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Asesedwa (prestige stool), Akan artist, Wood, Akan peoples
Asesedwa (prestige stool)
Akan artist
late 19th–mid-20th century
Scorpion sandal, Asante-Akan artist, Leather, beads (?), Asante-Akan peoples
Scorpion sandal
Asante-Akan artist
19th–mid-20th century
Scorpion sandal, Asante-Akan artist, Leather, beads (?), Asante-Akan peoples
Scorpion sandal
Asante-Akan artist
19th–20th century
Chair gold weight, Akan artist, Brass, Akan
Chair gold weight
Akan artist
18th–19th century
Sankofa bird gold weight, Akan artist, Brass, Akan peoples
Sankofa bird gold weight
Akan artist
18th–19th century
The Village Where I Came From, Pacita Abad Filipino American, Acrylic, oil, buttons, beads, and painted cloth on stitched and padded canvas
The Village Where I Came From
Pacita Abad
1991
Headdress, Cane, raffia, pigment, grasscloth, twigs, Yaka peoples
Headdress
Yaka peoples
19th–20th century
Cane handle, Painted enamel on copper, probably German, Rhenish
Cane handle
probably German, Rhenish
probably second half 18th century
Bag with human and bird motifs, Bamunka artist, Raffia palm fiber, Bamunka peoples
Bag with human and bird motifs
Bamunka artist
early 20th century
Bisj (ancestor pole), Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, fiber, sago palm leaves, Asmat people
Bisj (ancestor pole)
Asmat artist(s)
late 1950s
Lidded Trunk, Ada Vilcan Thomas Native American, Dyed rivercane
Lidded Trunk
Ada Vilcan Thomas
1987
Circular Jagannatha painting, Gouache on cotton, Eastern India, Puri, Odisha
Circular Jagannatha painting
Eastern India, Puri, Odisha
1960s
Ìlẹ̀kùn ààfin (Ìsẹ̀ palace door), Olowe of Ise Nigerian, Iroko wood, paint, Yoruba peoples
On loan to The Met
Ìlẹ̀kùn ààfin (Ìsẹ̀ palace door)
Olowe of Ise
ca. 1904–1910
The Couple, Willie Birch American, Painted papier-mâché, shell, mirror, and metal
The Couple
Willie Birch
1991
Palepai maju (ceremonial banner), Paminggir artists, Glass and ceramic beads, fiber, cloth, nassa shells, Lampung peoples
Palepai maju (ceremonial banner)
Paminggir artists
18th–19th century
Sash (Lafi), Barkcloth, pigment, Wallis and Futuna Territory
Sash (Lafi)
Wallis and Futuna Territory
late 19th–early 20th century
Asians Bringing Gifts from the East, Hugh R. Hopgood, Tempera on Paper
Asians Bringing Gifts from the East
Hugh R. Hopgood
1914–1916; original ca. 1473–1458 BCE
Ceremonial House Ceiling, Sago palm spathe, paint, wood, Kwoma people
Ceremonial House Ceiling
Kwoma people
1970–1973
Wuramon (spirit canoe), Asmat artist(s), Wood, paint, sago palm leaves, seeds, cassowary feathers, Asmat peoples
Wuramon (spirit canoe)
Asmat artist(s)
20th century
Circular Jagannatha painting, Gouache on cotton, Eastern India, Puri, Odisha
Circular Jagannatha painting
Eastern India, Puri, Odisha
1960s
Amami nioge (moköjö bineb’e, mi’ija’ahe, ije bi’weje, dubidubi’e, ohu’o sabu deje) - Cloth of the Ancestors (with chest feathers of the red parrot; animal bones; boys chopping tree branches; leaves of the dubi’e plant; and spots of the wood-boring grub), Fate Savari, Barkcloth, paint
Amami nioge (moköjö bineb’e, mi’ija’ahe, ije bi’weje, dubidubi’e, ohu’o sabu deje) - Cloth of the Ancestors (with chest feathers of the red parrot; animal bones; boys chopping tree branches; leaves of the dubi’e plant; and spots of the wood-boring grub)
Fate Savari
2015
Barkcloth Panel for a Funerary Mask, Barkcloth, paint, Nakanai people
Barkcloth Panel for a Funerary Mask
Nakanai people
early to mid-20th century
Shoulder Cloth (Selendang), Cotton, Javanese
Shoulder Cloth (Selendang)
Javanese
mid-19th–early 20th century
Ifa Divination Vessel: Mother and Child Caryatid (Agere Ifa), Yoruba artist, Wood, beads, Yoruba peoples
Ifa Divination Vessel: Mother and Child Caryatid (Agere Ifa)
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Bisj (ancestor pole), Jiem, Wood, paint, fiber, sago palm leaves, Asmat people
Bisj (ancestor pole)
Jiem
ca. 1960
Untitled (Tayan Kené 1, 2022), Sara Flores Peruvian, Vegetal dyes on wild-cotton canvas stretched on aluminum bars
Untitled (Tayan Kené 1, 2022)
Sara Flores
2022
Bisj (ancestor pole), Terepos, Wood, paint, fiber, sago palm leaves, Asmat people
Bisj (ancestor pole)
Terepos
ca. 1960
Shield, Cane, Bornean, Dyak
Shield
Bornean, Dyak
18th–19th century

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