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- Buddhist prayer wheel, Tibet
- Prayer wheels--China--Tibet.; Prayer--China--Tibet--Buddhism.; Art and religion--China--Tibet.
- Brass, wood, colored glass beads; 28 x 9 x 9 cm. A prayer wheel is a repoussé metal cylinder on a spindle made from wood. The surface of wheel bears the mystical phrase "Om mani padme hum" [Om the jewel in the lotus hum], six syllables in the...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- 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
- Celadon glazed porcelain vase
- Pottery ; Art, Chinese
- 9'' tall, 4'' round; This vase is probably from China. The greenish-blue glaze was invented in China, and used in Korea and Japan. Iron-oxide glaze is fired in a kiln where a large amount of carbon is present. The carbon mixes with the oxygen...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Vase; 450 B.C.
- Pottery ; Art, Classical (Greek and Roman) ; Art ; 1500 B.C. - 000 ; Decorative arts ; Stories in Art ; Ancient Mediterranean Tour
- h: 5'', w: 3'' ; Ceramic replica; Vases of this shape, Amphora, would have been used as storage jars. This vase was hand painted by G. Leinas. It is a replica of a vase using the red-figured style, created by outlining the figures in black and...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Yoruba Gelede mask
- Masks, Yoruba--Nigeria.; Gelede (Yoruba rite)--Nigeria.
- 1 mask :$bwood, col. ;$c36 cm. high in case 51 x 31 x 27 cm. +$e1 card. Gelede masks are used in the Yoruba Gelede secret society during agricultural rites and funerals. The masks represent women and are danced to appease and invoke ase--the...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Ancient Roman pot handle
- Amphoras--Rome.; Pottery, Roman.; Art. Classical--Rome.
- This unglazed, red terra-cotta pot handle (3" x 3" x 3") was found on a beach by the Red Sea in 1961. This shard is estimated to date circa 700BCE--250 CE. By studying the clay, and the way the handle was formed, this is presumed to be part of a...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Rainstick, Chile
- Rattle (Musical instrument)--Chile.; Percussion instruments--Chile.; Musical instruments--Chile.; Diaguita Indians--Chile.; Rattle (Musical instrument)--Central America.; Rattle (Musical instrument)--South America.
- Cactus with band of col. crocheted yarn; 52 x 8 cm. The rainstick has become a popular musical instrument and has been adopted by many musicians around the world. This rainstick,decorated with a crocheted band of colors, was imported from Chile...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum