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Inrō with Snail on Bamboo (obverse) and Poem (reverse), Ganbun  Japanese, Single case; lacquered wood imitating bamboo with pewter and silver inlay and gold hiramaki-e Netsuke: bamboo; lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e and stained ivory inlay Ojime: snail; copper, Japan
Ganbun
mid-19th century
Ney-Anbān, Wood, cane, goat or kidskin, Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf
19th century
Qānūn, Wood; parchment; gut strings; mother-of-pearl, ivory, bone, ebony inlay; shells; gold foil; metal; brass, Turkish
Turkish
19th century
Side-blown horn, Fang artist (?), Ivory, Gabon
Fang artist
19th century
Beauty of the Kanbun Era (Kanbun Bijin), Hanging scroll; color on silk, Japan
Japan
late 17th century
Nlô byeri (reliquary guardian head), Betsi-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Betsi-Fang peoples
Betsi-Fang artist
19th century
Eyema byeri (reliquary guardian figure), Okak-Fang artist, Wood, copper alloy, palm oil, Okak-Fang peoples
Okak-Fang artist
19th century
Mukudj (mask), Punu artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Punu peoples
Punu artist
mid-19th–mid-20th century
Tanbur (Tanbûr-e afġânî), Wood (mulberry), bone (probably sheep), metal., Afghan
Afghan
mid-20th century
Bamboo in the Wind, Yi Jeong (artist name: Taneun)  Korean, Hanging scroll; ink on silk with gold on colophon, Korea
Yi Jeong (artist name: Taneun)
early 17th century
Round dish with cattail border, Emile Gambut  French, Glazed terracotta, French, Beaune
Emile Gambut
1878
Gambus, Wood, vellum, strings, possibly Malaysian
possibly Malaysian
late 19th–early 20th century
Tanbūr, mulberry, walnut, mother-of-pearl, camel bone, wire, Iranian (Persian)
Iranian (Persian)
late 19th century
Tanbur, wood, various materials, Syrian possibly
Syrian possibly
late 19th century
Qanbus, Wood
late 19th century
Gambus, Hardwood, metal, skin, Malaysian
Malaysian
20th century
Qanbūs, Wood and skin., possibly Saudi or Syrian
possibly Saudi or Syrian
19th Century
Qanbūs, Wood, Syrian?
Syrian?
late 19th century
Miniature tanbur, Dark wood, bone  (sheep?), wire strings, Afghan
Afghan
mid-20th century
Miniature tanbur, Light wood, bone (sheep?), wire strings, Afghan
Afghan
mid-20th century
Qānūn, Wood, various materials, Turkish
Turkish
19th century
Qānūn, Wood, metal, Turkish
Turkish
late 19th century
Tanbur Kabir Turki, Wood, Turkish
Turkish
late 19th century
Stringed Instrument (Qanbus), Wood, hide, Arabian
Arabian
late 19th century
"Gabon" Textile, Nathalie du Pasquier  French, Cotton
Nathalie du Pasquier
Rainbow, Milan
1982
Ganyu (Stars), Gulumbu Yunupingu  Australian, Eucalyptus bark, natural earth pigments
Gulumbu Yunupingu
2010
[Ancestor Figure, Gabon], Walker Evans  American, Gelatin silver print
Walker Evans
1935
Mokengue (bell), Tsogho artist, Wood, iron, pigment, plant fiber, Tsogho peoples
Tsogho artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Reliquary, Kota artist, Wood, cane, pigment, raffia palm, leaves, copper alloy, resin, primate skull, spire shell, Kota peoples
Kota artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Akam (Pluriarc), Wood, hide, fiber, Fang
Fang
late 19th–early 20th century
Mbejn, Wood, hide rattan, Fang people
Fang people
early 20th century
Ngombo, Wood, fiber, skin, Tsogo People
Tsogo People
19th century
Quadruple Bell, Wood, Gabonese
Gabonese
late 19th century
Ngombi (arched Harp), Wood, skin, vegetable fiber, leather, Fang/Kele people
Fang/Kele people
19th century
Mbulu ngulu (image of the dead), Obamba(?)–Kota artist, Wood, copper alloy, iron, Kota peoples
Obamba(?)–Kota artist
Late 19th–early 20th century
Door, Tsogho artist, Wood, pigment, kaolin, Tsogho
Tsogho artist
Late 19th–early 20th century
[Ancestral Figure, Head, Gabon], Walker Evans  American, Gelatin silver print
Walker Evans
1935
[Ancestral Figure, Head, Gabon], Walker Evans  American, Gelatin silver print
Walker Evans
1935
[Ancestral Figure, Head, Gabon], Walker Evans  American, Gelatin silver print
Walker Evans
1935
Beauty of the Kanbun Era, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Japan
late 17th century