Ancestral Figure Post
The Abelam of Maprik, New Guinea
Wood and pigment
Richard and Judith Smooke in honor of Nathan and Marion Smooke, 2002.5.1
Ceremonial Snake Mask
Republic of Mali, Marka People, 20th century
Wood and brass
Max and Georgina Falk, 93.8.10
D.R. Congo Carved Wood & String Nkisi Male Fetish Figure
Mali, 20th century
Wood and string
Claudia DeMonte and Ed McGowin, 2024.8.5
Effigy Censer Vessel
Guatemala, Pre-Columbian, 1100 – 1600 CE
Terracotta
Ingeborg Ternbach Sonn, 96.2.10
Fragment of the Book of the Dead Sarcophagus Cover/ Fragment of a sarcophagus with scenes from the Book of the Dead
Egyptian/ Egypt, Late Dynastic Period, 656-332 BCE
Polychromed wood/ Wood, paint
Gift of Syril and Walter Frank, 92.6.5
Funerary urn with effigy of a deity
Mexico, Zapotec, Monte Alban, 500-1200 AD
Terracotta
Allan and Sally Long, T2002.3.1
Hand in the teaching gesture (vitarkamudra)
of the Buddha or a Bodhisattva
Possibly Tibet, 15th – 18th c.
Stone
Syril and Walter Frank, 92.6.11
Japanese figure of standing Daruma
Edo period, circa 17th – 18th c.
Wood with glass or rock crystal eyes on bronze base
Gift of Frederick Schultz in honor of Allen Rosenbaum, 2023.8.1
N’Tomo Society Mask
Bambara, West Coast Sudan, Malian, 1800-1963
Wood and metal
Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Schimmel, 63.34
Rabbit or Hare Mask
Dogon, Mali, 20th century
Wood and pigment
Claudia DeMonte and Ed McGowin, 2024.8.2
Relief Fragment
Egyptian, 663-525 BC
Limestone
Saul and Carol Kaplan (Class of ‘53, ‘56, ‘69, and ‘71), 2015.1.1
Reliquary Arm of a Saint/ Reliquary in form of an arm with blessing hand
Italy, late Gothic, 15th century
Wood, pigment, and copper
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Linsky, 62.44
Theatrical Man’s Mask
Guatemala, 20th century
Metal mesh, pigment, and fabric
Claudia DeMonte and Ed McGowin, 2024.8.3
Tigre Jaguar Festival Mask
Guerrero, Oaxaca, early 20th century
Leather, glass, pigment, and porcupine quills
Claudia DeMonte and Ed McGowin, 2024.8.4
Muchalinda Buddha, 1100-1299
Thailand,
Sandstone with trace of lacquer and gilding
Gift of Peter Marks
2003.3.1
Bakongo Nkisi Male Fetish Figure
20th century, Democratic Republic of Congo
Wood, metal, shells, pigment, and mud
Loan from a private collection
Ancestor Figure
20th century
Torajaland, Sulawesi,Indonesia,
Wood and coir (coconut fiber)
Claudia DeMonte and Ed McGowin, 2024.8.6
Saint Michael
19th century
Guatemala
Wood and pigment
Gift of laudia DeMonte and Ed McGowin,2024.8.21