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Mask (Bwoom), mid- to late 1800s

Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba-style carver

1935.304CCCC0

Disk Pendant (akrafokɔnmu), 1800s, before 1871; pin added later

Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Asante Empire/ Kingdom, member of the goldsmiths’ guild

1944.290CCCC0

Lobster Pendant, c. 1000–1500

Costa Rica, Diquís region, 11th-16th century

1943.290CCCC0

Idiophone/Staff (ahianmwẹn-ọrọ), possibly 1800s

Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igun Eronmwon (royal brasscasters) guild

1938.5CCCC0

Head of a Hobbyhorse (korèdugaso), late 1800s–early 1900s

Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana blacksmith

1935.307CCCC0

Animal-Headed Figure Pendant, c. 1000–1550

Costa Rica, Diquís region, 11th-16th century

1948.18CCCC0

Mirror Back with Great Goddess, AD 400–550

Guatemala(?), Escuintla, Teotihuacán style, Classic Period

1989.65CCCC0

Pendant: Face, c. 1930 or earlier

Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, probably Baule-style goldsmith

1942.172©

Warrior Figurine with Removable Headdress, 600–900

Mexico, Yucatán, Jaina Island region, Campeche, Maya style (250-900)

1963.93CCCC0

Vessel with Abstract Heads, 100 BC–AD 700

Peru, South Coast, Nasca

1946.279CCCC0

Nursing Woman with Child, 1800s-1900s

Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, reportedly Korhogo area, Senufo-style carver

1961.198CCCC0

Veranda Post (Òpó), early to mid-1900s

Agbonbiofe Adeshina (Yorùbá, c. 1880–1945)

1969.55©

Swirl Melon Bowl, 1994

Nancy Youngblood (Santa Clara Pueblo, b. 1955)

1994.199©

Pendant: Face in Diamond, 1900s

Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, probably Baule-style goldsmith

1942.171CCCC0

Gold Weight (abrammuo): Antelope, 1800s

Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Akan-style artist

1935.306CCCC0

Maharao Kishor Singh II of Kota (r. 1819–28) Worshiping Krishna as Brij..., c. 1825

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota

1978.71CCCC0

"Bear-Woman" Vessel, c. 1200–1000 BCE

Iran, Marlik

1967.35CCCC0

Pair of Ear Flare Frontals, Chimú style (900–1470)

Peru, North Coast, Paramonga(?), Chimú style (900-1470)

1938.429CCCC0

Vessel: Jaguar(?), c. 1000–1550

Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region, Pataky Polychrome style, c. 1000-1550

1969.108CCCC0

Celt-Shaped Pendant, c. 300 BC - AD 600

Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region, c. 4th century BC - AD 7th century

1972.4CCCC0

Headdress, early 1900s

Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Idoma-style carver

1964.444CCCC0

Jaguar, c. 1000–1500

Costa Rica, 11th-16th century

1952.266CCCC0

Vessel with Female Faces, 100 BC-700

Peru, South Coast, Nasca

1930.727CCCC0

Monkey Finial, c. 800–1470

Peru, North Coast, Sicán or Chimú, 9th-15th Century

1949.197CCCC0

Face Mask with Female Figure (satimbe), early to mid-1900s

Africa, West Africa, Mali, Dogon-style blacksmith-carver

1960.169CCCC0

Bandolier (Shoulder) Bag, 1880s?

