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Pair of Masks
Duga of Mẹkọ (Nigerian, Yorùbá peoples, 1880–1960)
1975.168©
Ceremonial Dagger-Axe with Animal Masks (Ge)
China, Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC)
1983.2CCCC0
Buffalo Mask
Africa, West Africa, Burkina Faso, possibly Bwa-style maker
1969.2CCCC0
Mask (Bwoom)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba-style carver
1935.304CCCC0
Mask
Africa, West Africa, Liberia, Mano-style carver
1953.457CCCC0
Ram Mask (Bolo)
Africa, West Africa, Burkina Faso, Bobo-style blacksmith-carver
2016.56CCCC0
Mask (hemba)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Suku-style carver
2010.450CCCC0
Mask (wan-balinga)
Africa, West Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi-style blacksmith-carver
2014.1CCCC0
Mask
Central Mexico, Teotihuacán style, Classic Period
1950.409CCCC0
Mask (Kple Kple or Kouassi Gbe)
Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style carver
1975.155CCCC0
Helmet Mask
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana-style blacksmith-carver
2011.196CCCC0
Mask (mbap mteng): Elephant (aka)
Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Grassfields region, Bamileke-style maker
1985.1082CCCC0
Mask (mwana pwo)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola, Chokwe-style maker
1978.27©
Oval Cup Stand with Animal Masks
China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795)
1989.327CCCC0
Mask (Kanaga)
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Dogon-style maker
1971.289©
Face Mask
Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, possibly Yaure-style carver
1971.296CCCC0
Female Mask (Gambanda or Kambanda)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pende-style maker
2008.150CCCC0
Ceremonial Scepter with Animal Masks (Gui)
China, Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC)
1972.154CCCC0
Face Mask
Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire or Liberia, Wè-style carver
1971.294CCCC0
Face Mask (Iru mmuo)
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo-style maker
2016.10CCCC0
Mask
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio-style maker
1975.160©
Mask (Kifwebe)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Songye-style maker
1972.2©
Portrait Mask (mblo)
Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style carver
1974.203CCCC0
Headdress
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Ejagham-style maker
1990.23CCCC0
Mask
Central Mexico, Teotihuacán, Classic Period
1942.1094CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE–1 CE)
1940.524CCCC0
Face Mask
Sabariko Koné (Senufo, d. c. 1950)
1989.48©
Mask
Onyide Adugbologe (Nigerian, c. 1875–1949)
1974.206©
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE–1 CE)
1940.521CCCC0
Headdress (Ẹpa)
Moshood Olusomo Bámigbóyè (Nigerian, c. 1885–1975)
1991.165©
Small Sword with Masks and Figures
hilt: Holland, blade: Germany, Solingen, 17th century
1916.1488CCCC0
Helmet Mask
Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, possibly Kom-style maker
1971.66CCCC0
Mask
Central Mexico, Teotihuacán style, Classic Period
1990.229CCCC0
Elongated Mask Ornament
Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec
1967.154CCCC0
Mask
Native North America, Northwest Coast, Alaska, Tlingit
1979.83CCCC0
Face Mask
Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire or Liberia, Dan-style maker
1972.331CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE-1 CE)
1940.523CCCC0
Mask (ndeemba)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Yaka-style carver
1969.8CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.516CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE-1 CE)
1940.527CCCC0
Mask (Emangungu)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bembe-style maker
2006.116CCCC0
Mouth Mask
Peru, South Coast, Nasca
1945.377CCCC0
Mask (Omono or Tana Wurum Bogoro)
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Dogon-style blacksmith-carver
1975.151CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE–1 CE)
1940.517CCCC0
