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- Pipore yerba mate
- Mate (Tea)--Argentina.; Mate (Tea)--South America.; Mate plant.
- This 5 in. bottle comes from Argentina. Mate is a tea-like beverage consumed mainly in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. It is brewed from the dried leaves and stemlets of the perennial tree, yerba mate. The name ''mate'' derives...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Kompang hand drum, Malaysia
- Drum--Malaysia.; Drum music--Malaysia.; Art, Malaysian.
- Leban wood and hide drum; 5 cm. high x 23 cm. in diameter. The kompang is a shallow hand drum made of leban wood. The thick wood adds extra resonance to the sound. The head, of goat or cow-hide, is nailed to the wooden frame with metal nails and...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Sun cross wall relief
- High crosses (Sculpture); Sculpture, Celtic.; Celtic Church.; Art and religion--Great Britain.
- 1 sculpture : bonded stone ; 17 cm. high. "The Celts were the ancient inhabitants of much of Europe. A spiritual people, their rich mythology and symbology later merged with the Christian beliefs they embraced to create a distinctive art seen...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Weapons from throughout Chinese history
- Weapons--China--History.
- 18 weapon replicas : metal ; 16 cm. high mounted on board 17 cm. high x 36 cm. wide. A collection of weapons from the Chou, Sung and Yuan dynasties.
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Bodhisattva Guanyin, Ming Dynasty style
- Avalokiteśvara (Buddhist deity); Wood sculpture--China.
- 1 statue : wood ; 18 cm. high. on base 4 cm. high.
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Fisherman, China
- Wood sculpture--China.; Fishers in art.
- 1 statue : wood ; 31 cm. high. on base 9 cm. high.
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Travel bag
- Parthenon (Athens, Greece)--In art.; Tote bags--Greece.; Ethnic costume--Greece.; Men's clothing--Greece.
- 1 colored cotton travel bag, 33 x 30 cm. with 51 cm. handle. Greek images are woven into this bag. On one side of the bag is the image of the Parthenon. It is the best-known remaining building of Ancient Greece, and has been praised as the finest...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Venus of Willendorf, Paleolithic
- Fertility, Human, in art.; Art objects, Ancient--Austria--Willendorf Site.; Willendorf Site (Austria)--Antiquities.
- 1 plaster and resin statue, 12 cm. high. The original Venus of Willendorf is a 4 3/8 inch high statuette of a female figure estimated to have been created between 24,000 BC -- 22,000 BC. It was discovered in 1908 by archaeologist Josef Szombathy at...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Oral history interview with Charles Nelson : August 24, 1983.
- Finson, Charles Nelson, 1915- --Interviews.
- CONTENT SHEET: Grain business/First National Bank. Parents -- W.L. Finson Grain Elevator -- Schooling -- Depression -- Interurban and the trains -- World War II -- National Bank of Monticello -- Businesses in Monticello -- Band concerts on the...
- Monticello Oral Histories
- Oral history interview with Donn Piatt : December 9, 1982.
- Piatt, Donn, 1920- --Interviews.
- CONTENT SHEET. Insurance man. Interview: Great Aunt Emma Piatt wrote "Good Life in Piatt County" in 1883 (published as: History of Piatt County : Together with a Brief History of Illinois from the Discovery of the Upper Mississippi to the Present...
- Monticello Oral Histories
- Basket made of quinet
- Baskets--Philippines; Basket making--Philippines ; Art, Islands of the Pacific
- 6 x 18 x 14'' ; natural fibers; This basket is made of quinet, the husk from the flower of coconut palm tree. The coconut tree grows in large numbers on large plantations, and can grow up to 30-35 meters high. It has long green leaves that turn...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Leopard; 18th dynasty (ca 1300 B.C.)
- Tutankhamun; Tutankhamen (King Tut) ; Ancient Middle East - 300 ; Art ; 1500 B.C. - 000 ; Art, Egyptian ; Metal-work ; Costume
- 1 ; plaster replica ; stained dark grey ; L: 6 ; W: 6; This replica design was made to represent a leopard head found attached to a leopard skin in the tomb of Tutankhamun. The original, made of wood, was covered with gesso and overlaid with...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Lizard steel drum cutout
- Metal-work ; Art, Central American
- 5 x 8'' ; painted steel; Haitian artists are known for their flat metal sculptures (called cutouts) made from recycled steel oil drums. The colorful designs usually reflect daily life on Haiti. The fifty-five gallon steel oil drum is first burned...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Mississippian culture; replica of the Madonna water bottle
- Simonin, Frances.; Water bottles ; Geology, Stratigraphic--Mississippian ; Art, Illinois ; Indians ; Native North American Art ; Art ; 1100 - 1199 ; Pre-contact, -1500 North American
- 5'' tall ; ceramic; The original was discovered in 1876 by Frances Simonin in a small mound located near Cahokia Mounds site in Illinois. The vessel was apparently made to hold liquids or small objects. The original Madonna was dated at about...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Whale effigy vessel
- Pottery ; Pre-Columbian Tour ; Art, South American ; Pre-contact, -1500 South American ; Art ; 1500 B.C. - 000
- 8 x 4 x 5'' ; glazed ceramic; This three-dimensional molded ceramic effigy vessel, with its plump body, pouty mouth, and stubby nose and fins may represent a killer whale. Reflecting the abundant marine life in Peruvian coastal waters,...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Stone flask with octopus design
- Art--Mediterranean Region ; Decorative arts
- 4'' x 2.5'' ; carved stone; Originals of this sort of flask were made by the Minoan culture in Crete during the New Palace Period (about 1700 - 1450 BCE). The Minoan culture was named after King Minos of Crete, who ruled around 1350 - 1250 BCE. ...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Leather mask with hair and scarf
- Masks in art ; Modern Central American, Non-Tribal ; Art, Central American
- Leather ; 12 x 8 x 3'' ; formed leather; This mask may be of a Mayan representation, showing a high forehead and elongated face. The single piece of leather can be formed over a mold, when quite pliable, incising the facial features into the...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Leather mask with scarf
- Masks in art ; Modern Central American, Non-Tribal ; Art, Central American
- Leather ; 12 x 8 x 3'' ; formed leather; This mask may be of a Mayan representation, showing a high forehead and elongated face. The single piece of leather is formed over a mold, when quite pliable, incising the facial features into the...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Eastern Orthodox icon
- Art, European ; Metal-work ; Art and religion ; Art, Classical (Greek and Roman)
- 10.5'' high ; ; plaster; This icon was reproduced from a rare original, composed of a 1/4'' thick brass plate with a thin tooled gold overlay.
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Dancing lizard
- Metal-work ; Art, Central American ; Art, Haitian.
- 12 x 15'' ; painted steel; Haitian artists are known for their flat metal sculptures (called cutouts) made from recycled steel oil drums. The colorful designs usually reflect the daily life on Haiti. The fifty-five gallon steel oil drum is first...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum