wooden figure stands with arms outstretched and legs slightly bent inside a rectangular frame with minimal decoration; figure has round head, with a simple, smooth headdress; his eyes are oval, his nose angular, and his triangle-shaped mouth small and slightly open; figure's neck is long and wide, his torso is a round cylinder, and his genitalia are exposed; the figure is footless--his legs disappear into the frame; the entire piece is a dark reddish brown, the natural hue of the wood — Framed male figure, early 20th century
Holo

G250

silver metal cross in openwork style; slightly asymmetrical; looping knots and bars; some incised lines — Cross pendant, late 19th-early 20th century
Ethiopia

G254

standing unisex figure, head adorned with tall, rounded headdress; face is simple with flat, white porcelain eyes, a small carved nose, and a mouth somewhat obscured by round, fabric pouch under chin, which ties at back of neck; figure's abdomen is covered by protruding cylinder with mirrored-front; figure's legs and feet are carved directly into a circular base; overall color of piece is the brown of clay in which it is encrusted; however, there is some red in the fabric piece tied at neck — Power figure, early 20th century
Sundi

G250

at the top of tapper is a large, square head with a face characterized by oval, wide-set eyes, prominent nose, and partially open mouth; on top of head is a small headdress carved with patterned lines and slightly rounded at top; figure kneels on cone shape of tapper--her arms are bent at her waist and she cups her breasts with her hands; figure's belly is round with a large belly button and belt at her waist; top of tapper cone has a band of hash-mark-like carvings; tapper curves down to a point; tan in color overall — Tapper, 18th century
Yoruba

G254

drum shaped box; birch bark base; top of cover decorated with star motif with white and light brown porcupine quills; one band around edge of cover and one band around box with repeating X-motifs — Box with star motif on cover, c. 1970
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

G302

pendant: standing figure holding pompon-like elements; silver mask with wide smiling mouth with visible teeth lifts to reveal a fossilized ivory face with mouth in an O shape; PR arm is hinged; element in PL hand is movable; figure wears skirt with alternating brown and white veined and grey stones, bordered with ivory band with black vertical and horizontal lines and red dots; figure wears green, tan and brown mottled boots; pin on back; necklace: alternating oval elements--gold flatter mask-like element with incised designs alternate with raised inset ivory elements with black designs — "Yup'ik Dancer V A" pendant and necklace, 2009
Denise Wallace

G260

stool with seated figure; top of stool is round and slightly concave, with a pattern of oval carvings around the edge; seat of stool rests on the head of the figure, with the thin arms supporting the seat as well; head is round, with wide closed oval eyes, small nose and thin, smiling mouth; two ears lie against either side of head, with ornate hair that curves outward away from the head and forms a handle that is attached to the back of the figure; neck is covered with a bright blue multistrand beaded necklaces; breasts are pointed and protrude out; torso is covered with intricate carvings; figure rests on its knees; striped loincloth covers bottom of figure; legs rest on round, flat base of stool; all one dark shade of wood--dark brown; six fingers on each hand — Stool, c. 1900
Luba

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staff scepter; top of the scepter is carved as a male human head; top of the head is wearing a pointed headdress or helmet; figure's hair is carved around the helmet and ends down below the chin; ears are carved at the side of the head; figure has thick eyebrows and wide yellow mirror eyes with black pupils sealed in resin; traces of tukula under the eyes; nose is carved and prominent; lip are small and pursed; chin is covered in a short beard; the rest of the figure is the body of the staff; base of the staff has carved detailing at the bottom and tapers slightly; wood is dark brown except for eyes — Staff, 19th century
Mbala

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small carved staff finial representing a figure with round head, large, oval eyes, and heavy eyelids; nose is an elongated triangle, and mouth is small and lips are partly open; on top of head there is a round, flat headdress; figure has one arm around its waist with the other arm bent and the face resting on the hand of bent arm; main body of figure is cylindrical with a carved band below the waist and below that a larger, carved base; the figure is the dark brown hue of the wood from which it is carved — Staff finial, c. 1915
Beembe

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one of two figurative brass staves, which are attached by a chain at the tops of their cone-shaped headdresses; this figure has been identified as male (the other female); however, the staves appear identical, with wide, oval eyes, wide pointed noses, and a small mouth with slightly parted lips; both figures have patterned decoration on their forehead and cheeks; both wear a beehive shaped headdress that ends in a point; the heads are attached to the body of the stave, which has an ornate design; main body of stave is cylindrical in shape, below it the stave leads into a point; staves are all one brass color, with the bottom section appearing to be a more brownish color — Staff with male head, 20th century
Yoruba