Mask
Central Mexico, Teotihuacán, Classic Period
1921.1701CCCC0
Face Mask with Female Figure (satimbe)
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Dogon-style blacksmith-carver
1960.169CCCC0
Mask (n'tomo)
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana-style or Malinke-style blacksmith-carver
1994.14©
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.520CCCC0
Helmet Mask
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Malinke-style blacksmith-carver
2004.84CCCC0
Gikaku Mask of Young Persian Boy (Taikōji)
Japan, Nara period (710-94)
1949.158CCCC0
Mask
Africa, West Africa, Burkina Faso, Bobo-style maker
1971.291©
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.522CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.519CCCC0
Mask
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo-style maker
1973.222©
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.525CCCC0
Man Spirit Mask
Willie Cole (American, b. 1955)
2000.75©
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.518CCCC0
Helmet Mask
Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo-style carver
1975.152CCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.526CCCC0
Mask of an Elder
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
1989.103CCCC0
Processional Mask of a Bodhisattva
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1950.581CCCC0
Mask: Eagle
Native North America, Northwest Coast, British Columbia, Nuxalk (Bella Coola)
1956.547CCCC0
Masks
Laverne Originals, Inc. (American) and 1 other
1948.494©
Helmet Mask (tönköngba or tabakän)
Africa, West Africa, Guinea, possibly Landuma-style carver
1969.3©
Mask
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pende (Eastern), 20th century
1976.179©
Helmet Mask
Western Sudan, Ivory Coast, Senufo, 20th century
1972.336CCCC0
Basket-Hilt Broadsword ("Mortuary Sword")
Hilt: England; Blade: Germany, Solingen (?), Hilt: 17th Century; Blade: 18th Century
1916.696CCCC0
Blade Incised with Animal Masks
China, Song dynasty (960-1279)
1979.75CCCC0
Upright Arabesque with Masks, Cupids and Nereids
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (Italian)
1945.339©
Masks and Flowers
Norman R. Eppink (American, 1906–1985)
1954.267©
Totem 01/01–18 (Baga-Batcham-Alunga-Kota)
Hervé Youmbi (Cameroonian, b. Central African Republic, 1973)
2018.5©
Male Mask
Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style carver
1972.341©
Plaque
Peru, North Coast, Chongoyape(?), Chavín style (900-200 BCE)
1938.431CCCC0
Vessel with Deity Mask
Central Mexico (Las Bocas, Puebla?), Olmec, Formative Period
2002.67CCCC0
Heddle Pulley (Bo Nun Amuin mask)
Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style carver
1971.300CCCC0
Mask
Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Nafana-style maker
1969.119©
Helmet Mask
Africa, West Africa, Sierra Leone, Mende-style maker
1971.293©
Snaphance Gunlock
Italy, Brescia (?), 17th century
1916.41CCCC0
Ewer
Saint-Porchaire (French)
1953.363CCCC0
Untitled
Lee Bontecou (American, 1931–2022)
1967.77©
Mask
Onyide Adugbologe (Nigerian, c. 1875–1949)
1969.4©
Heddle Pulley (probably Noo mask)
Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Senufo-style carver
1970.354©
Oculate Being Mask
Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BCE–1 CE)
2003.39CCCC0
Vase
Maurice Marinot (French, 1882–1960)
1929.114©
Tripod (Ding)
China, early Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046-771 BC)
2003.2CCCC0
Two Masks
Italy, Roman, 3rd century
1920.168CCCC0
Yam Mask
Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Abelam People, 20th century
1998.84CCCC0
Fragment with falconer and attendant in animated lattice, from a robe
Iran, Kashan, Safavid period (1501–1722)
1944.239CCCC0
Oil Flask in the Shape of a Bull
Greek, Corinthian or modern forgery
1979.3CCCC0
Egúngún Masquerade Dance Costume
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker
1976.188CCCC0
Serpent Headdress
Africa, West Africa, Guinea, possibly Baga-style maker
1960.37CCCC0
Red-Figure Bell-Krater (Mixing Vessel): Bust of Dionysos and Comic...
