Met collection works once owned by Kay Sage Tanguy

Dada and Surrealist artists surrounded themselves with wide-ranging objects of inspiration. Explore works in The Met's collection formerly in Kay Sage Tanguy's collection.

Muskrat Hook, Bone, Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl) — Muskrat Hook
Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl)
19th century (?)

Otter Button, Bone, Inuit — Otter Button
Inuit
20th century

Walrus Toggle, Bone, Inuit — Walrus Toggle
Inuit
20th century

Figure with raised arms, Dogon or Tellem blacksmith (?), Wood, patina of offerings (Sapotaceae wood), Dogon or Tellem peoples (?) — Figure with raised arms
Dogon or Tellem blacksmith (?)
15th–19th century

Rebbilib (navigational chart), Marshall Islands artist, Coconut palm midrib, fiber, Marshallese people — Rebbilib (navigational chart)
Marshall Islands artist
19th–early 20th century