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Buddhist ritual bell

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 14.4 x 6.3 cm (5 11/16 x 2 1/2 in)
Type:
Ceremonial Object
Origin:
Japan
Date:
1185-1333
Period:
Kamakura period
Topic:
casting  Search this
metal  Search this
bronze  Search this
Buddhism  Search this
Kamakura period (1185 - 1333)  Search this
Japan  Search this
Japanese Art  Search this
ceremony  Search this
Japanese Esoteric Buddhism  Search this
Charles Lang Freer collection  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Accession Number:
F1903.296
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c2c7a30c-860e-4605-b757-459cb12f0149
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_F1903.296

Presentation piece for a birthday

Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
H x W (overall): 243 x 87.3 cm (95 11/16 x 34 3/8 in)
Type:
Costume and Textile
Origin:
China
Topic:
slit tapestry  Search this
weft patterning  Search this
tapestry  Search this
crane  Search this
celebration  Search this
Eight Immortals  Search this
China  Search this
Shoulao  Search this
Chinese Art  Search this
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Credit Line:
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S2012.9.4081
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3d9c1f1f1-47df-4884-813b-f5ae29809e67
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S2012.9.4081

The Bride, (painting)

Painter:
Strater, Henry 1896-1987  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Date:
1972
Topic:
Figure female  Search this
Dress--Ceremonial--Wedding Dress  Search this
Control number:
IAP 8G370302
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_481108

A touching Tribute to McKinley's Memory--Secretary Hay's Eulogy in the House of Representatives, Washington, U.S.A.

Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Photographer:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Names:
Hay, John, 1838-1905  Search this
McKinley, William, 1843-1901  Search this
Extent:
1 Stereograph (black and white)
Container:
Box 1
Type:
Archival materials
Stereographs
Place:
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)
United States. Congress. House
Date:
1902
General:
Historic Image #: 6
on back: a description of the eulogy on President McKinley, February 27, 1902.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
government buildings  Search this
Interior views  Search this
People  Search this
Men  Search this
Arches  Search this
eulogies  Search this
Mourning  Search this
Presidents--Assassination  Search this
Congressmen  Search this
Congresses  Search this
Funeral rites and ceremonies  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection.
Identifier:
AAG.STR, Item STR004062
See more items in:
Historic gardens Stereograph collection
Historic gardens Stereograph collection / Gardens and Landscapes / United States / District of Columbia / DC002: Washington -- United States Capitol Grounds
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6e06e50f9-10dc-452c-813a-693fd8b315cd
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-str-ref4789

Chicano Art Expo

Artist:
Rodolfo O. Cuellar, born Auburn, CA 1950  Search this
Medium:
screenprint on paper
Dimensions:
overall: 21 1/2 in. × 15 in. (54.6 × 38.1 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1974
Topic:
Ceremony\festival  Search this
Chicanx  Search this
Object\fruit\cantaloupe  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
Object number:
2020.15
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b46bcb49-e026-4af2-8b25-0a1f7b286bc8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2020.15

Quiero Mis Queerce

Artist:
Julio Salgado, born Ensenada, Mexico 1983  Search this
Medium:
screenprint on paper
Dimensions:
sheet: 44 × 30 1/4 in. (111.8 × 76.8 cm) image: 38 3/4 × 24 1/2 in. (98.4 × 62.2 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
2014
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Figure male\knee length  Search this
Figure female\knee length  Search this
Dress\ceremonial\formal dress  Search this
Chicanx  Search this
Dress\ceremonial\suit  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Lichtenberg Family Foundation
Copyright:
© 2020, Julio Salgado
Object number:
2020.37.6
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk771f0cf88-ddf9-4463-8376-c1fe19d8d6bc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2020.37.6

Greek burial customs [by] Donna C. Kurtz and John Boardman

Author:
Kurtz, Donna C  Search this
Author:
Boardman, John 1927-  Search this
Physical description:
384 p illustrations, maps, plans 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Greece
Grèce
Griechenland (Altertum)
Griechenland
Date:
1971
Topic:
Funeral rites and ceremonies  Search this
Funérailles--Rites et cérémonies  Search this
Bestattung  Search this
Begrafenissen  Search this
Godsdienst  Search this
Griekse oudheid  Search this
Riten  Search this
Call number:
DF101 .K87 1971X
DF101.K87 1971X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_10374

The barbarians anthropological view by Catherine H. Berndt and Ronald M. Berndt

Author:
Berndt, Catherine Helen 1918-  Search this
Author:
Berndt, Ronald Murray 1916-1990  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 192 pages, 16 plates illustrations, facsims 19 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Canning Stock Route (WA SF51, SG51)
Elcho Island (East Arnhem Land NT SC53-15, SD53-03)
Date:
1971
1950-
Topic:
Civilization, Modern  Search this
Myth  Search this
Regression (Civilization)  Search this
Symbolism  Search this
Civilisation  Search this
Décadence  Search this
Mythe  Search this
Art--Painting--Bark  Search this
Ceremonies--Rain making  Search this
Gunwinggu--Gunwinygu--Kunwinjku language (N65) (NT SD53-02)  Search this
Gunwinggu--Gunwinygu--Kunwinjku people (N65) (NT SD53-02)  Search this
Language--Linguistics  Search this
Music--Vocal  Search this
myths  Search this
Religion--Rites--Ceremonial objects  Search this
Social behaviour  Search this
Social organisation--Kinship--Systems--Moieties  Search this
Stories and motifs--Wawalag Sisters  Search this
Transport--Road--Roads and tracks  Search this
W©Þgilak--Wawilak language (N106) (NT SD53-07)  Search this
W©Þgilak--Wawilak people (N106) (NT SD53-07)  Search this
Call number:
CB425 .B48X
CB425.B48X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_10476

Placing the dead: tombs, ancestral villages and kinship organization in Madagascar

Author:
Bloch, Maurice  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 241 p 16 plates, illustrations, maps 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Madagascar
Madagaskar
Date:
1971
Topic:
Mérina (Peuple de Madagascar)  Search this
Death--Social aspects  Search this
Ethnology  Search this
Manners and customs  Search this
Merina (Malagasy people)  Search this
Merina (Malagasy people)--Social life and customs  Search this
Totenkult  Search this
Lijkbezorging  Search this
Verwantschap  Search this
Voorouderverering  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Mœurs et coutumes  Search this
Rites and ceremonies  Search this
Call number:
DT469.M264 B65 1971
DT469.M264B65 1971
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_10882

Politics and Presidents : stereographs

Photographer:
Wendt, Julius (Albany, N.Y.)  Search this
Publisher:
Underwood & Underwood  Search this
Names:
United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
United States. Department of Agriculture  Search this
Cleveland, Frances Folsom, 1864-1947  Search this
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908  Search this
Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881  Search this
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885  Search this
Harrison, William Henry, President, 1773-1841 -- Photographs  Search this
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865  Search this
McKinley, William, 1843-1901  Search this
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919  Search this
Series Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
45 Items
Container:
Box 5 (Stereographs)
Type:
Archival materials
Photographs
Stereographs
Phantom leaf stereographs
Place:
Yosemite National Park (Calif.) -- Stereographs
Washington (D.C.) -- Stereographs.
Date:
ca. 1870s-1905
Scope and Contents:
Group includes "phantom leaf" arrangements with photographs of Lincoln, Garfield, and Cleveland; Theodore Roosevelt on Glacier Point, Yosemite, by Underwood & Underwood; two views of what may be a campaign meeting; a view of U.S. Grant's funeral procession by Julius Wendt; and several White House interior and exterior views.
Related Materials:
Forms part of the photographs division of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana.
Restrictions:
Unrestricted research use on site. Photographs must be handled with white cotton gloves, unless protected by plastic sleeves.
Series 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.
Topic:
Politics and government -- Stereographs  Search this
Presidents -- United States  Search this
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Stereographs  Search this
Capitols -- United States -- Stereographs  Search this
Politicians -- Stereographs  Search this
Genre/Form:
Stereographs -- 1880-1900
Phantom leaf stereographs
Series Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions / 2.2: Stereographs / Politics and Presidents
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e93ef9d3-71bd-4e1b-a785-db8875ec1330
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s02-ref2818

Ras Lila

Medium:
Opaque watercolor on cotton
Dimensions:
H x W: 190.6 x 184 cm (75 1/16 x 72 7/16 in)
Type:
Painting
Origin:
Nathadwara, Rajasthan state, India
Date:
early 19th-mid 19th century
Topic:
dance  Search this
celebration  Search this
India  Search this
South Asian and Himalayan Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Karl B. Mann
Accession Number:
S1992.31
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye371cee323-bf80-48cd-a0de-650613139d3a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1992.31

Image of Political Parade, (painting)

Title:
Election Scene of 1840, (painting)
Painter:
Schell, Frances H. 1834-1909  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor, gouache, and ink on paper
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Administered by National Archives and Records Administration 7th & Pennsylvania Avenue Washington District of Columbia
Located Franklin D. Roosevelt Library and Museum 259 Albany Post Road Hyde Park New York 12538
Date:
1896
Topic:
History--United States  Search this
Cityscape--Street  Search this
Figure group  Search this
Ceremony--Procession--Parade  Search this
Object--Other--Flag  Search this
Architecture exterior--Civic  Search this
Control number:
IAP 24050050
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_272609

Hat

Object Name:
muzombolo
Maker:
Lega artist  Search this
Medium:
Plant fiber, feathers, buttons, beads
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 36.8 x 18.2 x 15.5 cm (14 1/2 x 7 3/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
Early to mid-20th century
Topic:
Initiation  Search this
Leadership  Search this
Status  Search this
Adornment  Search this
Female use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Museum purchase
Object number:
2000-2-1
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/ys7b73213de-cbd1-4993-8e58-8b392162b5fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2000-2-1

Hat

Object Name:
sawamazembe
Maker:
Lega artist  Search this
Medium:
Plant fiber, shells, buttons, seed pod
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 33 x 20.6 x 23.2 cm (13 x 8 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
Early to mid-20th century
Topic:
Initiation  Search this
Leadership  Search this
Status  Search this
Adornment  Search this
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Museum purchase
Object number:
2000-2-2
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/ys725fb16fb-f365-48c4-9400-3e56074e5f5b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2000-2-2

Serpent mask

Maker:
Bwa artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, pigment, bitumen, hair, plant fiber
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 419 x 32.4 x 27.6 cm (164 15/16 x 12 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.)
Type:
Mask
Geography:
Burkina Faso
Date:
Early to mid-20th century
Topic:
Funerary  Search this
Initiation  Search this
Agricultural  Search this
snake  Search this
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Museum purchase
Object number:
2000-4-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Exhibition:
Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts
On View:
NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7ff492bcc-b76b-49ac-9bcc-96859815b7cd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2000-4-1
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Fiber mask

Maker:
Dogon artist  Search this
Medium:
Plant fiber, cowrie shells, cloth, metal, plastic, seeds
Dimensions:
H x W x D (Headdress): 37.5 x 6 x 38.2 cm (14 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 15 1/16 in.)
Type:
Mask
Geography:
Mali
Date:
Mid-20th century
Topic:
Funerary  Search this
Initiation  Search this
foreigner  Search this
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
female  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Allen Clayton Davis
Object number:
2003-17-1
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/ys759b15f18-0c4d-4caf-9f1f-4547ac4fd2db
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2003-17-1
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Face mask

Object Name:
waraba
jara
Maker:
Bamana artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, plant fiber, pigment, cotton, nails
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 48.3 x 27.9 x 15.9 cm (19 x 11 x 6 1/4 in.)
Type:
Mask
Geography:
Mali
Date:
Early to mid-20th century
Topic:
Initiation  Search this
lion  Search this
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Museum purchase
Object number:
2004-14-1
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Exhibition:
Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts
On View:
NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys77f5f979e-c03b-46ac-a77c-c982ce253d49
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2004-14-1

Double figure

Maker:
Kuyu artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, pigment
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 81.9 x 15.2 x 15.2cm (32 1/4 x 6 x 6 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Congo
Date:
Late 19th-early 20th century
Topic:
Initiation  Search this
Janus-faced  Search this
cat  Search this
male  Search this
female  Search this
couple  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-103
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Exhibition:
Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts
On View:
NMAfA, Second Level Gallery (2193)
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys78d272385-2215-4d56-ab90-31ee31bac230
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-103
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Head

Maker:
Lega artist  Search this
Medium:
Ivory, cowrie shells
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 15.5 x 6 x 9 cm (6 1/8 x 2 3/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Type:
Sculpture
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
19th-20th century
Topic:
Initiation  Search this
Leadership  Search this
Male use  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-114
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/ys7ebda1c7b-7873-47e1-8c59-6773b2ef8cd9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-114

Female figure

Maker:
Luba artist  Search this
Medium:
Wood, gourd, seeds, metal, plant fiber
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 40.6 x 20.3 x 20.3 cm (16 x 8 x 8 in.)
Type:
Figure
Geography:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date:
Late 19th to early 20th century
Topic:
Initiation  Search this
Shrine/Altar  Search this
tool  Search this
Power  Search this
male  Search this
female  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Walt Disney World Co., a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company
Object number:
2005-6-115
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/ys7b7497f72-0b11-41b8-9e14-efb923dec76c
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_2005-6-115
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