Choregos Painter (South Italian, Apulian, active c. 390–380 BC)
1989.73CCCC0
Headdress (chi wara)
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana-style blacksmith-carver
1965.325CCCC0
Funerary Mask
Peru, South Coast, Chicha-Ica Valley area, 13th-16th century
1957.396CCCC0
Egúngún Masquerade Dance Costume
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker
1976.187CCCC0
Hat (Kalyeem)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba-style maker
1998.29CCCC0
Forehead Ornament
Peru, South Coast, Nasca
1940.509CCCC0
Halberd
France, early 17th century
1916.1797CCCC0
Plaque
Peru, North Coast, Chongoyape(?), Chavín style (900-200 BCE)
1946.117CCCC0
Headdress
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Idoma-style carver
1964.444CCCC0
Pair of Candle Stands (torchères)
Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779)
2018.203CCCC0
Hu (Jar)
China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (771-256 BC), Warring States period (475-221 BC)
1975.62CCCC0
Mask
Peru, South Coast, Nasca
1957.26CCCC0
Bowl
Mexico, South-central Veracruz
1990.251CCCC0
Sharecropper
Elizabeth Catlett (American, 1915–2012)
1996.289©
Pensive Face
Julio González (Spanish, 1876–1942)
1980.32©
Ornament
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley?, Paracas, c. 300 BC-AD 100
1940.513CCCC0
Mask
Africa, Central Africa, Gabon, Punu-style carver
1972.329©
Grotesque Masks: Mask 9, Book I
Aloisio Giovannoli (Italian, 1550–1618)
2011.8CCCC0
Small Mask Ornament
Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec
1949.21CCCC0
Sirius #2
Ouattara Watts (Ivorian [Ivory Coast], active America, b. 1957)
2022.103©
Grotesque Masks: Mask 13, Book I
Aloisio Giovannoli (Italian, 1550–1618)
2011.9CCCC0
Portrait of Machtelt Suijs
Maerten van Heemskerck (Dutch, 1498–1574)
1987.136CCCC0
Closed Sallet with Grotesque Face (Schembart visor)
Germany, Nuremberg, early 16th Century
1916.1646CCCC0
Bodhisattva Guanyin
China, late Northern Qi (550-577) or early Sui dynasty (581-618)
1962.162CCCC0
Meditation
Max Weber (American, 1881–1961)
2018.1071©
Portrait
Max Weber (American, 1881–1961)
2018.1072CCCC0
Whistle
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola, Chokwe-style maker
1915.442CCCC0
Portrait of a Woman
Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, 1884–1920)
1951.358CCCC0
Dance Mask
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana-style blacksmith-carver
1962.352©
Mask
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria or Republic of Benin, Yorùbá
1972.327©
Mask
Peru, 3rd-10th Century
1950.414CCCC0
Vase
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
1952.506CCCC0
Gilt-bronze Boot, One of a Pair
Northern China, Liao dynasty (907-1125)
2023.97CCCC0
Headdress (Zigiren-Wɔndɛ)
Africa, West Africa, Guinea, Baga-style carver
1964.376CCCC0
Helmet Mask
Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Bamum Kingdom, Bamum-style maker
1967.151CCCC0
Hornbill Mask
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Dogon-style blacksmith-carver
1973.217©
Face Mask
Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire or Liberia, Dan-style maker
1977.191©
Cow Mask
Equatorial Africa, Cameroon, early 20th century
1975.161©
Malagan Memorial Festival Pole
Melanesia, New Ireland, 19th century
1971.149CCCC0
Miniature Mask
Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec
1951.319CCCC0
Mask Ornament
Southern Costa Rica, (Rio Grande de Térraba, Diquís Region), Diquís Style, 8th-16th Century
1950.417CCCC0
Half-mask (Ho’o-ate) with Neck Guard (Nodowa)
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
1921.404.aCCCC0
Low Waterfall in a Wooded Landscape with a Dead Beech Tree
Jacob van Ruisdael (Dutch, 1628/29–1682)
1967.63CCCC0
Whistle (kasengosengo)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pende-style maker
1954.376CCCC0
The Judgment of Solomon and Esther before Ahasuerus (pair)
Dirk Vellert (Netherlandish, 1480/85–1547)
1968.188CCCC0
Headdress Mask: Buffalo
Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Grassfields region, Bamileke-style maker
1972.340©
Staff Head(?)
