1996.33 Standing Male Figure
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The republic of Vanuatu (former New Hebrides) is a chain of some seventy islands that extends for about five miles in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, southeast of New Guinea and northeast of ma
1995.36 Club (kotiate)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The kotiate is one of three types of short clubs made by the Maori. Although the shapes varied,
1976.4.FA Stilt step (tapuva'e)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Stilt walking was a favorite sport in the Marquesas Islands. Children were often proficient by the age of ten, and the most accomplished men were able to perform somersaults and other acrobatic feats. Formal contests, which included wagered racing and mock battles, were held during festivals.
1975.14 Uli figure
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Stout figures with massive heads, stylized arms, and short legs were the focus of memorial ceremonies for important men in central New Ireland.
1975.13 Head of a malagan figure
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Heads such as this were the major sculptural components of large seated figures assembled from vines and other plant materials for the malagan.
1975.12 Mask
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Malagan
1975.6 Mask
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Kanak masks of this type occur in a number of regional styles and are carved with two main types of noses: a flat, broad nos
1983.W.1128 Cup with human head form (Peru, north coast)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The silver cup represents the formal diversity associated with Late Horizon (1400-1532 CE) vessels. Effigy cups with pointed noses have been identified with north coast Chimú culture, while wooden molds with such features have been recovered from as far as the south coast.
2008.23.McD Francis Guy, Winter Scene in Brooklyn
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This remarkably detailed view of early 19th-century Brooklyn is of Francis Guy's neighborhood, seen from his studio on Front Street. It is also one of the largest and finest surviving examples of the topographical tradition of American landscape, a school of painting focused on describing the cities and views of the young republic.