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mask is long and oval, with a long narrow nose and two sets of eyes; top eyes each have dark slits that run side to side; bottom eyes are rubbed smooth; there is a deep, vertical groove between the nose and mouth; mouth is small and thin, and below it are six small holes on edge of mask; there is a hole on each side of the mask, at the edge, in between the top and bottom sets of eyes; mask is slightly yellow color of ivory with the carvings appearing brown-black — Mask, 20th century
Lega

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cylindrical, curved knife handle with a round top that has faint facial features--eyes, nose, and mouth carved into it; a small rectangular shape protrudes at the back of the "neck;" the bottom of the handle has three carved bands; the entire piece is light yellow in color--the natural hue of the ivory from which it is carved — Circumcision knife handle, 20th century
Luba

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standing female figure has round head, long nose, round, sunken eyes, oval mouth, and a chin that protrudes far beyond the cheeks; the top of her head is divided into seven patterned rows; a patterned collar with distinct edges rests around her neck at the base of head; body is cylindrical with high, pointed breasts and arms bent at the elbow; shoulders appear pulled back; the figure's hands meet at her midriff and appear to hold a square object with a hole in the middle; her legs are thick and bend at the knees; she has very large feet that rest flat against the base; figure's PR leg and foot are noticeably thicker than PL counterparts; a carved hole represents her genitals; piece is natural hue of wood--a dark brown--with fading in the indentations — Standing female figure, late 19th century
Songo

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ivory amulet carved into shape of oval head, with a three-pronged headdress; eyes are large ovals and appear to be closed; a thin, uninterrupted line between the forehead and eyes reads as a brow; three vertical lines decorate the center of the forehead; nose is indicated by a small protrusion and two holes for nostrils; mouth is a dark line pointing up at center; there is a line that runs from cheek to cheek below the nose, the neck is covered with three bands of dark dots, and two holes run through the headdress and a red cord is thread through the holes; reverse of amulet is undecorated and flat; the piece is a light shade of cream, the natural color of the ivory — Pendant, 19th century
Pende

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flask is long and thin with a cylindrical base; bottom of piece has metal band with line of dots around center; above band is main base of piece with ornate design in shape of circle at center and curved designs at top; another metal band separates the base from the neck of the flask and a smaller metal band separates the neck from three bands of ivory, followed by a thicker band of metal; the ivory stopper of the flask is carved into the likeness of a head; the head is oval with small eyes, sharp eyebrows, a wide nose, and a small mouth; on top of head is a small, round headdress — Flask, 18th century
Mende

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figure is human male; round headdress at top of head; forehead is slightly misshapen; details of the face are worn, but there are wide eyes, small nose and smiling mouth; neck is undefined; body continues from the head; small detailing of nipples and belly button on torso; small penis; legs are slightly bent at the knee with unpronounced feet at the bottom; metal cord wrapped around neck and continues at the back of the figure; natural color with heavy wear — Male power figure, c. 1900
Yanzi

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standing male figure with slightly bent knees; face is characterized by large, oval eyes with horizontal slits in the middle, a triangular nose, a crescent-shaped mouth, and a square beard; he wears an elaborate headdress that runs down the side of his face and connects with his beard; the figure's arms are bent and his hands rest on his protruding belly; feet blend into a round base and there is a carving for each toe; figure's genitals are visible; the piece is the dark brown hue of the wood from which it is carved and it has a sheen — Standing male figure, early 20th century
Songe

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standing figure roughly carved with heart-shaped head and cylindrical body; two protruding mounds indicate breasts and are set wide apart; arms and legs are minimally rendered--no differentiated hands or feet; eyes and ears are wide, simply carved concentric circles; figure's back has series of tiny dark hash marks up and down each side of spine area — Standing figure, 20th century
Lega

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female "pwo" mask; "face" of mask is oval and defined by two large concave eyes, with slits at center, a long thin nose with a wooden bar nose ring at its base, and a mouth that is open, revealing carved teeth (some missing); two small, square ears jut out from either side of face and each ear has a metal hoop earring; top of mask is flat with remains of decoration on its rim; blue designs are painted and carved at forehead, cheeks, and below nose; entire mask is the natural orange brown of the wood from which it was carved; however, eyes appear darker brown, and ears and moth appear somewhat lighter brown; holes line the entire edge of mask — Mask, c. 1930
Chokwe

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comb with two figures perched atop a square base with concave sides and patterning; ten pointed teeth attached at bottom of base; figure on left has a round head with vertical rows of hair; eyes are oval and mouth is small and partially open; the left figure's shoulders are pointed, with arms at side and hands resting on upper torso; figure has protruding breasts and belly button; the torso is decorated with four diamond-shaped carvings; the figure's hips are wide-se; the figure's knees protrude out into space with legs and feet resting against the base of the comb; the figure on the right has similar features, but hair is represented by horizontal rows, arms are less rigidly bent and thus hands rest easily on lower belly; the figure on the right also has torso decorated with diamond-shaped carvings; from behind the figures' buttocks are visible at top of base; entire piece is the reddish tan hue of the wood — Comb, mid 20th century
Zela

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comb carved to have head of woman wearing a headdress, which meets at point with top scooped away; there is a hollow space in the middle; head is upside down triangle; nose and eyebrows are connected, forming a palm-tree-like shape; eyes are lopsided circles that are divided in two; mouth is simple indentation; left cheek has a series of dots that form square, the right cheek has a slanted pointed ellipse; ears are flat and stick out from the side of the head; neck is long and thin with rings carved into it and a rosary hanging from it; from the neck down is the comb; top is square, with small scoops taken out of each side; figure has small, raised breasts; flat square is sectioned into a square grid pattern; every other square has an "X" through it; square separates at the bottom into the thick teeth of the comb; head is a dark, black wood, while the bottom is a light honey-colored wood — Comb, c. 1900
Asante

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figurative, brass staff finial with small, seated man holding an object in each hand; figure's head is tilted up and adorned with a cylindrical headdress extending away from him; the top of the headdress is flat with a beaded pattern at the rim; figure's eyes are large, with round pupils at center; he has a mustache that curves up at the ends and a round beard; the figure wears a necklace and a square cloth around his waist, which covers his groin; the chair in which the figure sits is complex in design, with beaded and braided patterns and cutouts, and a flat, round base with beaded and braided accents; figure's legs point out in front of him and his feet do not reach the ground — Staff finial, c. 1930
Bamum

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pipe stem and bowl; stem of pipe has a metal spike through it; stem is reddish in color with faces carved into it that form four rows--in first and fourth row faces are right side up, and in second and third row faces are upside down; bowl of pipe is dark brown and L-shaped; there is a curved element, similar to a trigger shape, connecting the vertical and horizontal elements of bowl; horizontal element has three human figures with upraised arms bent at the elbow, round stomachs, and truncated legs and feet; the top of the bowl and the end of the bowl, near the rim, have carved bands — Pipe stem and pipe bowl, 20th century
Bamum

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top of the spoon is carved into a human figure; figure is wearing a rounded headdress; face has simple features, with wide glass eyes, carved nose and large open mouth; small ears carved into the side of the head; figure is holding a cup-like object up in the its left hand; figure is seated with PL foot drawn back toward buttocks with knee up and with PR knee raised with PR hand on knee; PR lower leg is unnaturally short; stem of the spoon is plain, with two raised rings close to the figure and one raised ring close to the bowl; stem tapers into a large spoon bowl; spoon is dark wood, with light colors worn around the figure's face and chest, as well as on the stem and bowl — Spoon, 20th century
Kongo

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wood bust with round head covered with large, oval, patterned headdress protruding up and out; side of headdress are flat; face is carved in by small indentation--eyes, nose, mouth, and three small lines on each cheek; neck is long and thin and attached to a tall, square base with carvings on front; the piece overall is a light brown--natural hue of the wood — Doll, 20th century
Yoruba

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figurative female pendant; main body of pendant is thick and rectangular, with a slightly thinner neck and a round head; dark lines on face mark the large, oval eyes, the large round nose, and the wide mouth; head is carved with dark lines that resemble hair; arms lie against the body and bend up so that hands rest on shoulders; a line runs down the center of torso, and two circles, with dark dots in the center lie on either side of line; entire piece is a light cream color with darker discolorations throughout — Pendant, 19th century
Luba

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brass spoon with tapered rectangle handle; two lines run vertically down edges of handle, one on each side; handle is sectioned off into five rectangles, each has a pattern that alternates rectangle to rectangle--first pattern is series of curved indentations and second pattern is a series of triangles; after rectangles is a series of half circle indentations running down the edges of the handle, which tapers to a plain bowl; in center of bowl on reverse is a black symbol that resembles a joined "c" and a "g" — Spoon, 20th century
Asante