Colombia or Panama, International style, 5th-8th Century
1944.319CCCC0
Jug
Germany, Frechen, 17th century
1974.43CCCC0
Mask
Mexico, Paintla, 19th century
1943.385CCCC0
The Trinity:  Leaf from a Gradual with Initial B
Perugino (Italian, c. 1450/55–1523)
1952.461CCCC0
The Mask of Tragedy
Roman Vishniac (American, 1897–1997)
2017.29©
Curtain Fragment with Panthers
Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, late 6th century
1980.31CCCC0
Bell (Bo Zhong)
China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE)
1962.44CCCC0
Monster Face: Door Ring Holder (Pushou)
China, Henan province, Northern Dynasties period (386-581)
1930.731CCCC0
Whistle
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola, Chokwe people, late 19th century
1915.454CCCC0
Helmet
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker
1969.5CCCC0
"Women's Dance," Bauhaus Stage
Umbo (German, 1902–1980)
1990.121©
The Green Mask
Joseph C. Motto (American, 1892–1965)
1930.117©
Seated Lord with Removable Headdress
Mesoamerica, Maya, probably Jaina Island, Late Classical period, 7th-9th century
2012.33CCCC0
Crown (adéńlá)
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker
1995.22CCCC0
Whistle
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola, Chokwe people, late 19th century
1915.444CCCC0
Detachable Figure (Dancer)
Jacques Lipchitz (French, born in Lithuania, 1891–1973)
1972.367©
Painted Mask:  Pagliacci
Edris Eckhardt (American, 1905–1998)
1947.72©
Tripod (Ding)
China, late Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC), Anyang phase (c.1250-1046 BC)
1962.281CCCC0
The Assembly of Tejaprabha Buddha
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
1998.120CCCC0
Helmet Mask
Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo-style carver
1971.292©
Mask
Lenore Tawney (American, 1907–2007)
1991.327©
Antelope Mask
Africa, West Africa, Burkina Faso, Kurumba-style maker
1964.38©
Mask
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker
1921.1531©
Mask Ornament
Peru, Moche or Recuay, 1st-6th Century
1956.85CCCC0
Mask
Africa, West Africa, Liberia, Dan-style maker
1953.456CCCC0
Miniature Mask
Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec
1949.470CCCC0
Mirror with Jade Disk Inset
China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (771-256 BC), late Warring States period (475-221 BC) - early Western Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 9)
2002.5CCCC0
Bark-Cloth Mask
Africa, Southern Africa, Zambia, Chokwe-style or Chokwe-related maker
1967.279©
Figure in a Litter
Wari (Pachacamac) style, Middle Horizon, Epoch 2
1997.1CCCC0
Noh Mask: Waka-onna
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
1972.69CCCC0
Untitled (Masked Figure, Flowers and Candles, Mexico)
Debbie Fleming Caffery (American, 1948-)
1996.360©
Mask of Napoleon
C. Francesco Antommarchi (Italian, 1780–1838)
1917.370CCCC0
Noh Mask
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
1955.557CCCC0
Comic Mask
Greece, Greco-Roman Period, late Ptolemaic Dynasty to Roman Empire
1964.417CCCC0
Mask Attachment(?)
Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec
1990.221CCCC0
Wheel-Lock from a Hunting Rifle
Germany, Munich, 18th century
1916.40CCCC0
Mask
Mesoamerica (or Mexico), 16th century or earlier
1967.141CCCC0
Doorway (Portal)
Italy, Gubbio (?), 15th century
1916.2047CCCC0
Red-Figure Eye Cup: Warriors (A), Musician and Youths (B)
Psiax (Greek, Attic, active c. 525–505 BC) and 1 other
1976.89CCCC0
Mask
Lenore Tawney (American, 1907–2007)
2007.192©
Head of a Hobbyhorse (korèdugaso)
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana blacksmith
1935.307CCCC0
Pair of Arc-shaped Pendants with Animal Mask and Interlaced Animal Bands...
China, Warring States period (475-221 BC) to Western Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 9)
1952.571CCCC0
The Large Woodcut
Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954)
2001.37©
Ritual II
Dexter Davis (American, b. 1965)
2020.434©
Cloth with Procession of Figures
Central Andes, South Coast, Nasca people, 100 BC-AD 700, Early Intermediate Period, 1-650
1940.530CCCC0
Mask
Italy, Roman (?)
