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Mask

Mask

Date: 19th–early 20th century
Geography: Republic of Timor-Leste
Culture: Probably Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Medium: Wood, fiber, paint, lime, and hair
Dimensions: H. 9 x W. 5 11/16 in. (22.9 x 14.4 cm)

Classification: Wood-Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, Discovery Communications Inc. Gift and Rogers Fund, 2000
Accession Number: 2000.444

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Genius of Mirth

Genius of Mirth

Thomas Crawford (American, New York 1813?–1857 London)

Date: 1842; carved 1843
Accession Number: 97.13.1

Olive Trees at Collioure

Olive Trees at Collioure

Henri Matisse (French, Le Cateau-Cambrésis 1869–1954 Nice)

Date: summer 1905 (?)
Accession Number: 1975.1.194

Head of a Hippopotamus

Head of a Hippopotamus

Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Accession Number: 1997.375

Torso of a Bodhisattva

Torso of a Bodhisattva

Probably Sahri-Bahlol Workshop

Date: ca. 5th century
Accession Number: 1995.419

Tea Infuser and Strainer

Tea Infuser and Strainer

Marianne Brandt (German, Chemnitz 1893–1984 Kirchberg)

Date: ca. 1924
Accession Number: 2000.63a-c

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