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headcrest in the figure of a bird; top has two tall, carved plumes, which rest on top of carved square piece with slim, long arms extending from each corner; face is flat and square; bird has prominent eyes and a large curved beak; bottom ends in four-legged base, with the knees slightly bent; wood is dark brown — Headcrest, 20th century
Bamana

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one of a pair of dance headpieces adorned with a small wooden figure of an antelope; figure rests on top of woven basket; antelope has long snout with an open mouth and slightly protruding tongue; its eyes are almond shaped and positioned on the upper side of either side of the head; its ears are oval and situated on either side of the head, each with a red loop tied through it like an earring; the animal's head and back are decorated with carvings; long antlers are carved in spiral patterns and protrude out away from the figure; a long, thick neck connects to the round but lithe body of the antelope; the animals rests back on its haunches and has a rope tied around its neck; a metal band is also present at the animal's neck; the figure sits on a woven mound that resembles an upside down basket; the entire body of the antelope is the dark brown of the wood from which it is carved — Dance headpiece, 20th century
Bamana

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one of two figurative brass staves, which are attached by a chain at the tops of their cone-shaped headdresses; this figure has been identified as female (the other male); however, the staves appear identical, with wide, oval eyes, wide pointed noses, and a small mouth with slightly parted lips; both figures have patterned decoration on their forehead and cheeks; both wear a beehive shaped headdress that ends in a point; the heads are attached to the body of the stave, which has an ornate design; main body of stave is cylindrical in shape, below it the stave leads into a point; staves are all one brass color, with the bottom section appearing to be a more brownish color — Staff with female head, 20th century
Yoruba

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cup and handle appearing in form of hand and arm; cup has cylindrical top that rests on round bottom; top has carved patterns of zigzags in narrow rows; bottom has design with thick crisscrossed lines; handle is woven design and the part that connects to cup is a hand with four fingers; the top of the hand has a design carved into it; the piece is a dark brown hue — Cup, 20th century
Kuba

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triple headed cup in natural honey-color of wood out of which it is carved; the top of the cups are straight and taper into the figure of a head; each cup rim is carved with crisscross pattern; the faces have eyebrows, closed eyes, triangular noses, and pursed lips; each face has carved lines that extend from the inside and outside corners of the eyes to behind the ears; two rows of carved squares create a pattern between the temples and ears on all faces; the heads connect at a long single neck, which widens at the bottom forming the base; the neck is carved with the same pattern as the pattern at the top of each head — Cup, mid 20th century
Shoowa Kuba

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abstract image with orange, bright pink, yellow, white, blue and green ribbon-like elements — Ressac, 1973 (published 1974)
Stanley William Hayter; Publisher: The Committee to Endow a Chair in Honor of Meyer Schapiro, at Columbia University, New York; Printer: Etablissements Guillard, Cachan, France

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glass with water with a yellow lemon behind it; black diagonal stripes in background — Untitled (Still Life with Lemon and Glass), 1974
Roy Lichtenstein; Publisher: The Committee to Endow a Chair in Honor of Meyer Schapiro, at Columbia University, New York; Printer: Styria Studio, New York

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three brown fedora hats arranged vertically; orange color washes and grey lines in background — Three Hats, 1974
Claes Oldenburg; Publisher: The Committee to Endow a Chair in Honor of Meyer Schapiro, at Columbia University, New York; Printer: Styria Studio, New York

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simplified line drawing of nude woman with small head; PR arm bent at elbow and pointed downward; PL hand on shoulder; drapery folds held in each hand and covering lower legs; wide hips turned toward PL — Nude with Drapery, 20th century
Gaston Lachaise

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sailboat in foreground at left being tossed about by waves; a larger sailing boat in middle ground at right — Bewegte See mit einem Zweimaster und Segelboot, 1828
Johann Christian Clausen Dahl

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3/4 length portrait of a woman with an oval face and dark hair in a bobbed hairstyle, with her PL hand under her chin; woman wears a dark blouse with 3/4 sleeves — Madame Paul Petit, 1935
Jacques Villon

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simplified line drawing of standing woman with her head lifted up (facial features not visible--only underside of woman's chin), arms upraised in a V with palms upward, and legs crossed with feet in ballet fourth position; woman wears a short skirt with longer sheer skirt — Isadora Duncan, 20th century
André Albert Marie Dunoyer de Segonzac

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recto: abstracted face with washes of color--red, purple, grey and black; verso: abstracted face formed by white space between flat areas of khaki; some smudgy colors from recto around edges — Portrait Head (recto and verso), 1961
Mark Tobey

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three horizontal painterly lines in black--top lines are longer than bottom line--with some drip like spots — Tallith for Meyer Schapiro, 1973 (published 1974)
Robert Motherwell; Publisher: The Committee to Endow a Chair in Honor of Meyer Schapiro, at Columbia University, New York; Printer: Catherine Mosley , artist's studio, Greenwich, Conn.