1929.915CCCC0
Mummy Mask of Senbi
Egypt, Meir, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12
1914.731CCCC0
Noh Mask of Okina
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
1977.33CCCC0
Male Dog
West Mexico, Colima, Comala style (200 BC-AD 300)
1964.37CCCC0
Mask of a Woman
Victor D. Salvatore (American, 1884–1965)
1940.583©
First Move
Jules Olitski (American, 1922–2007)
1986.154©
Miniature Mask
Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style maker
1935.305©
Mask of Hercules
Emile Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861–1929)
1968.339CCCC0
Bell with Vajra Handle
Indonesia, Java, 10th century
1989.355CCCC0
Vessel with Abstract Heads
Peru, South Coast, Nasca
1946.279CCCC0
Sacrificer
Bolivia, Peru or Chile, Southern Highlands, early Tiwanaku style, 400-1000
1996.293CCCC0
The Coral Necklace
Frederick Sandys (British, 1829–1904)
1997.7CCCC0
Masked Figure
Oqwa Pi (Abel Sanchez) (San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1899–1971)
1937.804©
Mask
Mexico, Mixtec, Monte Alban V, 14th-16th century
1948.353CCCC0
Mask
Egypt, probably Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE)
1914.713CCCC0
Hollow-Legged Tripod (Li Ding)
China, Shaanxi province, Xi'an,, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046-771 BC)
1961.203CCCC0
Antelope Headdress
Western Sudan, Mali, Bamana, early 20th century
1962.307CCCC0
Ogre Mask (Taotie)
China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (771-256 BC), Warring States period (475-221 BC)
1952.576CCCC0
Mask of Séverine (Caroline Rémy)
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)
1960.87CCCC0
Masked Woman
Richard Lindner (American, 1901–1978)
1972.150©
Noh Mask:  Ko-beshimi
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
1972.70CCCC0
Mask
Egypt, probably Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE)
1914.712CCCC0
Mask of a Woman
Victor D. Salvatore (American, 1884–1965)
1940.584©
Children at Play
Xia Kui (Chinese, active c. 1405–1445)
1915.110CCCC0
Cylindrical Jar
China, Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 220)
1948.214CCCC0
Hans Haacke with Sculpture
Rachel Harrison (American, b. 1966)
2015.74©
Taotie (Ogre Mask)
China, Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC)
1952.585CCCC0
The Masked Ball
Jean-Michel the Younger Moreau (French, 1741–1814)
1924.914CCCC0
Clowns
Tomio Kinoshita (Japanese, 1923–2014)
1982.359©
Prismatic Bead with Ogre Mask
China, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046-771 BC)
1966.739CCCC0
Mask of the Japanese Actress Hanako (Ohta Hisa)
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)
1960.90CCCC0
Blue Mask
Rolf Nesch (Norwegian, 1893–1975)
1969.240©
Mask
Mesoamerica, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala
1959.332CCCC0
Headdress
Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Grassfields region, Bamileke-style maker
2007.181CCCC0
A Comic Mask
Edward Gordon Craig (British, 1872–1966)
1924.334.6©
Kyogen Mask: Whistler
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
1975.100CCCC0
Bowl with Costumed Being
Peru, South Coast, Nasca
1949.561CCCC0
Red-Figure Kylix (Drinking Cup): Dionysos and Satyr (I); Satyrs and...
Douris (Greek, Attic, active c. 500–470 BC) and 1 other
1915.718CCCC0
Mask
Italy, Roman (?)
1929.918CCCC0
Mask
Mexico, Guerrero
1950.73CCCC0
Mask
Italy, Roman (?)
1929.917CCCC0
Dragon's Head
Anglo-Norman?, Romanesque period, 12th century
1975.258CCCC0
Feathered Serpent (Quetzalcoatl)
Central Mexico, Aztec or modern, Post-Classic Period or modern
1941.46CCCC0
Mask
China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
1958.426CCCC0
Adolf Bolm in Le Carnaval
Emil Otto Hoppé (British, 1878–1972)
2019.41©
Mask
Italy, Roman (?)
