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Akan wood sculpture / Nii O. Quarcoopome

Author:
Quarcoopome, Nii O  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Date:
2017
Topic:
Wood-carving, Akan  Search this
Akan wood combs (Grooming tools)  Search this
Baule heddle pulleys  Search this
Akan gong mallets  Search this
Baule drums (Membranophones)  Search this
Fante drums (Membranophones))  Search this
Akua'mma  Search this
Baule anthropological sculpture  Search this
Akan maternity figures (Representations)  Search this
Call number:
N560 .A45
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1089776

Hero

Artist:
Mark Dagley, born Washington, DC 1957  Search this
Medium:
acrylic, polymer resin on canvas, mounted on wood
Dimensions:
72 × 72 in. (182.9 × 182.9 cm)
Type:
Painting-Mixed Media
Date:
1987
Topic:
Abstract  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Michael Abrams and Sandra Stewart and museum purchase
Copyright:
© 1987, Mark Dagley
Object number:
2022.12
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Painting and Sculpture
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk79038a544-99c2-4994-9087-fd90790edcdd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2022.12

Mexican American Gothic

Artist:
George Rodriguez, born El Paso, TX 1982  Search this
Medium:
stoneware with glaze and underglaze
Dimensions:
dimensions variable
Type:
Decorative Arts-Ceramic
Crafts
Date:
2019
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Alison and Glen Milliman, Cynthia Sears, and Michael J. Stein
Copyright:
© 2019, George Rodriguez. Photograph by Spike Mafford, courtesy of Foster/White Gallery, Seattle.
Object number:
2022.23A-B
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Renwick Gallery
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7d6fc6590-9bdd-4e1a-aef6-bebd1bcb58b9
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2022.23A-B

San Ramon Nonatus

Physical Description:
wood, cedar (overall material)
gesso (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 10 3/4 in x 7 3/8 in x 3/8 in; 27.305 cm x 18.7325 cm x .9525 cm
Object Name:
Panel, Religious
Place made:
United States: New Mexico
Date made:
1826-1855
Subject:
Saints  Search this
Christianity  Search this
Church  Search this
New Mexico  Search this
Indians  Search this
Roman Catholicism  Search this
Spanish  Search this
Native Americans  Search this
ID Number:
CL.219162
Accession number:
40071
Catalog number:
219162
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Home and Community Life: Religion
Religion
Art
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-b09b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1057902

Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe

Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
gesso (overall material)
tempera (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 49.9 cm x 27.6 cm x 1.7 cm; 19 21/32 in x 10 7/8 in x 21/32 in
Object Name:
Panel, Religious
Place made:
United States: New Mexico
Date made:
1815-1835
Subject:
Saints  Search this
Virgin of Guadalupe  Search this
New Mexico  Search this
Indians  Search this
Christianity  Search this
Roman Catholicism  Search this
Spanish  Search this
Native Americans  Search this
Related event:
Guadalupan Apparition  Search this
ID Number:
CL.219167
Accession number:
40071
Catalog number:
219167
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Religion
Art
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-b09e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1057906

bed

Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
metal, brass (overall material)
metal, iron (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 38 cm x 183 cm x 84 cm; 14 15/16 in x 72 1/16 in x 33 1/16 in
Object Name:
Bed
Place made:
United States: New Jersey, Newark
Date made:
1880 - 1885
Subject:
Monasticism  Search this
Roman Catholicism  Search this
ID Number:
CL.314563.03
Accession number:
314563
Catalog number:
314563.03
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Home and Community Life: Religion
Religion
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-5f49-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1190335

Refectory Table

Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
ceramic, porcelain (overall material)
metal, iron (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 73 cm x 370.5 cm x 61 cm; 28 3/4 in x 145 7/8 in x 24 in
Object Name:
Table
Place made:
United States: New Jersey, Newark
Date made:
1880 - 1885
Subject:
Monasticism  Search this
Roman Catholicism  Search this
ID Number:
CL.314563.04
Accession number:
314563
Catalog number:
314563.04
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Home and Community Life: Religion
Religion
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-46c4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1190336

Spider Skimmer

Physical Description:
wood (handle material)
metal (overall material)
Object Name:
strainer
Subject:
Food Culture  Search this
Chinese Americans  Search this
ID Number:
CL.64.0979
Accession number:
253786
Catalog number:
CL.64.979
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Home and Community Life: Ethnic
Food
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-36f0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1391361
Online Media:

Hand Fan

Referenced:
Rau, William H.  Search this
Maker:
Rau, W. H.  Search this
Physical Description:
paper, cardboard (overall material)
wood (handle material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 33.5 cm x 21.1 cm x .2 cm; 13 3/16 in x 8 5/16 in x 3/32 in
Object Name:
Fan
Date made:
ca 1900
Subject:
Protestantism, Revivalism  Search this
Weddings  Search this
Blacks  Search this
African American  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Eleanor Dickinson
ID Number:
CL.306787.38A
Catalog number:
306787.38A
Accession number:
306787
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Home and Community Life: Religion
Religion
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-ee1f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_214153
Online Media:

Hand Fan

Maker:
Rau, W. H.  Search this
Physical Description:
paper, cardboard (overall material)
wood (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 13 in x 8 1/2 in x 1/4 in; 33.02 cm x 21.59 cm x .635 cm
Object Name:
Fan
Date made:
ca 1900
Subject:
Protestantism, Revivalism  Search this
Weddings  Search this
Blacks  Search this
African American  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Eleanor Dickinson
ID Number:
CL.306787.38B
Catalog number:
306787.38B
Accession number:
306787
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Home and Community Life: Religion
Religion
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-eb34-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_214154
Online Media:

Hand Fan

Maker:
Ad-Craft Products Co.  Search this
Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
paper, cardboard (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 30.1 cm x 19.3 cm x .3 cm; 11 27/32 in x 7 19/32 in x 1/8 in
Object Name:
Fan
Place made:
United States: Tennessee, Memphis
Used:
United States: Tennessee, Knoxville
Date made:
ca 1970
Subject:
Protestantism, Revivalism  Search this
Blacks  Search this
African American  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Eleanor Dickinson
ID Number:
CL.306787.50
Accession number:
306787
Catalog number:
306787.50
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Home and Community Life: Religion
Religion
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-eb35-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_214155
Online Media:

crop, riding

Physical Description:
leather, rawhide (overall material)
wood (overall material)
braided (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 73 in x 4 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 185.42 cm x 11.43 cm x 3.81 cm
Object Name:
Crop, Riding
Object Type:
Riding Crop
Accessories Carried
Place made:
Chile
Location where used:
Chile
Subject:
Horseback Riding  Search this
ID Number:
CL.006007
Catalog number:
6007
006007
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Home and Community Life: Ethnic
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-dfbb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_658877

sconce

User; originator:
Santa Ana Mission Church  Search this
Physical Description:
cornhusk (overall material)
leather (overall material)
paint, carbon (overall material)
wood (overall material)
cut (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 30.6 cm x 9.5 cm x 12.4 cm; 12 1/16 in x 3 3/4 in x 4 7/8 in
Object Name:
Sconce
Place made:
United States: New Mexico, Santa Ana
Date made:
1700 - 1820
Subject:
Missions  Search this
Christianity  Search this
Roman Catholicism  Search this
New Mexico  Search this
Church  Search this
Indians  Search this
Spanish  Search this
Native Americans  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Dr. J. Walter Fewkes
ID Number:
CL.176368
Catalog number:
176368
176368
Accession number:
31785
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Home and Community Life: Religion
Religion
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-55ab-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_658969
Online Media:

slicker, tanning

Physical Description:
stone (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Object Name:
Slicker, Tanning
Location where used:
United States: West Virginia
Subject:
Blacks  Search this
African American  Search this
ID Number:
CL.151237
Catalog number:
151237
Accession number:
151237
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Home and Community Life: Community Life
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-dad9-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_659858

Bread Raising Basket Collected in West Virginia, 19th Century

Physical Description:
grass, swamp (overall material)
wood, oak (overall material)
coiled (overall production method/technique)
Measurements:
overall: 2 3/8 in x 11 7/8 in x 12 in; 6.0325 cm x 30.1625 cm x 30.48 cm
Object Name:
Basket
Subject:
Blacks  Search this
African American  Search this
Credit Line:
Walter Hough
ID Number:
CL.175465
Catalog number:
175465
Accession number:
30062
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Many Voices, One Nation
Exhibition:
Many Voices, One Nation
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-c322-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_659979

Virgin of Santa Rita de Cascia

Physical Description:
gesso (overall material)
paint (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 6 1/4 in x 3 in x 1/2 in; 15.875 cm x 7.62 cm x 1.27 cm
Object Name:
Painting
Place made:
United States: New Mexico
Place used:
United States: New Mexico
Date made:
ca 1830
Subject:
Saints  Search this
Church  Search this
New Mexico  Search this
Indians  Search this
Christianity  Search this
Roman Catholicism  Search this
Spanish  Search this
Native Americans  Search this
ID Number:
CL.219161
Catalog number:
219161
219161
Accession number:
40071
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Home and Community Life: Religion
Religion
Art
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-afbd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_661657

Sunday

Physical Description:
cloth, canvas (overall material)
paint, oil (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 44 in x 33 in x 2 in; 111.76 cm x 83.82 cm x 5.08 cm
Object Name:
painting
Date made:
1940
Subject:
African American  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Harry Hutchison Shaw
ID Number:
CL.279948.06
Accession number:
279948
Catalog number:
279948.06
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Culture and the Arts: Ethnic
Cultures & Communities
Family & Social Life
Religion
Art
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-ed6a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_663563

The Argument

Physical Description:
wood (overall material)
cloth, canvas (overall material)
paint, oil (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 37 in x 32 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 93.98 cm x 82.55 cm x 3.81 cm
Object Name:
painting
Date made:
1939
Subject:
African American  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Harry Hutchison Shaw
ID Number:
CL.279948.05
Accession number:
279948
Catalog number:
279948.05
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Culture and the Arts: Ethnic
Cultures & Communities
Family & Social Life
Art
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-f00b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_663564

Celery Pickers

Physical Description:
cloth, canvas (overall material)
paint, oil (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 61 cm x 82 cm; 24 in x 32 5/16 in
overall: 33 in x 25 in x 1 1/2 in; 83.82 cm x 63.5 cm x 3.81 cm
Object Name:
painting
Date made:
1939
Subject:
African American  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Harry Hutchison Shaw
ID Number:
CL.279948.04
Accession number:
279948
Catalog number:
279948.04
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Culture and the Arts: Ethnic
Cultures & Communities
Work
Art
Agriculture
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-f00c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_663565

Saturday Night

Physical Description:
cloth, canvas (overall material)
paint, oil (overall material)
wood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 37 in x 24 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 93.98 cm x 62.865 cm x 3.81 cm
Object Name:
painting
Date made:
1939
Subject:
African American  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Harry Hutchison Shaw
ID Number:
CL.279948.01
Accession number:
279948
Catalog number:
279948.01
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Culture and the Arts: Ethnic
Cultures & Communities
Family & Social Life
Art
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-f00d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_663566

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