2005.96.2 Media Burn
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In this elaborately staged performance of a supercar smashing through a pyramid of te
1998.72.McD Georges Braque, Still Life with Bottles and Glasses
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2005.38.McD Plaque with single figure
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The figure cast in high relief on this plaque represents a high-ranking warrior chief from the ancient Benin Kingdom, which was founded during the 13
2005.102 Symbol of the inner head (ibori)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This elaborately beaded and cowrie-embroidered abstract human
2005.13 House of the head (ile ori)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The smaller, elaborately beaded sculpture is an ibori, symbolizing a person’s ori in
2011.23 Headdress (ere Gelede)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This headdress demonstrates Yoruba idealized naturalism: youthful beauty and a calm and composed expression on a symmetrical face.
2010.34 Mirror case
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This mirror case features a pair of standing male and female figures wearing waist beads, each holding the other’s shoulder with their arms crossed behind their backs. The borders and handle of the case are decorated with incised geometric designs.