1929.916CCCC0
Mask
Greece, Sicily, Selinus, 6th Century BC
1943.451CCCC0
Mask
Central Mexico, Teotihuacán (from Guerrero?), Classic Period
1990.228CCCC0
Death Mask of Cesar Vellejo
Antonio Lopez-Garcia (Spanish, 1936-)
1982.346©
The Mask
Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500–1550)
1947.479CCCC0
Mask
Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec
1952.267CCCC0
Crucified Christ
Germany, Cologne, 14th century
1981.52CCCC0
Subway Portrait
Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975)
1987.152©
The Building of the Dam
Julian Alden Weir (American, 1852–1919)
1927.171CCCC0
Two Artisans
Guatemala, Petén region, Maya style (250-900), Maya style (250-900)
1994.12CCCC0
Double-Headed Headdress (N'gonzon Koun)
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana-style blacksmith-carver
1962.353CCCC0
Mask of Napoleon
Luigi Calamatta (Italian, 1801–1869)
1935.303CCCC0
The Mask Maker
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
1984.1119CCCC0
Head
Africa, West Africa, Liberia or Côte d'Ivoire, Dan-style or We-style maker
1973.218©
Wine Vessel (Jia)
China, late Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC), Anyang phase (c.1250-1046 BC)
2005.54CCCC0
A Shield Bearing a Mask Supported by Two Genii
Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494–1533)
1925.154CCCC0
Bowl with Burden-Bearing Human
Southwest, Mogollon, Mimbres, Pre-Contact Period, 11th-12th century
1930.51CCCC0
Mask Ornament
Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec
1949.538CCCC0
Archaic Mask
Greece, Sicily, 6th Century BC
1926.550CCCC0
Ornament Design with a Mask, A Couple of Tritons, and Two Children Below
Heinrich Aldegrever (German, 1502–1555/61)
1922.495CCCC0
Greek Mask with Mouse
Arthur Allen Lewis (American, 1873–1957)
1923.608©
Bovine Mask with Capped Horns
China, Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC) - Western Zhou dynasty (c.1046-771 BC)
1952.491CCCC0
Bovine Mask with Capped Horns
China, Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC) - Western Zhou dynasty (c.1046-771 BC)
1952.492CCCC0
Camera Work: The Model and the Mask
Edward Steichen (American, 1879–1973)
1995.199.14.n©
Duel after the Masked Ball (recto); Head of a Woman (verso)
Thomas Couture (French, 1815–1879)
1983.95CCCC0
Incense-burner Cover
Guatemala, Escuintla Region, early 6th Century
1969.25CCCC0
Death Mask of Sir Thomas Lawrence
Richard James Lane (British, 1800–1872)
1940.1136CCCC0
Masked Figures and Bird-Woman
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973)
1966.567©
Tommy, Samson and a Mask
Roger Ballen (American, b. 1950)
2016.360©
Dance of Death:  Death the Strangler
Alfred Rethel (German, 1816–1859)
1939.620CCCC0
Boy in Hockey Mask, New York
Arthur Tress (American, b. 1940)
2011.390©
Medallion Portrait of a Woman
Albert Sands Southworth (American, 1811–1894) and 1 other
2002.30CCCC0
Pierrot in Criminal Court
Thomas Couture (French, 1815–1879)
1980.250CCCC0
A Bride and Her Bridesmaids
Josiah Johnson Hawes (American, 1808–1901) and 1 other
1999.171CCCC0
Incense Burner
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
1942.620CCCC0
Miserere:  Who does not wear a mask?
Georges Rouault (French, 1871–1958)
1950.10.8©
Ornament Design with a Mask and an Eagle between Two Fauns Below
Heinrich Aldegrever (German, 1502–1555/61)
1922.498CCCC0
Nude Woman with Mirror (Mädchen vor dem Spiegel)
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (German, 1884–1976)
2016.607©
Lydia and her Mother at Tea
Mary Cassatt (American, 1844–1926)
2008.5©
Portfolio X, Plate 358: Masked Dancers - Qágyuhl
Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868–1952) and 1 other
1995.203.30.30©
Patron (Cartridge Box)
Germany, early 17th Century
1916.1911CCCC0
Portfolio XVI, Plate 563: Sia Buffalo Mask
Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868–1952) and 1 other
1995.203.36.20©
Glaive
Italy, Venice, 17th century
1916.1536CCCC0
Portfolio IX, Plate 326: Masked Dancer - Cowichan
Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868–1952) and 1 other
1995.203.29.34©
Architectural Sculpture Fragment
Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec
1996.401CCCC0
Masked Ball at the Hôtel de Ville, January 23, 1782
Jean-Michel the Younger Moreau (French, 1741–1814)
1950.168CCCC0
Portfolio X, Plate 351: Masked Dancers in Canoes - Qágyuhl
Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868–1952) and 1 other
1995.203.30.23©
Portfolio X, Plate 362: Masked Dancers in Canoes - Qágyuhl
Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868–1952) and 1 other
1995.203.30.34©
Medal: Music -- Drama
Jean de Marco (American, 1898–1990)
1958.414©
The Several Habits of English Women, from the Nobility to the Country...