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simplified line drawn portrait of a woman with a thick neck looking slightly toward PR; waves in her hair at the nape of her neck — Head, 20th century
Gaston Lachaise

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abstracted image; black linearly depicted woman's face at top center; breast at left in ULQ; hips and woman's genitals at bottom left of center; pair of hands slightly left of center; scroll with star at center in URQ; geometric design made up of pale peach dots at left — Le Fil d'Adriane, 1973 (published 1974)
André Masson; Publisher: The Committee to Endow a Chair in Honor of Meyer Schapiro, at Columbia University, New York

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two horizontal images with cursive-like, illegible "text" above and below each image; top image is black and white with figure wearing a hat and an animal in a horse-drawn cart, in silhouette; other animals (pigs and sheep?) in silhouette in landscape; faux "seal" at top center in sky; bottom image in color; low horizon line with silhouette of standing figure in barren landscape; green and pink at bottom of sky; brownish cloud; faux "seal" in blue at bottom center — Untitled, 1974
Saul Steinberg; Publisher: The Committee to Endow a Chair in Honor of Meyer Schapiro, at Columbia University, New York

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shades of grey and black; target, in a painterly style — Target, 1973 (published 1974)
Jasper Johns; Publisher: The Committee to Endow a Chair in Honor of Meyer Schapiro, at Columbia University, New York; Printer: Simca Print Artists, Inc., New York

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abstract image with painterly lines and swaths of color--primarily orange, with pink at bottom--purple, olive green and brown at top — Untitled, 1973 (published 1974)
Alexander Liberman; Publisher: The Committee to Endow a Chair in Honor of Meyer Schapiro, at Columbia University, New York; Printer: 2RC Edizioni d'Arte, Rome

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small pendant of hippo ivory carved into likeness of man's face; on top of head rests three-pointed crown with a band of repeating black dots below; face has high forehead, bulging eyes, rounded nose, and mouth that protrudes to a point; man has triangular beard that tapers at bottom; piece is yellowish in hue with the reverse being a darker brown — Pendant, mid 20th century
Pende

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stool with female caryatid; seat of the stool is round and flat, with the edges decorated with a repeating pattern of ovals; seat reset on the head and arms of the female figure, whose head is large and oval; eyes are large and oval, slitted down the middle; two rows of dots lead down to her nose, which is a large triangular shape; mouth is oval, with prominent lips; arms are thick and bent to support the seat of the stool; breasts are pointed and protrude out into space; beneath torso is carved in intricate patterns; figure is kneeling, resting on her bent legs which connect to the base of the stool; edges of the base are also carved in an oval pattern, similar to seat; entire piece is the natural color of the wood--a dark brown — Stool, 20th century
Luba

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figure has a carved, hollow cylinder at the top of the head; behind the cup shape is a piece of cord with a thin circle of wood at the end, which forms a cover for the cylinder; figure's head is rounded, with prominent eyes; nose is small; lips are pursed into a point; ears are carved at the side of the head; neck is long and thin; figure is seated, with the arms bent at the elbows, with the hands resting on the face; back is hunched; knees are bent into a seated position; piece is anchored by the large feet which are connected at the heel; feet have notched carvings for toes; honey-colored — Mortar, 20th century
Lulua

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one of a pair of dance headpieces adorned with a small wooden figure of an antelope; figure rests on top of woven basket; antelope has long snout with an open mouth and slightly protruding tongue; its eyes are round and placed on the front of the head and its ears are oval and situated on either side of the head; the animal's head and back are decorated with carvings; long antlers are carved in spiral patterns and protrude out away from the figure; a long, thick neck connects to the round but lithe body of the antelope; the animals rests back on its haunches and has a rope tied around its neck; a metal band is also present at the animal's neck; the figure sits on a woven mound that resembles an upside down basket; the entire body of the antelope is the dark brown of the wood from which it is carved — Dance headpiece, 20th century
Bamana

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bracelet with banded decorations of silver studs; round and thick, made of ivory that appears yellow on the inside, and lighter on the outside; outside of bracelet has four stripes formed by tiny repeating studs of silver — Bracelet, 19th century
Democratic Republic of Congo (?)

