Works of Art (78)
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Barkcloth Panel (Masi Kesa), mid- to late 19th century,
Fiji,
Barkcloth, pigment (1990.333.9) |
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Beaker, ca. 1683, Attributed to Jurian Blanck, Jr. (American), Silver (33.120.621)
Beaker, 1711, Benjamin Wynkoop (American), Silver (33.120.622) |
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Bird Figure, date unknown,
Mount Hagen region, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea,
Stone (1996.373.2) |
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Bovine Figure (Boli), 19th–20th century, Mali; Bamana, Wood, sacrificial materials (patina) (1979.206.175) |
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Case (étui) with an amorous inscription, 1450–1500,
Italy,
Leather (cuir bouilli) over a wooden core, red cord (50.53.1) |
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Ceremonial Banner (Palepai Maju), probably 18th century,
South central Lampung region, Sumatra, Indonesia,
Rattan, ceramic and glass beads, cloth, nassa shells (1990.335.28) |
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Ceremonial Board (Malu), 19th century,
Sawos people, Middle Sepik region, Papua New Guinea,
Wood (1978.412.713) |
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Ceremonial Handle (?), 9th–13th century, Mexico; Maya-Toltec (?), Jade (jadeite/omphacite) (1979.206.1132) |
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Ceremonial Metate, 10th–11th century, Costa Rica; Atlantic Watershed, Stone (1978.412.94) |
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Ceremonial Metate, 10th–11th century, Honduras, Stone (1979.206.887) |
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Ceremonial Metate, 4th–8th century, Costa Rica; Guanacaste, Stone (1979.206.429) |
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Ceremonial Sword (Udamalore), 17th–19th century, Nigeria; Yoruba, Owo subgroup, Ivory, wood or coconut shell inlay (1991.17.122) |
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Ceremonial Textile (Tampan), 19th century,
Piya, Wai Ratai, Lampung Bay, Lampung region, Sumatra, Indonesia,
Cotton (1990.335.22) |
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Ceremonial Textile (Ulos Ragidup), late 19th–early 20th century,
Toba Batak people, Sumatra, Indonesia,
Cotton (1988.104.25) |
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Chair, 19th–20th century, Chokwe peoples; Angola, Wood, brass, tacks, leather (1978.412.619) |
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Club (Porowa Ra Maru), 19th century,
Kanak peoples, New Caledonia,
Wood (2000.160.9) |
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Container for Holy Oils, carved 500–700,
Northeastern France,
Bone decorated with engraving and pigment (65.68.2) |
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Container for Magical Substances (Naga Morsarang), 19th–early 20th century,
Toba Batak people, Sumatra, Indonesia,
Water buffalo horn, wood (1987.453.1) |
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Container for Magical Substances (Perminangken [?]), 19th–early 20th century,
Toba Batak people, Sumatra, Indonesia,
Wood, Chinese trade ceramic (1988.124.2a,b) |
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Curtained screen (kicho) and utensils for the incense ceremony, Edo period, 19th century,
Kubo Shunman (Japanese),
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper (JP2003) |
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Cylindrical stand or crown, early 4th millennium B.C.; Chalcolithic period, Levant, Nahal Mishmar, Copper alloy (L.1994.74.9) |
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Daimyô wedding set with pine, bamboo, and cherry blossom decoration, Edo period, 19th century,
Japan,
Sprinkled gold, lacquer (10.7.1–.31) |
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Dance Paddle (Rapa), early 19th century,
Rapa Nui people, Rapa Nui (Easter Island),
Wood (1978.412.1571) |
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Drum, mid-20th century,
Carved by Omas,
Asmat people, Sauwa village, New Guinea, Papua (Irian Jaya) Province, Indonesia,
Wood, lizard skin, paint (1978.412.962) |
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Ear Ornament or Pendant (Mamuli), 19th century,
Kanatangu district, eastern Sumba Island, Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia,
Gold (1990.335.4) |
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Eharo Mask, early 20th century,
Elema people, Orokolo village, eastern Papuan Gulf region, Papua New Guinea,
Barkcloth, cane, paint (1978.412.725) |
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Female Figure (Tetepeku), 19th or early 20th century,
Abelam people, Prince Alexander Mountains, Sepik region, Papua New Guinea,
Wood, paint (1978.412.819) |