Northeastern Woodlands, Great Lakes Region, Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) People

1982.61CCCC0

Eagle Ornament, c. 1200–1519

Mexican, Oaxaca, Mixtec style

1947.290CCCC0

Seated Figurine, AD 1–700 (Thermoluminescence date, AD 225–1055)

Mexico, Gulf Coast, Huastec area (near Pánuco), 1st-8th Century

1966.17CCCC0

Pendant: Cross Form with Bird, before 1942

Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Asante goldsmith

1942.170©

Four-Cornered Hat, c. 400–1000

Peru, South Andes or Chile, Northern Andes, Tiwanaku style, 5th-10th Century

1997.150CCCC0

Large Storage Jar, c. 900–1100

Southwest, Arizona, Hohokam, 10th-11th century

1983.16CCCC0

Boy's Vest, c. 1880

Plains, Lakota (Sioux), 19th century

1982.62CCCC0

War Club ('U'u), early 1800s

Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, early 19th Century

1963.255CCCC0

Vase with Trophy-heads and Warriors, c. 450–600

Peru, South Coast, Nasca

1930.728CCCC0

Severed Head Effigy Vessel, c. 100–350

Peru, South Coast, Nasca

1997.2CCCC0

Deer, 1000–1532

Peru, Ica Valley

1945.128CCCC0

Plaque, 600–900

Argentina, La Aguada, 7th-10th Century

1991.164CCCC0

Vase, 2000 BC - 200

Peru, South Coast, Nasca

1930.726CCCC0

Miniature Mask , before 1935

Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style maker

1935.305©

Pipe in the Form of an Owl, 100–600

America, North American Indian, Copena Culture (Tennessee area?)? or modern reproduction, Middle Woodland Period (100-600) or 20th century

1979.13CCCC0

Figural Flask, c. 800–1470

Peru, North Coast, Lambayeque Valley, Sicán or Chimú, 9th-15th Century

1956.362CCCC0

Hand Mirror, c. 1895

Villé Vallgren (Finnish, 1855–1940)

1976.120©

Pelican, 1800s

America, North American Indian, Channel Islands, Island of San Nicolas

1954.591CCCC0

Bowl, c. 1000–1200

Southwest, New Mexico, Mimbres Valley, 11th-12th century

1973.165CCCC0

Basket with Stamped Decoration, early 1800s

Native North America, Woodlands, Algonquian or Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Post-contact Period

1978.77CCCC0

Male Figure, 1900s

Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yaka-style maker

1970.34CCCC0

Silk Fragment, 1400s

Syria or Egypt, Mamluk Dynasty (1250–1517)

1982.130CCCC0

Figure-and-Birds Pendant, c. 300–700

Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region, 4th-8th Century

1953.368CCCC0

Handle of a Throwing Stick, c. 700–900

Peru, South Coast, Tiwanaku style, 400-1000

1954.389CCCC0

Figurine Bell, c. 1200–1519

Mexico, Mixtec, 13th-16th century

1950.160CCCC0

Cup with Head, 800–1000(?)

Peru, North-Central Coast(?), 9th-10th Century

1958.190CCCC0

Shomen Kongo: The Blue-Faced Kongo, 1615–99

Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)

1982.33CCCC0

Vase, 250–900

Mexico, Maya, Campeche

1972.93CCCC0

Frame, c. 1710

France, early 18th Century

1977.73CCCC0

Pipe Bag, c. 1870–1890

Plains, Lakota (Sioux), 19th century

1980.30CCCC0

Flywhisk, c. 1850

Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Baule-style maker

1975.8CCCC0

Antelope Mask, c. 1960

Africa, West Africa, Burkina Faso, Kurumba-style maker

1964.38©

Title, Date	Artist / Culture	Accession number	Medium	Dimensions	Credit line	Rights
Mask (Bwoom), mid- to late 1800s	Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba-style carver	1935.304	Wood and paint	Overall: 43.3 x 31.2 x 28.3 cm (17 1/16 x 12 5/16 x 11 1/8 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Disk Pendant (akrafokɔnmu), 1800s, before 1871; pin added later	Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Asante Empire/ Kingdom, member of the goldsmiths’ guild	1944.290	Gold	Overall: 7 x 7.6 x 1.6 cm (2 3/4 x 3 x 5/8 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Lobster Pendant, c. 1000–1500	Costa Rica, Diquís region, 11th-16th century	1943.290	cast gold	Overall: 8.3 x 5.8 cm (3 1/4 x 2 5/16 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Idiophone/Staff (ahianmwẹn-ọrọ), possibly 1800s	Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igun Eronmwon (royal brasscasters) guild	1938.5	Copper alloy	Overall: 36.2 x 9.9 cm (14 1/4 x 3 7/8 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Head of a Hobbyhorse (korèdugaso), late 1800s–early 1900s	Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana blacksmith	1935.307	Wood and iron	Overall: 14 x 13.8 x 40.8 cm (5 1/2 x 5 7/16 x 16 1/16 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Animal-Headed Figure Pendant, c. 1000–1550	Costa Rica, Diquís region, 11th-16th century	1948.18	cast gold	Overall: 8.7 x 9 x 3.1 cm (3 7/16 x 3 9/16 x 1 1/4 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Mirror Back with Great Goddess, AD 400–550	Guatemala(?), Escuintla, Teotihuacán style, Classic Period	1989.65	slate, pigment; other side originally inlaid with polished pyrite mirror	Overall: 20.1 x 0.2 cm (7 15/16 x 1/16 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Pendant: Face, c. 1930 or earlier	Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, probably Baule-style goldsmith	1942.172	Gold	Overall: 5.8 x 3.9 cm (2 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	©
Warrior Figurine with Removable Headdress, 600–900	Mexico, Yucatán, Jaina Island region, Campeche, Maya style (250-900)	1963.93	earthenware with pigment	Overall: 26.1 cm (10 1/4 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Vessel with Abstract Heads, 100 BC–AD 700	Peru, South Coast, Nasca	1946.279	earthenware with colored slips	Overall: 10.4 x 14 cm (4 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Nursing Woman with Child, 1800s-1900s	Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, reportedly Korhogo area, Senufo-style carver	1961.198	Wood and organic material	Overall: 63.6 cm (25 1/16 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Veranda Post (Òpó), early to mid-1900s	Agbonbiofe Adeshina (Yorùbá, c. 1880–1945)	1969.55	Wood, probably tar, cloth, and iron	Overall: 106.6 cm (41 15/16 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	©
Swirl Melon Bowl, 1994	Nancy Youngblood (Santa Clara Pueblo, b. 1955)	1994.199	ceramic, slip	Overall: 15 x 23.1 cm (5 7/8 x 9 1/8 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	©
Pendant: Face in Diamond, 1900s	Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, probably Baule-style goldsmith	1942.171	Gold	Overall: 9.2 x 8.9 cm (3 5/8 x 3 1/2 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Gold Weight (abrammuo): Antelope, 1800s	Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Akan-style artist	1935.306	Copper alloy	Overall: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Maharao Kishor Singh II of Kota (r. 1819–28) Worshiping Krishna as Brij..., c. 1825	Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota	1978.71	Gum tempera, silver, and gold on paper	Overall: 24.5 x 18.8 cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
"Bear-Woman" Vessel, c. 1200–1000 BCE	Iran, Marlik	1967.35	ceramic, earthenware, burnished	Overall: 24.1 x 14.7 x 16.5 cm (9 1/2 x 5 13/16 x 6 1/2 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Pair of Ear Flare Frontals, Chimú style (900–1470)	Peru, North Coast, Paramonga(?), Chimú style (900-1470)	1938.429	hammered gold alloy	Diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); Overall: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Vessel: Jaguar(?), c. 1000–1550	Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region, Pataky Polychrome style, c. 1000-1550	1969.108	ceramic, slip	Overall: 34.6 x 27 x 27.6 cm (13 5/8 x 10 5/8 x 10 7/8 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Celt-Shaped Pendant, c. 300 BC - AD 600	Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region, c. 4th century BC - AD 7th century	1972.4	jadeite	Overall: 15.2 x 5.4 cm (6 x 2 1/8 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Headdress, early 1900s	Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Idoma-style carver	1964.444	Wood, human hair, paint, and possibly kaolin	Overall: 20.4 x 17.8 x 16.2 cm (8 1/16 x 7 x 6 3/8 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Jaguar, c. 1000–1500	Costa Rica, 11th-16th century	1952.266	gold	Overall: 11.6 x 4.8 cm (4 9/16 x 1 7/8 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Vessel with Female Faces, 100 BC-700	Peru, South Coast, Nasca	1930.727	earthenware with colored slips	Overall: 13.8 x 9.6 cm (5 7/16 x 3 3/4 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Monkey Finial, c. 800–1470	Peru, North Coast, Sicán or Chimú, 9th-15th Century	1949.197	hammered and embossed gold alloy	Overall: 36.9 cm (14 1/2 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Face Mask with Female Figure (satimbe), early to mid-1900s	Africa, West Africa, Mali, Dogon-style blacksmith-carver	1960.169	Wood and organic materials	Overall: 111.1 cm (43 3/4 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Bandolier (Shoulder) Bag, 1880s?	Northeastern Woodlands, Great Lakes Region, Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) People	1982.61	plain weave cotton, twill weave wool, velvet, plaited wool binding, wool tassels, glass beads	Average: 107.3 x 33 cm (42 1/4 x 13 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Eagle Ornament, c. 1200–1519	Mexican, Oaxaca, Mixtec style	1947.290	silver	Diameter: 2.2 cm (7/8 in.); Overall: 0.7 cm (1/4 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Seated Figurine, AD 1–700 (Thermoluminescence date, AD 225–1055)	Mexico, Gulf Coast, Huastec area (near Pánuco), 1st-8th Century	1966.17	earthenware	Overall: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Pendant: Cross Form with Bird, before 1942	Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Asante goldsmith	1942.170	Gold	Overall: 5.8 x 3.3 cm (2 5/16 x 1 5/16 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	©
Four-Cornered Hat, c. 400–1000	Peru, South Andes or Chile, Northern Andes, Tiwanaku style, 5th-10th Century	1997.150	alpaca	Overall: 14.6 x 16 x 20 cm (5 3/4 x 6 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Large Storage Jar, c. 900–1100	Southwest, Arizona, Hohokam, 10th-11th century	1983.16	Ceramic, slip	Overall: 24.5 x 32.7 cm (9 5/8 x 12 7/8 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Boy's Vest, c. 1880	Plains, Lakota (Sioux), 19th century	1982.62	beadwork	Average: 45.7 x 38.8 cm (18 x 15 1/4 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
War Club ('U'u), early 1800s	Polynesia, Marquesas Islands, early 19th Century	1963.255	stained ironwood	Overall: 148.2 x 19.8 x 11.2 cm (58 3/8 x 7 13/16 x 4 7/16 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Vase with Trophy-heads and Warriors, c. 450–600	Peru, South Coast, Nasca	1930.728	earthenware with colored slips	Overall: 19.4 x 14 cm (7 5/8 x 5 1/2 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Severed Head Effigy Vessel, c. 100–350	Peru, South Coast, Nasca	1997.2	earthenware with colored slips	Overall: 22 x 20.5 x 24.5 cm (8 11/16 x 8 1/16 x 9 5/8 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Deer, 1000–1532	Peru, Ica Valley	1945.128	silver	Overall: 4.8 x 3 x 4.6 cm (1 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 1 13/16 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Plaque, 600–900	Argentina, La Aguada, 7th-10th Century	1991.164	bronze	Overall: 12.8 x 14 cm (5 1/16 x 5 1/2 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Vase, 2000 BC - 200	Peru, South Coast, Nasca	1930.726	pottery	Overall: 14.5 x 14.7 cm (5 11/16 x 5 13/16 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Miniature Mask , before 1935	Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style maker	1935.305	Copper alloy	Overall: 7.7 x 6.1 cm (3 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	©