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male figurative heddle pulley carved from a medium-brown wood; figure crouches on a hollow stand that holds a pulley system; figure's head is flat, eyes are oval, nose is pointed, and mouth is small and juts out from face; figure has one continuous eyebrow; at top of head is a flat round headdress with a small flat ball at center top; a line runs down the center of the figure's chest and his arms are angular, slightly bent; figure's hands are slightly defined, and his feet are less so; at center in between figure's legs is an animal head that may also be read as a penis — Heddle pulley, 20th century
Senufo

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one of pair of fertility pipes; pipe has a dark brown clay bowl with a long wooden stem that is honey in color; bowl of pipe is rendered as face with semi-circle eyes, a large nose, curved like a beak, with flared nostrils, and a small ellipses mouth; area around eyes is smooth, but area around ears and forehead hosts a carved pattern comprised of rows of tiny dots; top of bowl is smooth with a rounded lip and bottom of bowl tapers down into labia; carved design resembling a palm tree is on the PR side of the "neck," which connects the bowl to the stem; the stem has a series of carvings and starts wide and then tapers into thinner cylinder; there are two metal collars where the stem and bowl connect--the second protrudes and is disk-like — Pipe, mid 20th century
Yaka

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standing male figure carved from wood; knees are slightly bent and he holds an object against his midriff; thick strands of hair pull away from his forehead, giving the impression of a headdress; shallow carvings indicate oval eyes and a thin mouth; nose is square and protrudes slightly; two ears rest high up on either side of the figure's head; his chest is bare, besides a grid-like pattern carved into the right side of his chest--this pattern is also present on PL shoulder blade; carvings in his pubic region lead down to his exposed genitalia; figure's feet are square and create the base; flower carving on upper PR arms; the piece is a dark brown with slight sheen — Standing male figure, early 20th century
Beembe

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pestle body is a cylinder that spreads into a wider base; top of pestle is carved into the likeness of a head, with hair carved into five patterned rows that pull back from forehead and one patterned row running horizontally along base of neck; eyes are in the shape of diamonds and nose is in shape of flat triangle; the mouth is a thin oval with slightly parted lips; there are two, short vertical lines carved into each cheek, and a longer line running from the bridge of the nose to the middle of the forehead; the neck is slightly thinner than the body of the pestle, and a carved ring separates the body from the round base; the entire piece is a medium brown--the natural color of the wood — Pestle, c. 1920
Luba

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Standing male figure, 1900-1925

Yoruba

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comb with figure; comb is long and rectangular, with four wide teeth and a rectangular base, carved with patterns; on top of base is a seated figure whose feet rest on the top of the base; figure's legs bend at knees and torso is square; arms are bent at elbows, so that hands rest on either sides of the face; face has wide, thin mouth, a small nose that points straight ahead, and two large, oval eyes that rest flat on either side of head; on top of head is a striped band, that has a flat top and protrudes out into space; tan in color overall — Comb, 20th century
Lunda or Lwena

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cup with carved human face; top of cup is straight and tapers into the head where carved straight lines indicate hair; face has pointed ellipses for eyes, a triangular nose, and pursed lips; there is a prominent vertical element carved between the eyes; ears at each side of head appear like slightly protruding circles with hole at center; handle of cup starts at top of head, at back, and ends at bottom of head; head tapers into a neck, which forms the base of the cup; entire piece is carved from wood with dark-brown hue — Cup, c. 1900
Leele

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figure wears a small rounded cloth and fiber headdress perched on the top of the head; head is round and smooth with carved hair extending to the back of the head; face has small, carved eyes, a small raised nose and a small carved mouth; figure has a long thick neck; chest has prominent breasts; arms are thin, long and fall straight from the shoulder; abdomen is tall and long and ends in a fiber base; dark wood — Power figure, early 20th century
Kusu or Zimba

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may be in the form of a rounded vessel with three bands around wide neck and three bands around stemmed base; small loop handle on one side; small round opening on opposite side; golden brown patina — Whistle, c. 1900
Luba

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half-figure cylindrical in shape with thick neck; head is round with two large, round eyes with slits through the middle, a small nose, and a thin mouth; the figure's ears are visible and a smooth headdress covers the back of the head; there is a round hole carved into the center of the head; figure's small arms are bent and the hands rest on the figure's chest; the figure ends at the torso, which is resting on a square base; entire piece is dark brown, the natural color of the wood — Half figure, early 20th century
Luba

