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	Browsing item(s) in Monticello Oral Histories\nReplicas and Objects of the Giertz Education Center, Krannert Art Museum\nWilliam R. Thompson Digital Collection -- Tuskegee Airmen\nHistoric Champaign County -- Neighborhoods and Homes\nWatseka Public Library\n results 121-140 of 444 item(s)  page 7 of 23 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 121. Eskimo walrus Native North American Art 1.5 x 1 x 2'' ; Ivory?; White sculpture of a walrus. The necessary skills using hand tools, hatchets, files, rasps, and knives have been passed down through generations. The artists have a direct relationship... 122. Eternal indian; commonly referred to as Blackhawk; Blackhawk Sculpture ; Art, American ; Art ; Twentieth century Plaster ; 12'' tall ; cast concrete ; (10/13/05 Figure has been broken into several pieces at base; repaired for checkout); This colossal figure stands 50 feet tall, high on the cliffs above the Rock River... 123. Evil Eye Headband (Nazar Boncugu) Headbands; Glass beads--Turkey; Glass painting and staining--Turkey; Evil eye in art; Evil eye--Folklore; Talismans--Turkey; Art, Turkish 22 blue beads on wire, 15" in length, bent to fit a person's head. Nazar Boncugu is the blue bead, believed since ancient times by people of Turkey to ward off evil. It is used as a protection from the... 124. Evil Eye Pendant (Turkish Talisman or Nazar Boncugu) Glass beads--Turkey; Glass painting and staining--Turkey; Evil eye in art; Evil eye--Folklore; Talismans--Turkey; Art, Turkish 3.5" round glass disc. The Turkish people believe that the "Evil Eye Bead" (Nazar Boncugu) guards them from the evil looks of others. The stone is hand crafted by highly skilled glass workers who use primitive... 125. Fan illustrated with floral design on gold background Art, Japanese ; Asian Tour 13'' wood and paper; This fan is decorated with a detailed floral design on a gold ''cloud,'' with a small amount of blue background at the top right and left-hand corners. The image is the same on both... 126. Fan illustrated with gold floral design on red and white background Art, Japanese 11'' ; wood and paper in a box; This fan in decorated both with gold flowers on a red background and speckled design on a white background. 127. Female doll carrying a container on her head 128. Female doll with a red hat 129. Female figure Human figure in art ; Pottery ; Native Central American Art ; Art ; 1200 - 1299 ; Pre-contact, -1500 Central American ; Art, Mexican 12'' tall, 6 x 6'' base Ceramic; This seated full figured woman holds her hands raised in a theatrical hailing gesture. The figure is adorned with earrings, a headdress, and a neck piece, which was also... 130. Fifty three stages on the Tokaido; The 53 stages on the Tokaido Hiroshige, Utagawa.; Illustration of Books ; Prints ; Art, Japanese ; Art ; 1800 - 1899 ; Edo, Tokugawa (1615-1867) Japan 55 pages book ; 9 x 12'' ; transports in a fabric covered box; The ''53 stages on the Tokaido'' was painted by Hiroshige in 1834, and it is said that these works are his masterpieces. He painted these... 131. Finger piano Musical instruments--Africa, West ; Art, Nigerian ; Africa, West. 17x7'' ; natural reed and fibers; This musical instrument consists of tightly strung grass stalks, interwoven with palm leaves on the bottom and wrapped with fibers at the top. The bamboo is attached to... 132. Fish Sculpture ; Modern Central American, Non-Tribal ; Art, Central American Stone ; 5 x 5 x 2''; This vertical sculpture of a tropical fish is carved of golden stone, engraved with ''Panama'' on the bottom. 133. Fish and crane; wax painting wall hanging Batik ; Art, Chinese ; Textile fabrics--China ; Handicraft in art ; Art--Technique ; Art--Study and teaching ; Pop Art. 13 x 24'' ; cloth with fringe with wood beads; This wax painting, also know as ''batik,'' comes from Guizhou in southern China. With a special copper pen and brush soaked in melted wax, the image is printed... 134. Flauta de pan; Pan pipe Panpipes ; Musical instruments ; Art, Ecuadorian ; Art, South American ; Post-contact, 1500- South American 14 X 12'' 20 reed instrument ; tied with tread ; glued to retain shape; Curved pan pipe produces a variety of whistling notes when blown. Played in celebrations by people of the Andes. NOTE: the binding... 135. Folk papercut of a man with a long beard Paper Work ; Art, Chinese ; Folk art 4 x 6'' paper ; framed to 6.25 x 8.25''; Luan shu-rong Lady is a member of the Chinese Folk paper-cut handiwork council. She can cut paper without draft or looking at it. Some foreigners call her ''the... 136. Four perfect friends banner Folklore--India ; Textile fabrics--Asia ; Art, Asian. 16 x 20'' ; embroidery on silk; This banner illustrates a tale from ancient India. The four animals meet under the tree and start talking about who has discovered the tree; they each wanted to take credit... 137. Fragment from the Tomb of Horemheb : Simulated Limestone [replica] Horemheb, King of Egypt; Stele (Archaeology); Sculpture, Egyptian; Egypt--Antiquities 13" x 13" x .75" hydrostone (Egypt, Early Period, 1350 BC). This fragment is from a stele originally found in the magnificent tomb chapel of Horemheb, which he later abandoned for a rock-cut royal tomb... 138. Framed painting of three women with 2 parasols; Framed painting of three women with two parasols Painting ; Art, Japanese ; Women in art 139. Framed painting of three women with a parasol Painting ; Art, Japanese ; Women in art 140. Framed painting of two containers with fruit Painting ; Art, Japanese select all : clear all : add to favorites results 121-140 of 444 item(s)  page 7 of 23 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next
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