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79.1 x 36.2 cm ( g)

Location: Africa, West: Burkina Faso, Nigeria: Northern Nigeria?
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Funerary Objects

117.8 x 42 x 9.5 cm ( g)

Location: Africa, West: Mali
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Household Accessories : Other Household Accessories

54.5 x 46.5 x 45.8 cm (1613 g)

Location: Africa, Central: Congo
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Holiday Objects

38.3 x 25.4 x 10.9 cm (213 g)

Location: Africa, Central: Congo
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects

41.5 x 28.8 x 26.3 cm (1897 g)

Location: Africa, Central: Congo
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Ceremonial Artifacts : Religious Objects

29.7 x 15.8 x 14.7 cm (2178 g)

Location: Africa, West: Nigeria?
Classification/Nomenclature: Unclassifiable Artifacts

83.6 x 74.4 x 30.8 cm ( g)

Location: Africa, West: Niger
Classification/Nomenclature: Distribution & Transportation Artifacts : Land Transportation T&E : Land Transportation Accessories

36.1 x 8.8 x 7.1 cm (637 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912); Late 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of Kannon (Guanyin), the Japanese name for the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara...

36.8 x 24.9 x 14 cm ( g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Chinese carved figurine of a bearded man. As the second of the five Chinese elements, wood is highly venerated as a material for decorative art...

4.8 x 4.8 x 4.7 cm (154 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912); 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: "A Japanese boxwood stand, carved to form chrysanthemums, foliage and buds, surmounted by a crystal ball...

6.9 x 6.4 x 5.9 cm (63 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912); 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: "A Japanese boxwood stand, carved to form chrysanthemums, foliage and buds, surmounted by a crystal ball...

22 x 9.6 x 8.2 cm (725 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912); Late 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese boxwood okimono of a bijin (beautiful woman) with her child, both watching their cat play...

15.8 x 7.8 x 5.2 cm (116 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 19th century, 1780 - 1911 CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Chinese carved figurine of a recumbent woman on a leaf, resting her elbow on a stack of books while holding a fan...

12.6 x 8.9 x 7.1 cm (274 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912); Circa 1868-1912
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of a cockerel looking on. This carving is a part of a hen and cockeral pairing...

9.9 x 8.3 x 4.9 cm (95 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912); Circa 1868-1912
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of a hen picking at seeds. This carving is a part of a hen and cockeral pairing...

10 x 6.8 x 3.3 cm (61 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 18th - 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication T&E : Written Communication T&E : Writing Accessories
Description: Brush washers of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) were treasured items for interior design, particularly ones made from zitan wood...

18.2 x 5.1 x 4.6 cm (89 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 1780 - 1911 CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Chinese carved figurine of a recumbent woman on a leaf-like mat. This type of sentimental and natural imagery has been a consistent theme of Chinese lacquered artwork...

20.4 x 6.5 x 1.8 cm (73 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 1780 - 1911 CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Furniture : Support Furniture
Description: This is the stand for a Chinese wood carving of a recumbent woman. Lacquerware of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) was typically produced in government-sponsored workshops and carved by craftsmen already experienced in crafting works of bamboo and ivory...

40.5 x 3.8 x 2.1 cm (133 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Late Edo Period; 1740 - 1868 CE
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Personal Symbols : Status Symbols
Description: "A Japanese Bokuto (literally 'wooden sword' - when, with the end of the civil rivalry between the Shogun and his enemies, carrying arms became obsolete in Japan, the wearing of small dummy swords by the Samurai was imitated by doctors, artists and other professionals as a symbol of social and professional status...

8.8 x 5.2 x 3 cm (18 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912); 1868 - 1912
Classification/Nomenclature: Communication Artifacts : Art
Description: This is a Japanese okimono of a crab signed by Ikkan. In legend, the Heike crabs of Akamaganseki are tiny crabs where the ghostly remains of the warriors killed at the Battle of Dan-no-ura (1185) reside...

11.9 x 10.5 x 4 cm (33 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912), Taisho Period (1912-1926), Showa Period (1926-1989); Late 19th - late 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Personal Gear : Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
Description: This is a box of a Japanese okimono of a crab signed by Ikkan. In legend, the Heike crabs of Akamaganseki are tiny crabs where the ghostly remains of the warriors killed at the Battle of Dan-no-ura (1185) reside...

11.8 x 10.2 x 1.8 cm (23 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Period: Meiji Period (1868-1912), Taisho Period (1912-1926), Showa Period (1926-1989); Late 19th - late 20th century
Classification/Nomenclature: Personal Artifacts : Personal Gear : Personal Carrying & Storage Gear
Description: This is a box lid of a Japanese okimono of a crab signed by Ikkan. In legend, the Heike crabs of Akamaganseki are tiny crabs where the ghostly remains of the warriors killed at the Battle of Dan-no-ura (1185) reside...

35.9 x 34 x .1 cm (13 g)

Location: Asia, East: Japan
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Household Accessories : Storage & Display Accessories

19.7 x 17.9 x 15 cm (380 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Furniture : Support Furniture
Description: Furniture pieces of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) were treasured items for interior design, particularly when displayed in a house reception hall...

24.1 x 20.1 x 13.9 cm (533 g)

Location: Asia, East: China
Period: Qing Dynasty (1644-1911); 19th Century
Classification/Nomenclature: Furnishings : Furniture : Support Furniture
Description: Furniture pieces of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) were treasured items for interior design, particularly when displayed in a house reception hall...