Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
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Oval wooden bowl in the shape of a bird. The exterior of the bowl is carved in a bird-shape with feathers extending out along the long edges, tail feathers at one end, and the head at the other. The bowl is incised with a humanoid face wearing a three-pronged headdress - all ornately carved with repeating geometric designs. The incised designs have a white appearance. The face has a raised nose, and from its mouth extends a small fish, which connects with the beak of the bird. The interior of the bowl is plain.
Goldtone (orotone) photographic print on glass in original frame. Image shows a cloudy sky and grassy plain with hills in the background, towards the sides of the print. In the middle ground, there are three figures on horseback. In the foreground, towards the right side of the print, there is a small oval-shaped pond. The artist signature is in the bottom right corner. The wide frame is painted dark brown and gold, with a pattern. The corners of the frame have dark gold batwing designs done in high relief. The frame's outer rim curves downwards and then upward towards the inner rim, which edges the photographic print. The back of the frame is covered in brown paper. On the back, in the top left corner, the photograph title is printed on plain paper. The artist’s studio mark is attached to the top right corner. There is hanging hardware close to the top.
Small carved figure riding a bicycle. Figure wears a colonial style outfit - jacket with badges, belted shorts with a low flat hat marked with a diamond on the side. Figure carries a canteen on their left hip, and two small envelope-style bags - one on their waist and one hanging down from their head. The bike has a robust frame, two closely spaced tires, and a high small handlebar. Figure has painted eyes. Rounded base has been broken.
Carved male figure. The man is standing, holding binoculars in front of his body. Wearing an off-white pith helmet with a black chin strap, and matching off-white jacket and shorts with tall black boots. The figure has wide eyes, and a thin black moustache. He has a narrow nose, wide mouth, and large ears.
Hare mask of carved and painted wood. Front of mask has a flat arched forehead with two long, deep rectangular carved out sections below (leaving three long dividing lines level with the forehead). Within are two small cutout rectangular eye holes. Extending up from the head are two large rabbit ears, facing outwards. Down each side of the head are long human-like ears with a single hole drilled through the top. There are two holes drilled horizontally through the mask behind each ear, and four holes drilled through at an angle along the top edge of the back. There are many small holes randomly drilled all over. The ears and face are painted with small reddish-brown dots.
Round-bottomed clay jar. Transitions to a glazed concave neck with a wide mouth. The round bottom is hemispherical, and mottled black and orange-red.
Round-bottomed clay jar. Transitions to a glazed concave neck with a wide mouth. The round bottom is hemispherical, and mottled orange-red and black.
Small toggle carved of tusk(?), in the shape of a beluga whale with incised features (eyes, blowhole, mouth) in black. A hole is drilled horizontally through the neck.
Model pole, carved and painted. From top: bird, human figure, rectangular section with three faces (one with body), two figures (one wrapped around the other), and a human figure at the base. Mounted on a small wooden base painted red, off-white and black. The base is square, with a wide angled notch cut out behind the pole.
Large, unframed painting on a rectangular piece of handmade "washi" paper. Painting depicts a craterous landscape of oil barrels with groups of red pipelines and rivers of black snaking through. Bursts of yellow extend from some of the barrels while others have drawings of fish, humanoid faces or other creatures on the lid. The background is a solid black sky. Signed in the bottom right corner.