Rug, col. (natural/vegetable dyes) ; 62 x 36 cm. Woven by Imogene McDonald. This weaving may be an eye dazzler style rug, woven in the area near Ganado or Wide Ruins, in eastern Arizona. The eye dazzler styles are elaborate weavings of any...
Qin Shi Huang.; Sculpture ; Art, Chinese ; Art ; 1600 - 1699 ; Chou (1122-206 B.C. ; China
2 1/2 '' ; plaster statue; This miniature is a replica of a kneeling soldier, ready to shoot. It is one of an estimated 8,000 life-sized terra-cotta soldiers buried in the elaborate tomb of Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor. The tomb is...
This is the character, Thosaganth, from the Khon performance of Ramakian (The Glory of Rama). Thosaganth is a powerful legendary demon king of mutant giants who has 10 faces and 20 hands. The Ramakian is Thailand's national epic, and is adapted...
Sculpture ; Art, Chinese ; Chou (1122-206 B.C. ; China
4 x 1.5 x 1.5'' ; ; plaster statue; This miniature is a replica of a kneeling soldier, ready to shoot. It is one of an estimated 8,000 life-sized terra-cotta soldiers buried in the elaborate tomb of Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor. The tomb...
Sculpture ; Art, Chinese ; Han (206 B.C.-220 ; China ; Human figure in art
6'' statue in cloth covered box with hinged lid; This miniature is a replica of a soldier. The headgear designates his warrior rank. It is one of an estimated 8,000 life-sized terra-cotta soldiers buried in the elaborate tomb of Qin Shi Huang,...
15'' tall doll ; mounted on a wooden base; This male doll, of broad stature, is dressed in a traditional Japanese kimono. It is decorated with an elaborate illustration across the back and on the sleeves. Blue and white stripes decorate the...
Palm fiber basket; 27 cm. in diameter. The Wounaan and Emberá are indigenous peoples of the Darién Rainforest of eastern Panama who refer to their fine traditional coil-construction palm-fiber baskets as hösig di. Any basket might take months...