"The Art of Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas": The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, v. 39, no. 2 (Fall, 1981)

THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART BULLETIN | VOLUME 39 | NUMBER 2

"The Art of Africa, the Pacific Islands, and the Americas"

Newton, Douglas

1981

55 pages

8.5 x 11 in

This title is out of print.

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Douglas Newton

Met Art in Publication

Male Power Figure (Nkisi), Kongo artist and nganga, Wood, pigment, nails, cloth, beads, shells, arrows, leather, nuts, twine, Kongo — Male Power Figure (Nkisi)
Kongo artist and nganga
late19th–mid-20th century

Mantle Fragment, Cotton, camelid hair, Wari — Mantle Fragment
Wari
9th–10th century

Shield (Grere'o), Fiber, parinarium-nut paste, chambered-nautilus shell, pigment, Solomon Islands people — Shield (Grere'o)
Solomon Islands people
Early to mid-19th century

Saltcellar with Portuguese Figures, Master of the Heraldic Ship Nigerian, Ivory, Edo (Bini-Portuguese) — Saltcellar with Portuguese Figures
Master of the Heraldic Ship
ca. 1525–1600

Storage jar, Paracas artist(s), Ceramic, post-fire paint, Paracas — Storage jar
Paracas artist(s)
350–200 BCE

Storage jar, Paracas artist(s), Ceramic, post-fire paint, Paracas — Storage jar
Paracas artist(s)
350–200 BCE

Warrior Figure, Lower Niger Valley caster, Bronze, Lower Niger Bronze Industry — Warrior Figure
Lower Niger Valley caster
1455–1640

Figure for Yam Ceremony (Mindja), Wood, paint, Kwoma people — Figure for Yam Ceremony (Mindja)
Kwoma people
19th–early 20th century

Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara), Turtle shell, wood, cassowary feathers, fiber, resin, shell, paint, Torres Strait Islander — Mask (Buk, Krar, or Kara)
Torres Strait Islander
mid to late 19th century

Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià, Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists, Ivory, iron, brass, coal, traces of iron oxides, Edo — Pendant mask of Ìyọ́bà Idià
Ìgbèsànmwà (ivory- and wood- carving guild) artists
16th century

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

Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà), Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists, Brass, Edo — Ùhúnmwèlaò (head of an ọ́bà)
Ìgùn Ẹ́rọ̀nwwọ̀n (brass-casting guild) artists
Early 15th–mid-16th century

Rain god mask, Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artist(s), Serpentine, Mixtec — Rain god mask
Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artist(s)
1325–1521 CE

Dance crest with opposing faces, Ejagham or Bale artist, Wood, animal hide, pigment, cane, Kobus kob horns, iron, bone or ivory, Ejagham or Bale peoples — Dance crest with opposing faces
Ejagham or Bale artist
19th–mid-20th century

Head Vessel, Ceramic, pigment, Moche — Head Vessel
Moche
2nd–6th century

Double-faced water spirit crest, Ijebu-Yoruba artist, Wood, pigment, accumulated surface material, Yoruba peoples, Ijebu group — Double-faced water spirit crest
Ijebu-Yoruba artist
early 20th century

Funerary mask, Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s), Gold, silver-copper alloy, cinnabar, Lambayeque (Sicán) — Funerary mask
Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s)
900–1100 CE

Mask, Wood, pigment, Kongo peoples — Mask
Kongo peoples
19th–20th century

Mask (Kifwebe), Wood, pigment, Songye peoples — Mask (Kifwebe)
Songye peoples
19th–mid-20th century

Standard bearer, Mexica or Veracruz artist(s), Sandstone, Mexica — Standard bearer
Mexica or Veracruz artist(s)
1200–1521 CE

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