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Hoe

Object Name:
daba
Maker:
Tem artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, iron
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 52.7 x 13 x 21.6 cm (20 3/4 x 5 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Togo
Date:
Mid 20th century
Topic:
Agricultural  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Michael Furst
Object number:
69-3-27
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys75b3d81d0-4f84-4ed7-b6d6-66024026b1fd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_69-3-27

Armlet with amulet case

Object Name:
dugaagad
Maker:
Somali (Hawiye or Digil clan) artist  Search this
Medium:
Gold alloy
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 2.0 x 7.9 x 10.0 cm (13/16 x 3 1/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Type:
Jewelry
Geography:
Mogadishu, Somalia
Date:
Early-mid 20th century
Topic:
Adornment  Search this
Male use  Search this
Female use  Search this
Power  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of the Loughrans
Object number:
76-16-11
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7326194e5-32de-4661-9147-4052a24a40c9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_76-16-11

Jug

Maker:
Mangbetu artist  Search this
Medium:
Ceramic, encrustation
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 26 x 17.1 x 14.7 cm (10 1/4 x 6 3/4 x 5 13/16 in.)
Type:
Ceramics
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
ca. 1890
Topic:
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program
Object number:
89-13-75
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7ff6d2556-48b6-48c5-9391-e417f4e3bfd3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_89-13-75

Field Work in the Vicinity of Awka, Eastern Region (Nigeria): Awka Carvers Cooperative Union Based in Amawbia Town

Creator:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Names:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Collection Creator:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (photographic negative , b&w, 35mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Nigeria, Eastern
Nigeria -- Anambra State -- Awka
Date:
1951
File Restrictions:
Fragile: Physical access restricted.
Occupation:
Wood-carvers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Negatives
Collection Citation:
Lorenzo Dow Turner papers,Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Lois Turner Williams.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-017, Item ACMA LDT-N-R11-324
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Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers
Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers / Series 5: Photographs, circa 1890–1974 / 5.4.1: Research: Africa / 35mm negatives / Nigeria, Eastern
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7dd7736b1-8118-486d-abca-f3463d552eb2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-017-ref1761

Field Work in the Vicinity of Awka, Eastern Region (Nigeria): Awka Carvers Cooperative Union Based in Amawbia Town

Creator:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Names:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Collection Creator:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (photographic negative , b&w, 35mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Nigeria, Eastern
Nigeria -- Anambra State -- Awka
Date:
1951
File Restrictions:
Fragile: Physical access restricted.
Occupation:
Wood-carvers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Negatives
Collection Citation:
Lorenzo Dow Turner papers,Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Lois Turner Williams.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-017, Item ACMA LDT-N-R11-325
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Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers
Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers / Series 5: Photographs, circa 1890–1974 / 5.4.1: Research: Africa / 35mm negatives / Nigeria, Eastern
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa7ad03729b-2d82-47db-8f75-6484f68ff2cc
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-017-ref1762

Field Work in the Vicinity of Awka, Eastern Region (Nigeria): Awka Carvers Cooperative Union Based in Amawbia Town

Creator:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Names:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Collection Creator:
Turner, Lorenzo Dow, 1890-1972  Search this
Extent:
1 Item (photographic negative , b&w, 35mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives
Place:
Africa
Nigeria
Nigeria, Eastern
Nigeria -- Anambra State -- Awka
Date:
1951
File Restrictions:
Fragile: Physical access restricted.
Occupation:
Wood-carvers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Negatives
Collection Citation:
Lorenzo Dow Turner papers,Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Lois Turner Williams.
Identifier:
ACMA.06-017, Item ACMA LDT-N-R11-326
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Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers
Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers / Series 5: Photographs, circa 1890–1974 / 5.4.1: Research: Africa / 35mm negatives / Nigeria, Eastern
Archival Repository:
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa733b9762f-2c6d-49d2-a9fc-b26ea9748715
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-acma-06-017-ref1763

Painting by James Mc Donald of Man, Tohunga-Whakairo (Sacred Wood Carver) Showing Tekoteko (Wood Finial Figure) to Group Of Men; All in Costume Outside Meeting Houses and Pataka (Platform Storehouse)

Creator:
Ferguson & Hicks  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology. Division of Ethnology  Search this
Extent:
1 Photomechanical print (004 in x 005 in)
Culture:
Maori (New Zealand people)  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Photomechanical prints
Photographs
Date:
1905
Local Numbers:
NAA INV.05096200
Local Note:
Black and white photomechanical print on postcard
Place:
Polynesia -- New Zealand Islands -- North Island/Wellington
New Zealand -- New Zealand Islands -- North Island/Wellington
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Photo Lot 97 DOE Oceania: Poly:New Zealand:Mc Donald J Ser 1 05096200, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Division of Ethnology photograph collection
Division of Ethnology photograph collection / Oceania / Polynesia / New Zealand
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw30c2897b7-7170-44c9-ad74-af2d70f200d0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-photolot-97-ref11852

A report: master carvers of the Lummi and their apprentices Master carvers: Morrie Alexander and Al Charles. Apprentices: Dale James, Israel James, Al Noland [and] Floyd Noland. Photographer: Mary Randlett