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small wooden figure kneels and holds a short staff; figure has elaborate headdress with carved stripe pattern protruding from four, round, segmented carvings that rest at top of forehead; face has carved stripes at cheeks, temples, and chin; row of three, small oval carvings decorate brow; figure's eyelids project out and have design carved into them; figure's lips are parted to reveal carved teeth; breasts are pronounced and angular, the PL breast rests on top of/alongside staff; staff has a curved piece at top that extends over figure's PL shoulder and down back; round, hollow ring of wood connects figure to base; wood is dark brown, has a rough texture, and a sheen — Male figure, 20th century
Yoruba

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staff with carved male figure at top, his knees bent and hands resting on his midriff; figure's head is small with wide, oval eyes, pointed nose, wide mouth, and pointed chin; on top of figure's head is a flat, oblong headdress that projects backward--the front and sides have elaborate carvings and the back has a crescent shaped carving with a raised, vertical seam at middle; figure's neck is wide and becomes a part of the figure's chest, which has small breasts; the arms are long and bent at the elbows, and the hands rest on the stomach; the shoulder blades are round and pronounced; figure has large hips and legs, in a squatting position, and male genitalia; feet are large and flat, creating the base of the figure; body of staff is lighter brown than figure — Staff, 20th century
Luchazi or Lwena

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amulet of a bending female figure cylindrical in shape with a round, bumpy top; directly beneath the round top the wood curves in, and then connects to the larger base; face of figure is distinguished with shallowly carved eyes, mouth, and nose; her arms bend upward toward two small bumps resembling breasts; main body of amulet has various carvings, with holes possibly resembling eyes, and semicircular carvings, similar to a mouth; bottom of piece is flat; entire piece is made of hippo ivory and has alternating darker and lighter shade of the natural material — Amulet, late 19th century
Luba

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round mask with oval eyes that have narrow horizontal spaces forming eyelids; a thin carved line runs from the top center of the forehead down through the narrow, long nose; the mouth opens to reveal metal teeth; two consecutive indentations mark the sides of both eyes, as well as beneath the eyes; a carved circle with a cross in the middle decorates each cheek; crescent shaped ears protrude slightly on either side of head; a band covers the top of the forehead, with two thin lines followed by a roughly cut layer with some hollowed out holes; entire mask is one natural dark wood color with hints of red, and has sheen to its surface — Mask, 20th century
Lwena

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cup is carved into likeness of a head that leads down to a pointed chin; lip of the cup has hard edge that is raised from the head and carved in flowing lines; face has large, oval eyes, a small, round nose, and an O-shaped mouth; multiple curved lines run down from the bottom of the eyes to the jawline; there is a small circle carved in space between eye and ear on both sides of head; the hair is intricately carved in a grid pattern with a braided, rope-like pattern at back; neck attaches to round, flat base of cup and is adorned with a carved necklace (?); curved handle runs from base of head to base of neck; the entire piece is the dark-brown hue of the wood from which it is carved — Cup, 20th century
Kuba

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one of pair of fertility pipes; pipe has a dark brown clay bowl with a long wooden stem that is honey in color; bowl of pipe is rendered as face with semi-circle eyes, a large nose, curved like a beak, with flared nostrils, and a small ellipses mouth; area around eyes is smooth, but area around ears and forehead hosts a carved pattern comprised of rows of tiny dots; top of bowl is smooth with a rounded lip and bottom of bowl tapers down into phallus; carved design resembling the letter "m" is on the PR side of the "neck," which connects the bowl to the stem; the stem has a series of carvings and starts wide and then tapers into thinner cylinder; there are two metal collars where the stem and bowl connect--the second protrudes and is disk-like — Pipe, mid 20th century
Yaka

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woman in ULQ wearing a long dark dress at a plow pulled by a young man and an older man in LRQ — Pflugzieher und Weib, 1902
Käthe Kollwitz

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shadowy interior with four figures seated around a table with a window beyond; another window in ULC with a standing figure in front of it — Ver Männer in der Kneipe, c. 1892-1893
Käthe Kollwitz

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thin layer of birch bark with symmetrical design with two birds, four butterflies and two worm-like creatures surrounding a starburst — Bitten birch bark design with birds, butterflies and starburst, 1990
Angelique Merasty Levac

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thin layer of birch bark with symmetrical design of two birds above and below a starburst — Bitten birch bark design with two birds and starburst, 1990
Angelique Merasty Levac