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Figure (Yipwon), 19th century or earlier,
Yimam people, Korewori River, Middle Sepik region, Papua New Guinea,
Wood (1978.412.854) |
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Finial from a Ritual Staff (Tungkot Malehat), 19th–early 20th century,
Toba Batak people, Sumatra, Indonesia,
Copper alloy, resin (1988.143.141) |
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Fly Whisk (Tahiri [?]), early to mid-19th century,
Probably Rurutu or Tupua'i, Austral Islands, French Polynesia,
Wood, fiber, human hair (1979.206.1487) |
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Flying-Panel Metate, 1st–5th century, Costa Rica; Atlantic Watershed, Stone (1986.200) |
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Funerary Carving (Malagan), late 19th–early 20th century,
Northern New Ireland,
Wood, paint, shell opercula (1978.412.712) |
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Funerary Carving (Malagan), late 19th–early 20th century,
Northern New Ireland,
Wood, paint, shell opercula (1979.206.1474) |
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Gold Disk from a Spool, 900–600 B.C.; Late Bronze Age, Irish, Gold (47.100.14) |
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Handle for a Fly Whisk (Tahiri), 18th century or earlier,
Maohi (Tahitian) people, Tahiti, French Polynesia,
Whale ivory, fiber (1978.412.875) |
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Head for Yam Ceremony (Yena), 19th–early 20th century,
Yasyin-Mayo people, Yau village, Washkuk Hills, Upper Sepik region, Papua New Guinea,
Wood, paint (1978.412.1699) |
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Headdress (Kapurei [?]), late 19th–early 20th century,
Sulka people, New Britain,
Wood, paint (1981.331.1) |
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Headdress, 19th–20th century, Baga peoples; Guinea, Wood (1979.206.17) |
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Helmet Mask (Temes Mbalmbal), early to mid-20th century,
Southwest Malakula Island, Vanuatu,
Wood, vegetable fiber, pig's tusks, glass, metal, paint (1979.206.1697) |
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Hippopotamus tusk with circular perforations, early 4th millennium B.C.; Chalcolithic period, Levant, Nahal Mishmar, Ivory (hippopotamus) (L.1994.74.14) |
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Incense box (jinbako), Edo period, ca. 1830,
Japan,
Maki-e decorated lacquer; on pear-skin (nashiji) background pine, bamboo, and cherry blossoms, and the Shimazu and Matsudaira family crests (10.7.15) |
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Incense box (kobako) in the shape of a Mandarin Duck, Meiji period,
Japan,
Maki-e decorated lacquer (29.100.717) |
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Incense box (kobako), Meiji period,
Japan,
Maki-e decorated lacquer (14.40.824a–h) |
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Incense box (kogo) in the form of a plum flower, Edo period, mid-19th century,
Japan, Hizen Province, Kutani kilns,
Porcelain with polychrome overglaze decoration (91.1.211) |
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Incense burner (koro) with a reticulated cover, Edo period, mid-18th century,
Japan, Hizen Province (Hirado ware),
White porcelain with blue underglaze decoration of maple leaves (93.3.11a,b) |
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Incense burner (koro) with reticulated cover, Edo period, 18th century,
Japan, Satsuma Province,
Earthenware, Satsuma ware with clear crackled glaze (19.14.2a–c) |
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Incense burner (koro), Edo period (1615–1868), mid-17th century,
Nonomura Ninsei (Japanese),
Japan, Kyoto, Kyoto ware,
Light fawn clay covered with crackled glaze and gold application; "flowers of the four season"; decoration depicted in polychrome overglaze and gold pain (29.100.668) |
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Ladle, 20th century (before 1960), Zlan of Belewale, Dan peoples; Liberia or Côte d'Ivoire, Wood, pigment (1979.206.254) |
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Male Figure (Moai Tangata), early 19th century,
Rapa Nui people, Rapa Nui (Easter Island),
Wood, obsidian, bone (1984.526) |
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Man's Sash (Tor), late 19th–early 20th century,
Pohnpei, Caroline Islands,
Banana fiber, trade yarn (1982.351) |
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Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara), mid- to late 19th century,
Torres Strait Islander people, Mabuiag Island, Torres Strait, Australia,
Turtle shell, wood, fiber, feathers, shell (1978.412.1510) |
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Mask (Dagak), mid- to late 19th century,
Kanak peoples, northern Grande Terre Island, New Caledonia,
Wood (1983.17) |
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Mask, 19th century,
Probably Romkun, Breri, or Igana peoples, Ramu or Guam River, Lower Sepik region, Papua New Guinea,
Wood (1978.7) |
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Mask, 19th–early 20th century,
Probably Timor-Leste (East Timor),
Wood, fiber, traces of paint, lime, and hair (2000.444) |
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Mask, late 19th–early 20th century,
Probably Nissan Island, northern Solomon Islands,
Barkcloth, wood, bamboo, paint (1978.412.1518) |
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Paddle (Hose), late 19th–early 20th century,
Buka or northern Bougainville Island, northern Solomon Islands,
Wood, paint (1978.412.1491) |
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Pair of incense boxes (kogo) in the shape of dog-charms (inuhariko), Edo period, ca. mid-19th century,
Japan, Minpei kilns,
Porcelain with creamy glaze, polychrome and gold overglaze decoration (23.225.6a,b) |
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Pestle Finial in the Form of a Bird, date unknown,
Mount Hagen region, Western Highlands, Papua New Guinea,
Stone (1996.373.1) |
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Processional Cross, 15th century,
Ethiopia; Amharic peoples,
Copper (2008.22) |
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Puppet Head (Si Gale-gale), late 19th–early 20th century,
Toba Batak people, Sumatra, Indonesia,
Wood, brass, lead alloy, water buffalo horn, pigment (1987.453.6)
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Rattle Staff (Ukhurhe) of Oba Akenzua I, 1725–50, Nigeria; Edo peoples, court of Benin, Bronze, copper, iron (1974.5) |
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Ritual Board (Wenena Gerua), ca. 1950,
Siane people, Eastern Highlands, Papua New Guinea,
Wood, paint, feathers, fiber (1978.412.741) |
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Ritual object (bi), Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture, ca. 2700–2500 B.C., Jiangsu or Zhejiang Province, China, Nephrite (1986.112) |
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Shepherd's crook, ca. 2000–1900 B.C.; Early Cypriot III, Cypriot; Said to be from Kourion, Copper-based metal (74.51.5570) |
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Six-lobed incense burner (akoda koro), first half of Edo period,
Japan,
Black lacquer with decorations in ground gold, pear-skin sprinkling, line drawing, omitted line drawing, and needle drawing; metal rim and lattice work metal cover (12.134.29) |
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Staff: Seated Male Figure, 16th–20th century, Mali; Dogon or Bozo, Copper alloy (cast) (1975.306) |
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Standard, early 4th millennium B.C.; Chalcolithic period, Levant, Nahal Mishmar, Copper alloy (L.1994.74.6) |
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Stick God (Akua Ka'ai), 18th–early 19th century,
Hawai'i,
Wood (1979.206.1625) |
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Sword blade (katana), Edo period (1615–1868), dated June 1622,
Kanewaka, also known as Takahira (Japanese),
Steel (2007.478.2a,b)
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Three Serpents (Tunjos), 10th–16th century, Colombia; Muisca, Gold (1979.206.740) (1992.92.1,.2) |
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Three Winged Pendants, 10th–16th century, Colombia; Tairona, Stone (1994.35.606,.609,.624) |
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Two Flat Stamps, 1st–7th century, Costa Rica; Atlantic Watershed, Ceramic (1979.206.1181,1183) |
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Weather Charm (Hos), late 19th–early 20th century,
Yap (?), Caroline Islands,
Wood, stingray spines, fiber, lime (2003.243) |
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Weight: Sword, 18th–19th century, Ghana; Akan, Brass (1994.312.7)
Weight: Fly Whisk, 18th–19th century, Ghana; Akan, Brass (1994.312.8)
Weight: Amulet, 18th–19th century, Ghana; Akan, Brass (1994.312.10) |
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Wine Dipper, 200–300, Roman; Made in Gaul, found in Leyris, southern France, Silver (47.100.29) |
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Woman's Ceremonial Skirt (Lawo Butu or Lawo Ngaza), late 19th–early 20th century,
Ngada people, Flores Island, Indonesia,
Cotton, glass beads, chambered nautilus shell, nassa shells (2006.2) |
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Woman's Valuable (Tolúk), late 19th–early 20th century,
Belauan people, Belau (Palau), Caroline Islands,
Turtle shell (1978.412.756) |
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Zoomorphic Figure, date unknown,
Mendi region, Southern Highlands, Papua New Guinea,
Stone, pigment (1984.123.1) |
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Thematic Essays (12)
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