Artist

Artist Unknown, France

Physical Description

This brilliant coral-colored silk features an elaborate brocaded pattern consisting of exuberant sprays of flowers in yellow, blue, white, and gold thread joined to bunches of fruit and other ornament woven with silver thread. The ground is enlivened by a damask pattern of more schematic vegetal and geometric ornament that echoes these dominant motifs.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1700-1715

Accession Number

1972/2.237

Medium and Support

silk, silver and gold threads

relevance

rank 14.74053

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Phulkari (woman's head covering) with peacock designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Punjab

Physical Description

This is a red cloth covered with geometric patterns and abstract forms in the shape of peacocks. The designs and peacocks are multicolored and depicted in a repetitive format with the birds arranged in five columns and nine rows.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of 20th century

Accession Number

2003/2.57

Medium and Support

white, green, magenta, and indigo silk floss embroidery on madder-dyed cotton

relevance

rank 13.63689

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

asia (continent)

birds

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Title

Black haori with scattered fan designs in yûzen (paste-resist painting), surihaku (metallic foil appliqué), embroidery, and appliquéd Saga brocade

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Black plain weave silk with hand painted, embroidered, and appliquéd designs. Lining with hand-painted peaches, melons and other fruits on white silk with bokashi dye toward pink at sleeve ends and lower edge of back. Single crest on the back of paired oak leaves (kashiwa) embroidered in brown and gold thread

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1970s

Accession Number

2005/1.349

Medium and Support

black silk with hand painted and appliquéd designs

relevance

rank 13.45812

Secondary Keywords

costume

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Title

Textile

Artist

African, Morocco

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1930.49

Medium and Support

silk brocade with metallic thread

relevance

rank 13.34327

Secondary Keywords

animal material

descriptors

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Title

Pink and white silk bokashi-dyed underkimono with woven designs of triangles

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Satin damask with twill triangular designs (heike uroko) and bird crests (?) and talsimanic arrows (hung with bells). Unlined but with deep hem and lined sleeves.

Century

second half of 20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1980s

Accession Number

2005/1.398

Medium and Support

Satin damask with twill designs

relevance

rank 13.15249

Secondary Keywords

animal material

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Title

Wig Stuffed with Leaves

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Zulu peoples South Africa

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1983

Accession Number

1983/1.94

Medium and Support

woven cotton, paint and dry leaves

relevance

rank 12.23150

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Title

Textile

Artist

African, Morocco

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1930.48

Medium and Support

cotton

relevance

rank 12.10248

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descriptors

fabric

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Title

Mud cloth

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1960

Accession Number

1986/1.198

Medium and Support

woven cotton

relevance

rank 12.10248

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Man's Garment

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Fulani

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

1983/2.195

Medium and Support

cotton

relevance

rank 12.00351

Secondary Keywords

costume by form

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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

relevance

rank 11.97670

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the legs or feet

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Title

Cherry Tomatoes

Artist

Sally Mann

Physical Description

Two people laying in the background with towel hanging in the foreground.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1951

Object Creation Date

late 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.185

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver workprint on paper

relevance

rank 11.93337

Secondary Keywords

cloth

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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

relevance

rank 11.83377

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the legs or feet

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Title

The Cynic Philosopher Crates

Artist

Domenico Fetti

Physical Description

This painting shows a man seated on a bench, facing the viewer. He leans forward slightly and his right hand reaches across his body to point toward a group of coins on the ground. He is dressed in tattered clothing and his feet are bare. The bench where he is seated is inscribed with the letters: P. Q. P. C. /T. T. This is an outdoor scene with open sky in the background and some vegetation on a ledge above him, but there are no details to indicate the exact location. Another man is shown in the background at the right, walking hunched over and using a staff. There is a strong contrast between dark and light in this painting. The figure of the walking man and the dark shapes of buildings are outlined against the light backdrop of the sky. A strong warm light, from the left side of the painting, highlights the knees, hand and upper body of the seated man.

Artist Life Dates

(ca. 1589 - 1624)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1600-1624

Accession Number

1966/2.2

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 11.82476

Secondary Keywords

architecture

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Title

Kimono

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Japanese kimono made with light pink color silk. It has silver sewings with pattern of flowers on it.

Accession Number

2010/1.313.1

Medium and Support

silk

relevance

rank 11.77247

Secondary Keywords

asian

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descriptors

east asian

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Title

Phulkari Shawl with Stylized Floral Patterns arranged in 54 squares

Artist

India, Eastern Punjab

Physical Description

This piece of brick red cloth is covered with geometric patterns in tones of red, greenish yellow, white and orange. Along the top and bottom edges (if the piece were vertical) are border grids made up of 6 squares with triangular patterns of thread inside them. The main body of the phulkari is a 6 by 9 square grid, each box housing a stylized floral pattern made from embroidery.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of 20th century

Accession Number

2005/2.10

Medium and Support

silk embroidery on homespun cotton cloth

relevance

rank 11.62877

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Untitled

Artist

Sergio di Giusti

Physical Description

A sculpture with a man wrapped in cloths, covering his face. One arm is behind him, the other across his chest and is bare. The colors are reds, gold, blue and black paints. The sculpture has a base and it looks like a corner of a wall with the man standing on the end.

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

2013/2.303

Medium and Support

bronze, wood, plaster, paint

relevance

rank 11.62877

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

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Title

Silk underkimono with bokashi dye in large squares of aqua and white

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Silk crepe damask with alternating weaves in checkerboard design

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1980s

Accession Number

2005/1.394

Medium and Support

Silk crepe with twill geometric design

relevance

rank 11.62877

Secondary Keywords

costume

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Title

Textile

Artist

African, Morocco

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1930.46

Medium and Support

silk with metallic thread

relevance

rank 11.41465

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

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Title

Patchwork Quilt

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

1954/1.146

Medium and Support

cotton

relevance

rank 11.07276

Secondary Keywords

bed coverings

bedcovers

coverings and hangings

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Title

Hat with hair points

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Tikar

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1983/1.95

Medium and Support

cotton and dye

relevance

rank 11.05491

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

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Title

Dance cap

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Senufo Peoples, Côte d'Ivoire

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

1981/2.165

Medium and Support

burlap, cloth, leather, and cowrie shells

relevance

rank 11.00773

Secondary Keywords

combination inorganic/organic animal material

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dances

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Title

Ropa Vieja

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

Pieces of white cloth are hanging on the laundry lines, being blown dry by the wind.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

2011/2.75

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 10.27103

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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Title

Seto ware tea caddy "Hitorine," named by Kobori Enshû (1579–1647)

Artist

Seto Shinbei

Physical Description

Small, brown, thinly potted container with ivory lid. It has a short neck and round shoulder; The dark glaze is randomly applied from shoulder to the middle of the body. The part at the bottom is unglazed. The bottom has no foot and unglazed. The lid is concaved from the rim toward the center knob.

Artist Life Dates

late 16th century - early 17th century

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1600-1647

Accession Number

1954/1.532A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with mottled brown glaze, ivory lid

relevance

rank 10.20972

Secondary Keywords

animal material

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tooth and tooth components

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Title

La Cabane du Chiffonnier

Artist

Jean François Raffaëlli

Physical Description

Paper size: lh 21 3/5cm & rh 21 1/2cm x tw 27 1/2cm & bw 27 7/5cm. Image size: h 11 1/2cm x w 15cm.

Artist Life Dates

1850-1924

Accession Number

2008/2.380

Medium and Support

color etching and drypoint on beige wove paper

relevance

rank 9.82594

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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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

relevance

rank 8.73355

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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