Author:
Whatcom Museum of History and Art  Search this
Randlett, Mary 1924-  Search this
Subject:
Alexander, Morrie 1915-1973  Search this
James, Dale Arthur 1955-  Search this
James, Israel Lyle 1955-  Search this
Noland, Al N 1957-  Search this
Noland, Floyd D 1956-  Search this
Physical description:
31 pages illustrations, ports 24 cm
Type:
Biography
Biographies
Place:
Washington (State)
North America
Washington (État)
Date:
1971
Topic:
Indian artists  Search this
Indian wood-carving  Search this
Lummi art  Search this
Lummi Indians  Search this
Lummi wood-carving  Search this
Wood-carvers  Search this
Art lummi  Search this
Artistes des Peuples autochtones  Search this
Lummi  Search this
Sculpteurs sur bois  Search this
Sculpture sur bois lummi (Arts décoratifs)  Search this
Call number:
E99.L95 W5X
E99.L95W5X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_7910

Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974

Creator:
Jacques Seligmann & Co.  Search this
Subject:
Hauke, Cesar M. de (Cesar Mange)  Search this
Glaenzer, Eugene  Search this
Haardt, Georges  Search this
Seligman, Germain  Search this
Seligmann, Arnold  Search this
Parker, Theresa D.  Search this
Waegen, Rolf Hans  Search this
Trevor, Clyfford  Search this
Seligmann, René  Search this
Seligmann, Jacques  Search this
De Hauke & Co., Inc.  Search this
Jacques Seligmann & Co  Search this
Eugene Glaenzer & Co.  Search this
Germain Seligmann & Co.  Search this
Gersel  Search this
Type:
Gallery records
Citation:
Jacques Seligmann & Co. records, 1904-1978, bulk 1913-1974. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Mackay, Clarence Hungerford, 1874-1938 -- Art collections  Search this
Schiff, Mortimer L. -- Art collections  Search this
Arenberg, duc d' -- Art collections  Search this
Liechtenstein, House of -- Art collections  Search this
Art -- Collectors and collecting -- France -- Paris  Search this
Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this
World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war  Search this
La Fresnaye, Roger de, 1885-1925  Search this
Art, Renaissance  Search this
Decorative arts  Search this
Art treasures in war  Search this
Art, European  Search this
Theme:
Art Gallery Records  Search this
Art Market  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9936
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212486
AAA_collcode_jacqself
Theme:
Art Gallery Records
Art Market
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212486
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Archives Center Carousel Collection

Creator:
Fried, Frederick, 1909-1994  Search this
Illions, Bernard J.  Search this
Cernigliaro, Salvatore  Search this
Brill, Aaron K.  Search this
Cernigliaro, Marguerite  Search this
Pfaff, Mildred T.  Search this
Royal, Verna F.  Search this
Illions, Rudolph C.  Search this
Misklea, M. Francis  Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Cultural History  Search this
Extent:
1 Cubic foot (3 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Newsletters
Photographs
Patents
Auction catalogs
Clippings
Cyanotypes
Design drawings
Price lists
Trade catalogs
Date:
1925-1994.
Scope and Contents note:
A diverse collection of papers relating to amusement parks and playgrounds, with most of the papers relating to carousels. Contents include correspondence, photographs (including one cyanotype), exhibition catalogs, trade literature and trade catalogs, price lists, articles and clippings, newsletters, and patents (photocopies) for carousel animals. One series, that relating to the woodcarver Salvatore Cernigliaro, contains his sketchbook for carousel animal designs.
Arrangement:
Divided into 7 series, arranged by donor.
Related Materials:
Materials at the Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Industry on Parade (NMAH.AC.0507)

Reel #191, Craftsmen of the Carousel, 1954. Manufacturing merry-go-rounds for amusement reports. Arrow Development Co., Mountain View, California.
Provenance:
Collection donated by multiple donors.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Occupation:
Wood-carvers  Search this
Topic:
Merry-go-round  Search this
Merry-go-round art  Search this
Playground equipment  Search this
Playgrounds  Search this
Amusement ride equipment industry  Search this
Amusement rides  Search this
Figure sculpture -- United States  Search this
Recreation  Search this
Genre/Form:
Newsletters
Photographs -- 20th century
Patents -- 20th century
Auction catalogs
Clippings
Cyanotypes
Design drawings
Price lists
Trade catalogs
Citation:
Archives Center Carousel Collection, 1925-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0675
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Archives Center Carousel Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8fc815563-fb49-412d-9533-b1f0cff36695
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0675
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Knife

Collector:
Edward W. Nelson  Search this
Donor Name:
U.S. Deptartment of Agriculture  Search this
Length - Object:
25.718 cm
26 cm
Culture:
Eskimo, Yup'ik  Search this
Object Type:
Knife / Thumb Guard
Place:
Unalakleet, Norton Sound, Alaska, United States, North America
Accession Date:
16 Mar 1897
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
031796
USNM Number:
E176120-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3e6b07300-d553-44f5-a15a-dd647e760366
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8351463
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Austria à la Carte lecture recording

