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Title

Dance costume (jacket)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1920

Accession Number

1985/1.185.1

Medium and Support

woven fiber, antelope skin and pigments

relevance

rank 23.32183

Secondary Keywords

arts

arts and related disciplines

costume by form

costumes

dances

disciplines

humanities

main garments

main garments for the upper body

objects we use

people and culture

performing arts

Title

Haori

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

White silk with zigzag pattern lining, black with silver threading throughout, braided thread in gold, purple, red and green, all over the fabric in a random continuous pattern.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2013/2.495

Medium and Support

silk, brocade

relevance

rank 22.92964

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume by form

fabric

main garments

main garments for the upper body

objects

objects we use

textiles

Title

Untitled

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A close-up of a woman's hands on her face, she is wearing a beige sweater and has a gold ring on her finger.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.162

Medium and Support

c-print on Fujicolor Crystal Archive paper

relevance

rank 22.73276

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume by form

main garments

main garments for the upper body

objects we use

people and culture

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Revd. John Breckinridge, A.M.

Artist

John Sartain

Physical Description

This black and white print depicts a frontal portrait of a man from the waist up with his head in three quarter profile. The figure is clothed in a sumptuous double-breasted black jacket with a wide collar. A white collared shirt and scarf are visible underneath. The figure is positioned against a nondescript background.

Artist Life Dates

1808-1897

Accession Number

2012/2.198

Medium and Support

etching with mezzotint on medium white wove paper

relevance

rank 21.32910

Secondary Keywords

costume

costume by form

main garments

main garments for the upper body

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Black crested haori with yûzen painted origami crane design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Black crepe silk with origame crane designs hand-painted by paste-resist yûzen techinique, in colors and gold pigment. Lining is pink silk damask with woven pattern of truncated floral medallions. Double oak leaf crest (kashiwa) is embroidered with bokashi-dyed blue and white thread.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1940s-1960s

Accession Number

2005/1.356

Medium and Support

black crepe silk with painted design

relevance

rank 20.46526

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animals and creatures

birds

costume

costume by form

descriptors

fibroinous material

main garments

main garments for the upper body

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

paperworking techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

Purple haori with supplementary weft brocade woven bird-and-flowers designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Purple silk damask (rinzu) in T-paper pattern (sayagata), bokashi dyed so that the shoulders are a darker purple than the lower half of the haori. Woven designs of phoenixes, paulownia, cranes, chysanthemums, etc., incorporate metallic threads. Lining is orange and white silk. There are purple and white kumihimo (a kind of cord) with tassels.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930-1939

Accession Number

2005/1.355

Medium and Support

purple silk damask with woven designs

relevance

rank 20.03430

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

flowers (plants)

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

legendary creatures

main garments

main garments for the upper body

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

What's All This Talk About Dying for Revolution (Sweater)

Artist

Lisa Anne Auerbach

Physical Description

Black knit sweater with red cuffs at the end of the sleeves. The front of the sweater has, designed in red, the words What's All This Talk About Dying for Revolution? with several lines of stylized figures marching underneath, and at the bottom of the sweater the words Bring the War Home. The back of the sweater has, designed in red, stylized figures marching around the words Live for It, with the words Power to the People at the bottom of the sweater.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1967

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2005-2009

Accession Number

2009/2.164A

Medium and Support

Merino wool

relevance

rank 18.55680

Secondary Keywords

animal material

costume by form

descriptors

hair

hair and hair components

hair by form

keratinous material

main garments

main garments for the upper body

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile construction processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

Title

If Nothing Changes, It Changes Nothing (Sweater)

Artist

Lisa Anne Auerbach

Physical Description

Long sleeve knit sweater, navy blue on top and red on bottom with red and white striped cuffs on the sleeves. There is a pattern of white stars on the front of the sweater, along with the words IF NOTHING CHANGES outlined in white. The back of the sweater also has a pattern of white stars along with the words 2008 IT CHANGES NOTHING outlined in white.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1967

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2007

Accession Number

2009/2.163A

Medium and Support

Merino wool

relevance

rank 18.55680

Secondary Keywords

animal material

costume by form

descriptors

hair

hair and hair components

hair by form

keratinous material

main garments

main garments for the upper body

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile construction processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

Title

Dark indigo shibori haori

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

White silk hand tie-dyed with dark indigo, in two techniques: makiage shibori and kanako shibori. Cream or pale peach-colored plain weave silk lining. Cord silver and white braided silk (kumihimo)

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1980s

Accession Number

2005/1.347

Medium and Support

white silk tie dyed dark indigo

relevance

rank 18.50959

Secondary Keywords

animal material

costume

costume by form

descriptors

fibroinous material

main garments

main garments for the upper body

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

resist dyeing

textile dyeing processes and techniques

textile finishing processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

Title

Beige and brown Shibori haori with abstract design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

White silk with yokobiki kanoko dyed pattern with contrasting beige/brown tatebiki kanoko dyed pattern.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950-1960

Accession Number

2005/1.346

Medium and Support

white silk with brown design and yellow and white silk lining

relevance

rank 18.50959

Secondary Keywords

animal material

costume

costume by form

descriptors

fibroinous material

main garments

main garments for the upper body

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

resist dyeing

textile dyeing processes and techniques

textile finishing processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

Title

Dark indigo Shibori haori with lining depicting children at play

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This haori demponstrates a variety of geometric patterns of repeating white shapes against a dark indigo ground. It also has an inner silk lining.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1960s-1980s

Accession Number

2005/1.348

Medium and Support

white silk tie-dyed dark indigo

relevance

rank 18.50959

Secondary Keywords

animal material

costume

costume by form

descriptors

fibroinous material

main garments

main garments for the upper body

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

resist dyeing

textile dyeing processes and techniques

textile finishing processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

Title

Black supplementary weft brocade haori with woven design of sparrows and bamboo

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Black crepe silk with woven metallic threads. Lining is made of white damask silk with sayagata pattern; white gofun painted lines between pattern repeats and then bokashizome in "stripes" of colors. Woven design of sparrow and bamboo is on the back only.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1940s-1950s

Accession Number

2005/1.353

Medium and Support

black crepe silk with woven metallic threads

relevance

rank 17.74871

Secondary Keywords

patterning

animals and creatures

costume

costume by form

descriptors

grass (plant material)

main garments

main garments for the upper body

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile construction processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

textile weaving processes and techniques

textile weaving techniques

weft patterning

Title

Study for the Last Judgement in the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence

Artist

Federico Zuccaro

Physical Description

This is a preparatory drawing of a group of putti that form part of the painted decoration of the dome of Florence cathedral. The most striking figures are the putti in the upper corners of the drawing who support an architectural cornice and a pair of putto that appear between them. One of these putti holds a shirt and his companion holds three dice. Myriad other putti are rendered more lightly to give the impression that they are positioned in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1543-1609

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1576

Accession Number

1973/2.81

Medium and Support

pen, brown ink and wash on buff paper

relevance

rank 16.41759

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

architectural elements

california (state)

card, table and board game elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume by form

descriptors

design elements

domes and dome components

drawings

drawings by function

enclosing structural elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

game pieces

geographic and political locations

legendary creatures

los angeles (county)

main garments

main garments for the upper body

motifs

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

united states (nation)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique