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2019.1.4 - Vase
White glazed porcelain vase. The large, heavy vase is amphora-shaped with a collared rim opening. The white vase is plain and undecorated, with a high gloss glaze on the outside. Made by the Berlin Porcelain Factory (KPM), Berlin, Germany. The Royal Porcelain Factory in Berlin (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur, abbreviated as KPM), is one of the oldest porcelain manufactories in Europe, and is still in operation today. KPM was founded in 17...
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2019.1.5 - Vase
White glazed porcelain vase. The large, heavy vase is amphora-shaped with a collared rim opening. The white vase is plain and undecorated, with a high gloss glaze on the outside. Made by the Berlin Porcelain Factory (KPM), Berlin, Germany. The Royal Porcelain Factory in Berlin (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur, abbreviated as KPM), is one of the oldest porcelain manufactories in Europe, and is still in operation today. KPM was founded in 17...
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2019.1.6 - Pitcher
Glazed porcelain pitcher. The very tall pitcher has a cylindrical body, a squared cylindrical base, and a decorative handle that extends well above the rim. The base colors are dark and light green with a yellowish color to the handle. The body is decorated with geometric patterns of red, yellow, and green in the Czechoslovakian art deco style. Made by Eichwald Porcelain, Eichwald, Bohemia, Austria (now Dubi, Czech Republic).
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2019.1.7 - Mat
Wall mat made by Rowena Bradley at Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc. Made from river cane with butternut and blood root dye. Back of tag: 1. Peace Pipe design. 2. Chiefs daughter in a diamond design. 3. Unbroken Friendship. 4. Double Chiefs daughter design. 5. Cross the hills. 6. Chiefs daughter design. Numbers 1 and 2 are circled. In addition to beautiful rivercane baskets, Cherokee women have also made mats from prehistoric times into toda...
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2019.11.1 - Painting
A black and white ink, pencil, and watercolor depiction of two Smooth-billed ani birds, perched on vegetation. Written on verso: "Man-o-war birds (or frigate) birds immature birds have white heads" Louis Agassiz Fuertes was named after the famous naturalist, but should not be confused with him, and was an ornithologist and illustrator in his own right. This particular painting is very well executed—the detail in the birds’ faces, rendered onl...
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2019.11.10 - Painting
Written on verso: Page 41, Field Guide to Western Birds, 1990 Roger Tory Peterson was an American naturalist, ornithologist, educator, and illustrator who helped inspire the 20th century conservation movement. His field books on birds stimulated an incredible amount of public interest in the study of birds. This original drawing was part of his 1990 "Field Guide to Western Birds"--Peterson's first guide was published in 1934. Beloved beca...
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2019.11.11 - Painting
Written on verso: Plate 2, Field Guide to Mexican Birds and Adjacent Central America, 1973 Roger Tory Peterson was an American naturalist, ornithologist, educator, and illustrator who helped inspire the 20th century conservation movement. His field books on birds stimulated an incredible amount of public interest in the study of birds. Peterson's first guide for birds was published in 1934. Beloved because of their simple approach, Peterso...
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2019.11.2 - Painting
Five sparrows (mislabeled as finches) rendered in watercolor and pencil. Three of the birds are perched on branches, one (center) is perched on a cactus, and one (bottom center) is perched on a rock. Louis Agassiz Fuertes, a well-known ornithologist and illustrator, illustrates five sparrows (mislabeled on the print as finches by a collector). Some of the sparrows here are potentially a Field sparrow; Grasshopper Sparrow; and a Swamp Sparrow. ...
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2019.11.3 - Painting
A black and white depiction of a Rufous breasted Antthrush in undergrowth vegetation. The verso text misidentifies it as Formicarius rufipectus carrikeri. Written on verso: [Rufous breasted ] Thrush (Formicarius rufipectus carrikeri) Louis Agassiz Fuertes was named after the famous naturalist, but should not be confused with him, and was an ornithologist and illustrator in his own right. This particular painting is very well executed, and giv...
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2019.11.4 - Painting
A watercolor painting of a yellow bird perched upon a branch above a rock, green vegetation, and the ground. A purple butterfly flies directly above the bird. "Blue Eyed Warbler" is written in red cursive text under the bird at bottom center. A self-taught artist, John Abbot lived in the state of Georgia most of his life, collecting specimens and creating thousands of illustrations. Abbot raised concern over declining bird and insect populati...
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2019.11.5 - Painting
A watercolor painting of a blue bird perched upon a branch above green vegetation and the ground. An orange moth or butterly flies directly above the bird. "Yellow Throated Warbler" is written in red cursive text under the bird at bottom center. A self-taught artist, John Abbot lived in the state of Georgia most of his life, collecting specimens and creating thousands of illustrations. Abbot raised concern over declining bird and insect popula...
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2019.11.7 - Painting
Watercolor illustration of two Western Lark Sparrows. One is on the ground amidst grasses looking left, and the other is perched on a small branch, looking right. Written on verso: Western Lark Sparrow / Adult - Chilliwack, BC 21 May 1889 / Young - Okangen, BC 21 Aug 1911 Allan Brooks was a Canadian painter, illustrator, and naturalist. This is a Western Lark Sparrow drawn by the artists in Chiliwack, British Columbia—his family moved there ...
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2019.11.8 - Painting
Watercolor illustration of a Sierra Creepr perched on a branch on a larger tree trunk. Coniferous trees are visible in background. Written on verso: Sierra Creeper / Sierra City, Cal. 10-19-11 Allan Brooks was a Canadian painter, illustrator, and naturalist. More research needs to be done on the second painting of the Sierra Creeper, but it was rendered in California the fall of 1911. Researchers note that his first trip to California was in ...
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2019.11.9 - Painting
Written on verso: Page 35, Field Guide to Western Birds, 1990. Roger Tory Peterson was an American naturalist, ornithologist, educator, and illustrator who helped inspire the 20th century conservation movement. His field books on birds stimulated an incredible amount of public interest in the study of birds. This original drawing was part of his 1990 "Field Guide to Western Birds"--Peterson's first guide was published in 1934. Beloved bec...
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2019.15 - Vessel
Round bowl decorated with a "complicated stamped" design on the entire exterior, created by stamping wet clay with carved wooden paddles. Bernadine George (1944-2016) is a noted Cherokee ceramicist who learned to make pots from her mother and sister-in-law. She is particularly known for helping to revive the stamped pottery tradition in which carved wooden paddles are used to stamp decorative designs on clay as a part of her work with the Cher...
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2019.9.1 - Mask
Carved, smoothed, and sealed wooden mask of a bear's head, eyes and nostral holes, line carving for snout and mouth. Interior of mask is unfinished with a leather strap for hanging. Cherokee. Adam Welch is a Cherokee artist well-known for his carvings of bears, ducks, and birds, though he didn't turn to the practice until later in life. Here, he portrays the bear in the smooth, elegant, clean lines typical of his carvings. Masks are traditi...
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2019.9.10 - Figurine
Cast bronze figure on horseback beating a drum mounted on a black wooden base. Probably a tourist genre figure. In addition to making gold weights, the Asante peoples of West Africa are known for their genre figures. This figure representing a figure on horseback beating a drum was likely made expressly for sale to tourists.
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2019.9.11 - Bobbin, Weaving
Hand-carved heddle pulley, human head and legs mounted on a black wooden bass, holed for attachment of wheel or spool at lower legs, backside of head, and upper top right of head. This heddle pulley is probaby from the Côte d'Ivoire, where the Baulé peoples are famous for their weaving. The pulley is a functional object used to ease the movements of heddles as they separate the warmp threads and allow a shuttle to pass through the layers of th...
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2019.9.12 - Cup
Dark brown wooden single-handled, bulbous body cup in bias-relief lozenge pattern between horizontal bands. A palm wine cup used by the Kuba peoples of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. "Prestige cups" (Mbwoongntey) are used by the Kuba peoples hold palm wine created from the sap of wild date palms. The wine is served to friends and associates as a sign of wealth and generosity. Today, drinking palm wine is an important part of many ceremo...
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2019.9.2 - Basket
Oval shaped basket tray with handles on each end, six spiral designs on interior. The Coushatta, who have been centered near Elton, Louisiana from 1800 to today, are known for high quality traditional arts, most notably baskets woven from swamp cane or longleaf pine needles. The artist, Zeline Sylestine is a well-known tribal member and basket maker. Traditionally, baskets were made for gathering and storing food. Contemporary baskets are...
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