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607–1677)
1939.603CCCC0
No image available
Central France, Southern Touraine, mid-12th century
1930.18CCCC0
No image available
Central France, Southern Touraine, mid-12th century
1930.17CCCC0
Title, DateArtist / CultureAccession numberMediumDimensionsCredit lineRights
Pair of Masks
Duga of Mẹkọ (Nigerian, Yorùbá peoples, 1880–1960)
1975.168Wood and paintPart 1: 77.7 cm (30 9/16 in.); Part 2: 86 cm (33 7/8 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Ceremonial Dagger-Axe with Animal Masks (Ge)
China, Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC)
1983.2jade (nephrite)Overall: 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Gnathian Ribbed Oinochoe (Wine Jug): Masks, Dancer, and Flute-Player
South Italian, Apulian
1952.16ceramicOverall: 46.4 cm (18 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Buffalo Mask
Africa, West Africa, Burkina Faso, possibly Bwa-style maker
1969.2Wood, plant fibers, paint, and ironOverall: 69.8 cm (27 1/2 in.)Gift of Katherine C. WhiteCCCC0
Mask (Bwoom)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba-style carver
1935.304Wood and paintOverall: 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 FundCCCC0
Mask
Africa, West Africa, Liberia, Mano-style carver
1953.457Wood, copper alloy, plant fiber, cloth, rawhide or leather, teeth, seeds, resin, synthetic material, iron, and glass beadsOverall: 28 x 15.2 cm (11 x 6 in.)The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension FundCCCC0
Ram Mask (Bolo)
Africa, West Africa, Burkina Faso, Bobo-style blacksmith-carver
2016.56Wood and paintOverall: 45 x 36 x 36 cm (17 11/16 x 14 3/16 x 14 3/16 in.)René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. FundCCCC0
Mask (hemba)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Suku-style carver
2010.450Wood, reed, paint, and metalOverall: 50 x 25 x 27.2 cm (19 11/16 x 9 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.)René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. FundCCCC0
Mask (wan-balinga)
Africa, West Africa, Burkina Faso, Mossi-style blacksmith-carver
2014.1Wood and paintOverall: 34 x 14 x 14 cm (13 3/8 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Mask
Central Mexico, Teotihuacán style, Classic Period
1950.409stoneOverall: 13.4 x 12.8 x 6.7 cm (5 1/4 x 5 1/16 x 2 5/8 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Mask (Kple Kple or Kouassi Gbe)
Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style carver
1975.155Wood, resin, and paintOverall: 40.7 cm (16 in.)Gift of Katherine C. WhiteCCCC0
Helmet Mask
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana-style blacksmith-carver
2011.196Wood and organic materialsOverall: 36 cm (14 3/16 in.)Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Mask (mbap mteng): Elephant (aka)
Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Grassfields region, Bamileke-style maker
1985.1082Cotton, burlap, glass beads, twine, leather, and woodOverall: 139.7 x 50.8 x 19.1 cm (55 x 20 x 7 1/2 in.)The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension FundCCCC0
Mask (mwana pwo)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola, Chokwe-style maker
1978.27Wood, reeds, plant fiber, burlap, natural fiber (possibly cotton), and colorantOverall: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Oval Cup Stand with Animal Masks
China, Qing dynasty, Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795)
1989.327white jade with black markings and incised decorationOverall: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.)Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. MillikinCCCC0
Mask (Kanaga)
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Dogon-style maker
1971.289Wood, paint, leather, human hair, plant fiber, and metalOverall: 94 cm (37 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Face Mask
Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, possibly Yaure-style carver
1971.296Wood, paint, and colorantOverall: 31.7 cm (12 1/2 in.)Gift of Katherine C. WhiteCCCC0
Female Mask (Gambanda or Kambanda)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pende-style maker
2008.150Wood, plant fiber, and colorantOverall: 27 x 22 x 28.5 cm (10 5/8 x 8 11/16 x 11 1/4 in.)Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. FundCCCC0
Ceremonial Scepter with Animal Masks (Gui)
China, Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC)
