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A Tasty Take on Medieval Rosary Beads

July 24, 2015

By Hannah Holden

Guest Blogger Hannah Holden details MediaLab Intern Kevin Yoo's experience creating 3D-printed medieval rosary beads for the spring 2015 MediaLab Expo.
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Lydenburg Heads (ca. 500 A.D.)

October 1, 2000

By Department of Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

For a variety of reasons it has been speculated that the heads were used in initiation rites, perhaps even worn.
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The Japanese Blade: Technology and Manufacture

October 1, 2003

By Edward Hunter

To fashion these blades, the smith not only must possess physical strength, but also patience, dexterity, and a refined eye for the limits of the material and the beauty of a finished sword.
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Birds of the Andes

June 1, 2009

By Hélène Bernier

Andean people attentively observed the natural world, and the various roles attributed to birds in religions and artistic representations often seem to derive from their properties and behaviors in nature.
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The Bread of Mercy: An Illustration from the Mantiq al-Tair

May 16, 2017

By Murad Mumtaz

Fellow Murad Mumtaz shows how a painting from an illustrated manuscript of a Sufi masterpiece, the Conference of the Birds, reveals hidden meanings in the story it depicts.
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Holly Bears the Crown

October 16, 2014

By Caleb Leech

Managing Horticulturist Caleb Leech discusses the recent planting of holly trees at the main entrance to The Cloisters.
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Sharpening Ceremony and Ritual: The Beautiful Blades of Golden Kingdoms

March 21, 2018

By James Doyle

Assistant Curator James Doyle explores the artistry of a selection of blades on view in the exhibition Golden Kingdoms: Luxury and Legacy in the Ancient Americas.
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Benin Chronology

October 1, 2002

By Emma George Ross

Brass commemorative heads are commissioned by each oba (king) in the first years of his reign to honor his immediate predecessor.
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On Birds and Beauty

August 10, 2016

By Alexandra Gimbel

College Intern Alexandra Gimbel takes a close look at a 15th-century manuscript depicting a scene from the famous Persian poem The Concourse of Birds.
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iPads Now Available for Use at Watson and Nolen Libraries

May 6, 2015

By Kate Sweeney

Senior Library Associate Kate Sweeney highlights all of the great apps Watson and Nolen Libraries now offer on their iPads.
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Nkisi (power figure)

Kongo artist and nganga

Date: 19th–first half of 20th century
Accession Number: 1979.206.127

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Ganagana (ancestor figure)

Toba Batak artist

Date: late 19th–early 20th century
Accession Number: 1988.143.6

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Helmet crest from a nja masquerade

Grassfields artists

Date: ca. 1800–80
Accession Number: 1978.412.560

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Udàmalóre (ceremonial sword) and sheath with apete (panel ornaments)

Yoruba artist

Date: 19th–first half of 20th century
Accession Number: 1993.500.2a, b

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Beads

Date: ca. 1550–1295 B.C.
Accession Number: 05.4.21a

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Beads

Date: ca. 9th century BCE
Accession Number: 61.100.100

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Beads

Date: ca. 9th century BCE
Accession Number: 61.100.154

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Beads

Date: ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
Accession Number: 35.3.63c

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Beads

Date: 9th–12th century
Accession Number: 48.101.71a

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Beads

Date: second half 15th century
Accession Number: 17.190.160