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Mask (Le Op), Turtle shell, hair, fiber, pigment, Torres Strait Island people — Mask (Le Op)
Torres Strait Island people
mid- to late 19th century

Drum (Warup), Wood, reptile skin, nuts, feathers, fiber, pigment, Torres Strait Island people — Drum (Warup)
Torres Strait Island people
mid-19th–early 20th century

Krar (mask), Mabuiag Island artist, Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander — Krar (mask)
Mabuiag Island artist
mid to late 19th century

Mask (Mawa), Wood, paint, shells, cloth, wool, fiber, Torres Strait Islander — Mask (Mawa)
Torres Strait Islander
mid-19th–early 20th century

Nguzunguzu (canoe prow ornament), Wood, paint, shell, New Georgia Island people(?) — Nguzunguzu (canoe prow ornament)
New Georgia Island people(?)
late 19th–early 20th century

Dance Club, Wood, paint, cassowary feathers, Torres Strait Islander — Dance Club
Torres Strait Islander
late 19th–early 20th century

Kokorra (ceremonial paddle), Buka Island artist, Wood, paint, Bougainville Island — Kokorra (ceremonial paddle)
Buka Island artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Mamuli (ear ornament or pendant), Sumba Island artist, Gold, Sumba Island — Mamuli (ear ornament or pendant)
Sumba Island artist
19th century

Hai kara jangga (women’s ornamental comb), Sumba Island artist, Turtle shell, Sumba Island — Hai kara jangga (women’s ornamental comb)
Sumba Island artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Dadatoko (ceremonial dance shield), Halmahera Island artist, Wood, shell, porcelain, paint, resin, Halmahera Island — Dadatoko (ceremonial dance shield)
Halmahera Island artist
late 19th–early 20th century

Marangga (pendant), Sumba Island artist, Gold, Sumba Island — Marangga (pendant)
Sumba Island artist
19th–early 20th century

Mamuli (ear ornament or pendant), Sumba Island artist, Gold, Sumba Island — Mamuli (ear ornament or pendant)
Sumba Island artist
19th century

Mamuli (ear ornament or pendant), Sumba Island artist, Gold, Sumba Island — Mamuli (ear ornament or pendant)
Sumba Island artist
19th century

Itara (ancestor figure), Ataúro Island artists, Wood, Atauro Island — Itara (ancestor figure)
Ataúro Island artists
late 19th–early 20th century

Itara (ancestor figures), Ataúro Island artists, Wood, cloth, fiber, Atauro Island — Itara (ancestor figures)
Ataúro Island artists
late 19th–early 20th century

Raison et nature : théorie, Joaquín Torres-García Uruguayan — Raison et nature : théorie
Joaquín Torres-García
1932

Pintura Constructiva, Joaquín Torres-García Uruguayan, Oil on canvas — Pintura Constructiva
Joaquín Torres-García
1931

Removedor, Joaquín Torres-García Uruguayan — Removedor
Joaquín Torres-García
Guido Castillo
1944–53

Warup (drum), Wood, skin, Torres Strait, Australia — Warup (drum)
Torres Strait, Australia
late 19th century

Ceremonial string winder, Kisar Island artist, Wood, Probably Kisar Island — Ceremonial string winder
Kisar Island artist
19th–early 20th century

Briefs, Ruben Torres American, Lycra, French — Briefs
Ruben Torres
1967

Suit, Ruben Torres American, wool, Lycra, French — Suit
Ruben Torres
1967

José, Rigoberto Torres American, born Puerto Rico, Painted cast plaster and gems — José
Rigoberto Torres
1982–83

Partial Nude Resting on Green Drapery, Horacio Torres Uruguayan, Oil on linen — Partial Nude Resting on Green Drapery
Horacio Torres
1972

Biola (mask), Timor Island artist, Wood, fiber, traces of paint, lime, hair, Probably Timor-Leste (East Timor) — Biola (mask)
Timor Island artist
19th–early 20th century

Tais feto (women’s tube skirt), Timor Island artist, Silk, cotton, Timor peoples — Tais feto (women’s tube skirt)
Timor Island artist
19th–early 20th century

[No Title], Felix Gonzalez-Torres American, born Cuba, Instant diffusion transfer print (Polaroid) — [No Title]
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
1985

"Untitled" (Album), Felix Gonzalez-Torres American, born Cuba, Blind stamped leather album with interleaved paper pages bound with ribbons, paper, paper envelopes with ink stamps, stamps and pen, chromogenic prints with ink inscriptions on verso, photo mechanical prints on paperboard, newspaper and commercially printed paper with ink — "Untitled" (Album)
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Edition Julie Sylvester
1992

Figure of a Man, Joaquín Torres-García Uruguayan, Oil on wood — Figure of a Man
Joaquín Torres-García
1930

Constructivo con objectos, Joaquín Torres-García Uruguayan, Oil on paperboard, mounted on plywood — Constructivo con objectos
Joaquín Torres-García
1936

Ceremonial Board (Malu), Wood, Sawos people — Ceremonial Board (Malu)
Sawos people
19th century

Mask (eharo), Barkcloth, cane, paint, fiber, Elema people — Mask (eharo)
Elema people
Early 20th century

Ancestor Figure, Wood, paint, fiber, ferrous metal, Sawos people — Ancestor Figure
Sawos people
19th century or earlier

Headdress (Kapurei), Wood, paint, Sulka people — Headdress (Kapurei)
Sulka people
late 19th–early 20th century

Agiba (Skull Hook), Kerewa artist, Wood, paint, plant fiber, Kerewa people — Agiba (Skull Hook)
Kerewa artist
19th–early 20th century

Female Figure (Tetepeku), Wood, paint, Abelam people — Female Figure (Tetepeku)
Abelam people
19th–early 20th century

Ancestor figure, Kambot artist, Wood, paint, fiber, Kambot people — Ancestor figure
Kambot artist
19th century

bisj (ancestor pole), Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, fiber, sago palm leaves, Asmat people — bisj (ancestor pole)
Asmat artist(s)
late 1950s

House post figure, Lake Sentani artist, Wood, Sentani people — House post figure
Lake Sentani artist
19th century

Ennanga, Ganda, Wood, vegetal fiber, snake skin, hide, Ganda people — Ennanga
Ganda
19th century

Shak-Shak, Atorios People, wood, gourd, feathers, cord, Native American (Guyanese - Demerara Atorios, probably) — Shak-Shak
Atorios People
19th century

Grade Figure (Maghe ne Naun or Maghe ne Hivir), Fernwood, earth, paint, Ambrym Island — Grade Figure (Maghe ne Naun or Maghe ne Hivir)
Ambrym Island
early to mid-20th century

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