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Title

Pot

Artist

Maria Martínez

Physical Description

A blackware bowl with black on black decoration. The bowl is nearly spherical in profile, with a narrow and wide mouth. Around the upper half is a feather design, which looks like individual feathers hanging down from the mouth forming a ring around the circumference.

Artist Life Dates

1887 - 1980

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1935

Accession Number

1991/1.88

Medium and Support

blackware

relevance

rank 21.03371

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

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descriptors

modern and contemporary art

native american

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object genres

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people and culture

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southwestern native american styles

styles and periods

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the americas

Title

Tu Walpi, Arizona

Artist

Carl Hoerman

Physical Description

Two figures in the foreground stand with their backs to the viewer, looking toward buildings in the middleground. The buildings are built in the pueblo style, with some arched windows and beams jutting out from the roof. A ladder leans against a building in the far left of the composition. The scene is heavily shadowed, by both the buildings and the figures.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1885-1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1885-1954

Accession Number

1954/1.117

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 19.64062

Secondary Keywords

height

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the americas

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united states (nation)

Title

Ceramic Bowl

Artist

Legoria Tafoya

Physical Description

A deep bowl with a wide mouth made of black earthenware. The upper half of the bowl is decorated with a horizontal and diagonal design in a lighter shade of black and rougher texture than the smooth black surface.

Artist Life Dates

1911 - 1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1984/2.17

Medium and Support

blackware

relevance

rank 17.60510

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

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Title

Bowl

Artist

Fanny Nampeyo

Physical Description

A shallow stoneware bowl banded with a design in the traditional Southwest style. The bowl is tan embellished with patterns in shades of black and reddish brown.

Artist Life Dates

1900-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

1984/2.11

Medium and Support

stoneware

relevance

rank 17.60510

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

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Title

Bowl with impression of basket puki

Artist

Native American, Hopi

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1984/2.10

Medium and Support

ceramic

relevance

rank 15.69826

Secondary Keywords

modern and contemporary art

native american

objects

Title

Wishham Bowl, from "The North American Indian, 1907-1930"

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1909

Accession Number

1987/1.198

Medium and Support

photoengraving on paper

relevance

rank 15.53118

Secondary Keywords

genres

modern and contemporary art

native american

objects

Title

A Corner of Taos and a Kiva Entrance, from "The North American Indian, 1907-1930"

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1925

Accession Number

1987/1.209

Medium and Support

photogravure on paper

relevance

rank 15.53118

Secondary Keywords

architecture

modern and contemporary art

native american

streets

Title

Untitled

Artist

Hana Hamplová

Artist Life Dates

born 1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

1990/1.225

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 15.53118

Secondary Keywords

genres

medium

modern and contemporary art

native american

Title

Spidis-Wishham, from "The North American Indian, 1907-1930"

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1910

Accession Number

1987/1.210

Medium and Support

photogravure on paper

relevance

rank 15.36762

Secondary Keywords

man

modern and contemporary art

native american

people and occupations

Title

Daughter of Tamahus-Cayuse, from "The North American Indian, 1907-1930"

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1910

Accession Number

1987/1.204

Medium and Support

photogravure on paper

relevance

rank 15.36762

Secondary Keywords

modern and contemporary art

native american

people and occupations

women

Title

Cayuse Woman, from 'The North American Indian', 1907-1930

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1910

Accession Number

1987/1.207

Medium and Support

photogravure on paper

relevance

rank 15.36762

Secondary Keywords

modern and contemporary art

native american

people and occupations

women

Title

At the Site of Wahlala-Cascade, from "The North American Indian, 1907-1930"

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1910

Accession Number

1987/1.197

Medium and Support

photogravure on paper

relevance

rank 15.20747

Secondary Keywords

geography

grasses

modern and contemporary art

native american

the natural world

Title

Shirt-Kalispel

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1910

Accession Number

1997/1.154

Medium and Support

photogravure on dark cream wove paper

relevance

rank 15.05062

Secondary Keywords

costumes

figures

modern and contemporary art

native american

objects we use

people and occupations

Title

Fort Lapwai, from "The North American Indian, 1907-1930"

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868-1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1910

Accession Number

1987/1.202

Medium and Support

photogravure on paper

relevance

rank 15.05062

Secondary Keywords

fortresses

landscapes

modern and contemporary art

native american

plants

the natural world

Title

Caches at Celilo, from "The North American Indian, 1907-1930"

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1909

Accession Number

1987/1.201

Medium and Support

photogravure on paper

relevance

rank 14.89697

Secondary Keywords

atmospheric effects

geography

modern and contemporary art

native american

sky

the natural world

Title

Jennie Wallace, Crow Girl

Artist

Laton Alton Huffman

Artist Life Dates

1854-1931

Century

Late 19th-Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1880-1905

Accession Number

1987/1.216

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 14.74643

Secondary Keywords

child

grasses

modern and contemporary art

native american

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

Wishham Girls, from "The North American Indian, 1907-1930"

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1909

Accession Number

1987/1.208

Medium and Support

photogravure on paper

relevance

rank 14.59890

Secondary Keywords

animals

child

geography

mammals

modern and contemporary art

native american

people and occupations

the natural world

Title

Journey of the Soul to the Paradise of the Queen Mother of the West

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Limestone slab carved bas-relief with six registers. The lower register depicts a chariot procession above fish-inhabited waters. The central three registers depict figures carrying out funerary rites. The top register shows a winged creature with a human face flanked by two writhing dragons and other animals, including two rabbits and a nine-tailed fox.

Century

2nd century

Object Creation Date

2nd century

Accession Number

2000/2.1

Medium and Support

carved limestone slab

relevance

rank 14.50358

Secondary Keywords

agricultural equipment

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

ceremonial objects

death

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

equipment

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freewheeled vehicles

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funerary structures

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visual works

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Title

Untitled (Cactus)

Artist

Steve Keister

Physical Description

Drawing on spiral sketchbook paper in green, blue and orange gouache inscribed with graphite pencil.

Artist Life Dates

(1949 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1998

Accession Number

2008/2.237

Medium and Support

gouache on paper

relevance

rank 14.25539

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

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vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Wishham Beadwork, from "The North American Indian, 1907-1930"

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1910

Accession Number

1987/1.200

Medium and Support

photogravure on paper

relevance

rank 14.13183

Secondary Keywords

beadwork

modern and contemporary art

native american

objects

objects we use

Title

Cooking Pot

Artist

Artist Unknown, Native American, Navajo

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1984/2.19

Medium and Support

earthenware

relevance

rank 14.07254

Secondary Keywords

modern and contemporary art

native american

objects

objects we use

Title

Flathead Horse Trappings

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1910

Accession Number

1997/1.157

Medium and Support

photogravure on dark cream wove paper

relevance

rank 14.03717

Secondary Keywords

animals

costumes

figures

mammals

man on horseback

modern and contemporary art

native american

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

Povi Tamu ("Flower Morning") - San Ildefonso

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1925

Accession Number

1997/1.159

Medium and Support

photogravure on light beige wove paper

relevance

rank 14.01391

Secondary Keywords

figures

jewelry

modern and contemporary art

native american

objects

objects of adornment

people and occupations

Title

At the Spring-Wishham, from "The North American Indian, 1907-1930"

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1909

Accession Number

1987/1.203

Medium and Support

photogravure on paper

relevance

rank 13.94116

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

native american

people and occupations

Title

Hamasaka Tlu wulahu Costume with Speaker's Staff-Qagyuhi

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1914

Accession Number

1997/1.161

Medium and Support

photogravure on light beige wove paper

relevance

rank 13.85991

Secondary Keywords

costumes

figures

modern and contemporary art

native american

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

Start of a War Party

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1907

Accession Number

1997/1.158

Medium and Support

photogravure on light beige wove paper

relevance

rank 13.58499

Secondary Keywords

animals

costumes

geography

how we live

mammals

men on horseback

modern and contemporary art

native american

objects

objects we use

tents

the natural world

Title

Water Baskets-Wishham, from "The North American Indian, 1907-1930"

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1909

Accession Number

1987/1.206

Medium and Support

photogravure on paper

relevance

rank 13.48725

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

figures

inorganic material

materials

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native american

objects

people and occupations

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

An Old Man of Waiyam

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1910

Accession Number

1997/1.153

Medium and Support

photogravure on dark cream wove paper

relevance

rank 13.46131

Secondary Keywords

costumes

feathers

figures

jewelry

modern and contemporary art

native american

objects

objects of adornment

objects we use

people and occupations

Title

Door-of-Lodge Grizzly-Flathead

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1910

Accession Number

1997/1.155

Medium and Support

photogravure on dark cream wove paper

relevance

rank 13.26284

Secondary Keywords

costumes

feathers

figures

jewelry

modern and contemporary art

native american

objects

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objects we use

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plants

the natural world

Title

Sons of a Yakima Chief

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1910

Accession Number

1997/1.156

Medium and Support

photogravure on dark cream wove paper

relevance

rank 13.18509

Secondary Keywords

child

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family

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genres

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objects

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relationships

Title

Zuni Watching

Artist

John Hillers

Artist Life Dates

1843-1925

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1879

Accession Number

1980/1.145

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 13.17767

Secondary Keywords

native american

objects we use

people and occupations

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Flathead Warrior (small format)

Artist

Edward Sheriff Curtis

Artist Life Dates

1868 - 1954

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1910

Accession Number

1997/1.152

Medium and Support

photogravure on dark cream wove paper

relevance

rank 13.01941

Secondary Keywords

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the natural world

Title

Pot

Artist

Artist Unknown, Acoma Pueblo, Native American

Physical Description

A squat, gracefully rounded pot with a mouth that is slightly smaller than the widest circumference of the pot, and a tapered base. The interior is colored white. There is a band of black along the brim. The exterior is decorated with a pattern of alternating squares: brownish-orange squares divided vertically by a white stripe broken by three thin black lines; and white squares divided diagonally with wave-like black shapes.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

1984/2.20

Medium and Support

earthenware

relevance

rank 10.44189

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

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pueblo

religion

religions

rio grande pueblo styles

styles and periods

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the americas

Title

Untitled vessel

Artist

Ray Allen

Physical Description

A bulbous vessel with a narrow base and wide mouth that is flanged. The vessel is made up of small, glued pieces of wood that are then turned, creating an intricate pattern in the wood's fine, finished surface. The predominate decorations are bands of diamonds and triangles that run around the widest point of the vessel and beneath the flanged mouth.

Large wood vessel with rings of Native American-inspired design patterns

Artist Life Dates

(Dickson, Tennessee, 1930 - 2000, Yuma, Arizona)

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1995

Accession Number

2002/2.119

Medium and Support

mesquite, satin wood, blood wood, rose wood, curly maple, ebony, dyed veneer

relevance

rank 9.27166

Secondary Keywords

containers

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