Collection Director:
Porterfield, Jeanne  Search this
Chickering, Lisa  Search this
Extent:
1 Sound tape reel (126 min.)
Container:
Item 2015.16.11 OS 1
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Sound tape reels
Date:
undated
Collection Restrictions:
The Lisa Chickering and Jeanne Porterfield collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the National Anthropological Film Collection may not be played.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Lisa Chickering and Jeanne Porterfield Collection, National Anthropological Film Collection, Smithsonian Institution
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Lisa Chickering and Jeanne Porterfield collection
Lisa Chickering and Jeanne Porterfield collection / Series 7: Films and film-related sound recordings / 7.1: Austria à la Carte
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc91da1564a-0688-4d94-baf8-1419957bd661
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-hsfa-2015-16-ref196
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Bronze Wood Carver

Donor Name:
Thomas Wilson  Search this
Object Type:
Bronze
Place:
Terni, Umbria, Italy, Europe
Accession Date:
29 Jan 1904
Topic:
Archaeology  Search this
Accession Number:
042207
USNM Number:
A101657-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3478067df-6cdb-463b-87bb-b32d6baf0fd4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8001954

Contents Of Tools Box

Collector:
Lt. George T. Emmons  Search this
Donor Name:
Lt. George T. Emmons  Search this
Culture:
Tlingit, Chilkat  Search this
Object Type:
Knife/Chisel/Screwdriver/Awl/Sinew/Bag/Tube/Drill/Whetstone/Needle/Charm/Spoon/Basket
Place:
Southeastern, Alaska, United States, North America
Accession Date:
3 Dec 1902
Collection Date:
1902
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
040238
USNM Number:
E217330-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d17c2c7b-8aa8-40ce-824d-0745984d0a90
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8362655

Model Of Reindeer Pulling Sled

Donor Name:
No Information  Search this
Culture:
Sámi (Saami)  Search this
Object Type:
Sled Model / Figure
Place:
Norway, Europe
Accession Date:
1991
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
999999
USNM Number:
ET20322-0
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Anthropology
Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30e42005f-c81d-4815-ae8f-31d57d2053d9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8497908

Andrew Dreselly papers, 1900-1981

Creator:
Dreselly, Andrew, 1893-1985  Search this
Subject:
Angel, John  Search this
Cascieri, Arcangelo  Search this
Keen, Edgar  Search this
Kirchmayer, John  Search this
Pellegrini, Ernest  Search this
Type:
Drawings
Citation:
Andrew Dreselly papers, 1900-1981. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Carving (Decorative arts) -- United States  Search this
Church decoration and ornament -- United States  Search this
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)9781
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212208
AAA_collcode_dresandr
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_212208

Oral history interview with Andrew Dreselly, 1981 June 26

Interviewee:
Dreselly, Andrew, 1893-1985  Search this
Interviewer:
Brown, Robert F  Search this
Subject:
Cascieri, Arcangelo  Search this
Krichmayer, Johann  Search this
Rockefeller, John D., Jr. (John Davison)  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Andrew Dreselly, 1981 June 26. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Sculptors -- Interviews  Search this
Church decoration and ornament -- United States  Search this
Carving (Decorative arts) -- United States  Search this
Woodwork  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)13153
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212229
AAA_collcode_dresel81
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_212229
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Oral history interview with Edgar Tolson, 1981 July 30

Interviewee:
Tolson, Edgar, 1904-1984  Search this
Interviewer:
Pennington, Estill Curtis  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Edgar Tolson, 1981 July 30. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century -- Kentucky  Search this
Folk art  Search this
Wood-carving -- Kentucky  Search this
Artisans -- Kentucky -- Interviews  Search this
Decorative arts  Search this
Theme:
Craft  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)11802
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213156
AAA_collcode_tolson81
Theme:
Craft
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213156

Oral history interview with Patrocino Barela, 1964 July 2

Interviewee:
Barela, Patrociño, 1902-1964  Search this
Interviewer:
Loomis, Sylvia Glidden  Search this
Subject:
Federal Art Project (N.M.)  Search this
New Deal and the Arts Oral History Project  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Patrocino Barela, 1964 July 2. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Federal aid to the arts  Search this
Latino and Latin American artists  Search this
Woodwork  Search this
Theme:
Latino and Latin American  Search this
New Deal  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)5438
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213263
AAA_collcode_barela64
Theme:
Latino and Latin American
New Deal
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213263
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Oral history interview with Mansfield Bascom and Ruth Esherick Bascom about Wharton Esherick, 1990 July 13

Interviewee:
Bascom, Mansfield  Search this
Interviewer:
Polsky, Richard  Search this
Subject:
Bascom, Ruth Esherick  Search this
Esherick, Wharton  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Interviews
Citation:
Quotes and excerpts must be cited as follows: Oral history interview with Mansfield Bascom and Ruth Esherick Bascom about Wharton Esherick, 1990 July 13. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Art, Modern -- 20th century -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia  Search this
Painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Interviews  Search this
Printmakers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Interviews  Search this
Sculptors -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Interviews  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)12694
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)213933
AAA_collcode_bascom90
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_oh_213933

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