1976.W.2013 Four-cornered hat (Peru, Wari)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The four-cornered hat was a popular high-status headdress in the south-central and southern Andean highlands among Huari (Wari) and Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku) elites. The finest Tiahuanaco examples are of continuous tapestry weave, while the Huari examples reflect separate weaving of the band and top. The piling of supplemental fibers through lark’s head knots is common to Huari hats.
1989.W.2321 Bag with tassels (Peru, Wari)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The fine tapestry weave of this multicolored bag is a testament to textile art production during the Middle Horizon (600-1000 CE). With cream and olive cotton warps—the longitudinal threads largely hidden by the colorful surface designs—the wefts are woven tightly across the front and back panels, which are stitched together at the sides and base.
2003.5 Splatter Analysis
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In Splatter Analysis Sigmar Polke creates a seemingly simple image within a square that relates to complex ideas about how we s
2000.388 Clouds (Wolken)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Clouds, mist, hints of mountains, and winding rivers suggest the mysteri
2004.20.A-D Lothar Baumgarten, "I like it better here than in Westphalia," Eldorado 1968-1976
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Using three slide projectors, a multi-layered sound recording, and 187 slides, Lothar Baumgarten has created a tour of what appears to be a primeval paradise.
2001.258 Modell
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
"There is no innocent room."
—Thomas Demand
Lothar Baumgarten: Manipulated Reality and Materialised Moments
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This [25-foot] slide-projection piece, 187 color images projected at varying intervals with a sound track, was entirely photographed and recorded in the Rhine river swamps on the periphery of the towns of Düsseldorf and Cologne from 1968 to 1976.
1989.W.2320 Bag (Peru, Wari)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The fine tapestry weave of this multicolored bag is a testament to textile art production during the Middle Horizon (600-1000 CE). With cream and olive cotton warps—the longitudinal threads largely hidden by the colorful surface designs—the wefts are woven tightly across the front and back panels, which are stitched together at the sides and base.
Semangoy (Kota peoples, Wumbu group, 19th century)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Semangoy was a Wumbu group artisan from Zokolunga, a small village near Moanda in southeast Gabon, active at the end of the 19th century.
1983.636 Miniature male figure (Peru, Inka)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Miniature human and animal figurines were often deposited as offerings, which sometimes accompanied human burials or sacrifices. The figurines were composed of high-value silver, gold, or Spondylus shell.