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apple shaped form with knob handle; flat cover with defined vertical rim; light brown; ring foot; three openwork bands on body — Basket with cover, 20th century
Rena Point Bolton

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round drum shaped box with birch bark body; flat cover decorated with daisy-type floral motif in white and white with brown-tipped quills; body of box decorated with vertical white quills — Box with floral motif on cover, 20th century
Lorraine Besto and daughters

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drum shaped box on birch bark body; flat top decorated with floral rondel and basket weave-like border in white quills; central element in flower made of small bits of red quills; one band around edge of cover and one band around body of box with alternating X-motifs and basket weave diamonds with white quills — Box with floral motif on cover, 20th century
Amelia Kimewon-Trudeau

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drum shaped basket with flat cover and bottom; birch bark base with quillwork on exterior; cover has white ground with image of a black bear and a border of white stars and brown and white X-shapes; similar stars and X-shapes in two bands on body of basket — Box with black bear motif on cover, Date Unknown
United States

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light brown; circular form with stepped lid; knob handle; dark brown designs around knob with five triangles forming broken-apart star, two additional triangles and three areas of brown radiating lines; woven V-shapes on outer edges; woven radiating star design on underside — Basket with cover, Date Unknown
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

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primarily black; maskette with round eyes and frowning mouth with red lips and visible white teeth; alternating gold and mother-of-pearl inlays around face; raptor's head at top with wings on back, with rust red inlays on top of wings and mother-of-pearl at center of back; vertical element wrapped with gold wire and tipped in ivory at bottom — Shaman's curling medallion, 2010
Darrell White

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pendant: in the form of a turtle; double-sided; top has coral and turquoise eyes; red coral square at tip of tail; turquoise, lapis and coral beads at points of starburst on shell, with coral gem at center; back has green and black inlaid eyes; red coral square at tip of tail; flat shell on back is inlay in geometric design with dark blue ground with circles, lines and tapering bars in various colors of gemstones; neck collar: curved design, open at back; asymmetrical decoration with hand and arrowhead connected with a zigzag at PR, with inlaid tiny round gems around zigzag; two stepped triangles right of center with turquoise and coral round inlay; hand with predominately blue inlays connected to zigzag at PL near back; ends of collar have inlays--opal on PR, various gems on PL with lines and circles — Turtle pendant and neck collar, c. 2000
Jesse Monongya

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square in LLC of sheet broken into two rectangles side by side, each with alternating blue and red diagonal stripes — Tetuan III, 1973 (published 1974)
Frank Stella; Printer: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles; Publisher: The Committee to Endow a Chair in Honor of Meyer Schapiro, at Columbia University, New York

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Cross is a plain dark wood; tips are covered in metal; top point has a metal ring at the top; two seated figures are perched on the horizontal section on either side of the Christ figure; figures' hands are clasped together at the chest; figure of Christ has long, thin arms, nailed at the palms into the horizontal section; carved fingers on each hand; face is peaceful, with closed eyes and straight, expressionless mouth; head is rounded; torso has carved, prominent ribs on the side of the body; around waist is a carved garment; legs are long and thin; feet are nailed together; wood of the cross is dark; figures are a lighter color — Crucifix, 18th century
Kongo

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Divination quadruped; pig on all fours; animal's face has a prominent squared off nose; eyes are placed near the top of the head; mouth is a straight line beneath the nose; ears are long and pointed and carved against animal's head; back is flat with a plug-like object sitting in the middle, secured by string that wraps around the animal's neck and tail; object is a tall cylinder that tapers into a wide half sphere that sits flat on the back; figure's boy and legs are carved with geometric patterns; legs are straight and rectangular; tail is thick and long; figure is a honey colored wood — Leele rubbing oracle, 20th century
Leele

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abstract image with light, reverse-printed newsprint text; some light green tendril-like elements — Noname (Elephant), 1973 (published 1974)
Robert Rauschenberg; Publisher: The Committee to Endow a Chair in Honor of Meyer Schapiro, at Columbia University, New York; Printer: Untitled Press, Inc., Captiva, Florida

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Untitled 12, 1974

Andy Warhol; Printer: Alexander Heinrici, New York; Publisher: The Committee to Endow a Chair in Honor of Meyer Schapiro, at Columbia University, New York

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Green Curve with Radius of 20', 1974

Ellsworth Kelly; Publisher: The Committee to Endow a Chair in Honor of Meyer Schapiro, at Columbia University, New York; Printer: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles

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Necklace with two removable pendants and removable mask ornament, 1987

Denise Wallace

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