Pipe in the Form of an Owl, 100–600	America, North American Indian, Copena Culture (Tennessee area?)? or modern reproduction, Middle Woodland Period (100-600) or 20th century	1979.13	stone	Overall: 9.6 x 5 x 17.7 cm (3 3/4 x 1 15/16 x 6 15/16 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Figural Flask, c. 800–1470	Peru, North Coast, Lambayeque Valley, Sicán or Chimú, 9th-15th Century	1956.362	hammered and embossed gold alloy	Overall: 8.7 x 4.2 cm (3 7/16 x 1 5/8 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Hand Mirror, c. 1895	Villé Vallgren (Finnish, 1855–1940)	1976.120	bronze and glass	Overall: 27.3 x 14.6 cm (10 3/4 x 5 3/4 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	©
Pelican, 1800s	America, North American Indian, Channel Islands, Island of San Nicolas	1954.591	stone	Overall: 6.5 x 4.1 x 4.5 cm (2 9/16 x 1 5/8 x 1 3/4 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Bowl, c. 1000–1200	Southwest, New Mexico, Mimbres Valley, 11th-12th century	1973.165	earthenware	Overall: 9 x 20.5 cm (3 9/16 x 8 1/16 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Basket with Stamped Decoration, early 1800s	Native North America, Woodlands, Algonquian or Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Post-contact Period	1978.77	ash? strips, pigment	Overall: 17 x 35.5 cm (6 11/16 x 14 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Male Figure, 1900s	Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yaka-style maker	1970.34	wood	Overall: 61 cm (24 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Silk Fragment, 1400s	Syria or Egypt, Mamluk Dynasty (1250–1517)	1982.130	lampas weave, silk	Overall: 38 x 43.5 cm (14 15/16 x 17 1/8 in.)	Gift of The Textile Arts Club and James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Figure-and-Birds Pendant, c. 300–700	Costa Rica, Atlantic Watershed region, 4th-8th Century	1953.368	spondylus (thorny oyster) shell	Overall: 6.7 x 7.3 x 1.7 cm (2 5/8 x 2 7/8 x 11/16 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Handle of a Throwing Stick, c. 700–900	Peru, South Coast, Tiwanaku style, 400-1000	1954.389	bone	Overall: 7.7 x 3 cm (3 1/16 x 1 3/16 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Figurine Bell, c. 1200–1519	Mexico, Mixtec, 13th-16th century	1950.160	gold	Overall: 2.2 x 1.8 cm (7/8 x 11/16 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Cup with Head, 800–1000(?)	Peru, North-Central Coast(?), 9th-10th Century	1958.190	wood	Overall: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)	James Albert Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Shomen Kongo: The Blue-Faced Kongo, 1615–99	Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)	1982.33	hanging scroll; ink and color on paper	Painting only: 69.5 x 29.3 cm (27 3/8 x 11 9/16 in.); Including mounting: 146.7 x 32.1 cm (57 3/4 x 12 5/8 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Vase, 250–900	Mexico, Maya, Campeche	1972.93	earthenware with colored slips	Diameter: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.); Overall: 23.5 x 17.5 cm (9 1/4 x 6 7/8 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Frame, c. 1710	France, early 18th Century	1977.73	carved and gilt wood	Overall: 124.5 x 72.4 cm (49 x 28 1/2 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Pipe Bag, c. 1870–1890	Plains, Lakota (Sioux), 19th century	1980.30	canvas and quill work	Overall: 91.8 x 14 cm (36 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Flywhisk, c. 1850	Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Baule-style maker	1975.8	Copper alloy and leather	Overall: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	CCCC0
Antelope Mask, c. 1960	Africa, West Africa, Burkina Faso, Kurumba-style maker	1964.38	Wood and colorant	Overall: 151.1 x 19.7 cm (59 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.)	James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund	©

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