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Bwanga (power object), Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist) (?), Wood, horn, seeds, cowrie shells, shotgun shells, teeth, metal, fiber, pigment, tar(?), Luluwa peoples — Bwanga (power object)
Luluwa artist and mpaka manga (ritual specialist)
19th–first half of 20th century

Howling canine, South central Veracruz artist(s), Ceramic, tar paint (chapopote), Classic Veracruz — Howling canine
South central Veracruz artist(s)
600-1000 CE

Necklace of ball beads and gold amulets, Gold over pitch, carnelian, lapis lazuli<br/>Carnelian<br/>Lapis-lazuli — Necklace of ball beads and gold amulets
ca. 1550–1425 B.C.

Container in the Shape of a Duck, Wood (Sycomore?), stucco, pitch — Container in the Shape of a Duck
ca. 1525–1504 B.C.

6 arrows with stone tips, Reed, wood, flint, pitch, feathers — 6 arrows with stone tips
ca. 1981–1550 B.C.

Canopic Jar Lid

ca. 1295–1070 B.C.

Shabti of Seti I

ca. 1295–1070 B.C.

Basket, Cane (willow, black devil's claw), pinon tar, Apache — Basket
Apache
19th–20th century

Oracle Figure (Kafigeledjo), Wood, cloth, feathers, tar, Senufo peoples — Oracle Figure (Kafigeledjo)
Senufo peoples
19th–mid-20th century

Head, Fragment, Ceramic, pigment, tar, Remojadas — Head, Fragment
Remojadas
6th–9th century

First Fruits, Rosalie Gascoigne Australian, born New Zealand, Torn and painted tar paper adhered to plywood — First Fruits
Rosalie Gascoigne
1991

ACCIDENT July 15 1985, Donald Sultan American, Latex and tar on tiles mounted on Masonite panels — ACCIDENT July 15 1985
Donald Sultan
1985

Portrait of a Woman, Manolo Valdés Spanish, Oil, tar, masking tape, organic tree leafs, fabric threads, and powdered pigment on burlap — Portrait of a Woman
Manolo Valdés
1990

Woman Grinding Coffee, Jean Dubuffet French, Plaster, oil, and tar with sand on canvas — Woman Grinding Coffee
Jean Dubuffet
1945

Look (Sebastián), Enrique Martinez Celaya American, born Cuba, Tar, oil, watercolor, graphite, cut and pasted paper on Japanese paper — Look (Sebastián)
Enrique Martinez Celaya
2003

On loan to The Met

Ona Judge: Portrait in Tar

Titus Kaphar

2016

On loan to The Met

Billy Lee: Portrait in Tar

Titus Kaphar

2016