1972.154jade (nephrite)Overall: 18.6 x 1.8 cm (7 5/16 x 11/16 in.)Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. BlossomCCCC0
Face Mask
Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire or Liberia, Wè-style carver
1971.294Wood, boar tusks, pelt, cloth, human hair, probably aluminum, reeds, iron alloy, copper alloy, plant fiber, and paintOverall: 38.1 cm (15 in.)Gift of Katherine C. WhiteCCCC0
Face Mask (Iru mmuo)
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo-style maker
2016.10Wood, pigment, plant fiber, and cottonOverall: 16.9 x 11 x 6 cm (6 5/8 x 4 5/16 x 2 3/8 in.)Gift of Kim SherwinCCCC0
Mask
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Ibibio-style maker
1975.160Wood, pigment, plant fiber, and metalOverall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Mask (Kifwebe)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Songye-style maker
1972.2Wood and paintOverall: 71.2 cm (28 1/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund©
Portrait Mask (mblo)
Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style carver
1974.203Wood and paintOverall: 41.2 cm (16 1/4 in.)Gift of Katherine C. WhiteCCCC0
Headdress
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Ejagham-style maker
1990.23Wood, rawhide, cane, paint, bone or ivory, natural fiber, and metalOverall: 67.3 x 43.2 x 43.2 cm (26 1/2 x 17 x 17 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Mask
Central Mexico, Teotihuacán, Classic Period
1942.1094greenstoneOverall: 19 x 23.2 x 9.8 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/8 x 3 7/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE–1 CE)
1940.524cotton and pigment, plain weaveOverall: 58.4 x 21 cm (23 x 8 1/4 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Face Mask
Sabariko Koné (Senufo, d. c. 1950)
1989.48Wood, upholstery studs, resin, and paintOverall: 31.6 x 16.7 x 11.4 cm (12 7/16 x 6 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Mask
Onyide Adugbologe (Nigerian, c. 1875–1949)
1974.206Wood and paintOverall: 35.5 cm (14 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE–1 CE)
1940.521cotton and pigment, plain weaveOverall: 103.5 x 40 cm (40 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Headdress (Ẹpa)
Moshood Olusomo Bámigbóyè (Nigerian, c. 1885–1975)
1991.165Wood and paintOverall: 134 x 57.9 x 62.5 cm (52 3/4 x 22 13/16 x 24 5/8 in.)John L. Severance Fund and Gift of Mary Price©
Small Sword with Masks and Figures
hilt: Holland, blade: Germany, Solingen, 17th century
1916.1488steel; chiseling; copper wireOverall: 104 cm (40 15/16 in.); Blade: 87.2 cm (34 5/16 in.); Grip: 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.); Guard: 7.6 cm (3 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Helmet Mask
Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, possibly Kom-style maker
1971.66Wood, paint, organic material, and iron alloyOverall: 33 x 63.5 x 41.9 cm (13 x 25 x 16 1/2 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Wixom in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. CoeCCCC0
Mask
Central Mexico, Teotihuacán style, Classic Period
1990.229stoneOverall: 15.7 x 15.3 x 7.9 cm (6 3/16 x 6 x 3 1/8 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. GruenerCCCC0
Elongated Mask Ornament
Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec
1967.154greenstoneOverall: 13.8 cm (5 7/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Wadhams in memory of Miss Helen HumphreysCCCC0
Mask
Native North America, Northwest Coast, Alaska, Tlingit
1979.83wood (alder), pigmentOverall: 21.4 x 17.2 x 8.9 cm (8 7/16 x 6 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Face Mask
Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire or Liberia, Dan-style maker
1972.331Wood, metal, leather, and organic materialsOverall: 22.9 cm (9 in.)Gift of Katherine C. WhiteCCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE-1 CE)
1940.523plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cottonOverall: 48.9 x 19.6 cm (19 1/4 x 7 11/16 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Mask (ndeemba)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Yaka-style carver
1969.8Wood, raffia, paint, and cottonOverall: 47 cm (18 1/2 in.)Gift of Katherine C. WhiteCCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.516cotton and pigment, plain weaveOverall: 66 x 20.9 x 3.8 cm (26 x 8 1/4 x 1 1/2 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE-1 CE)
1940.527plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cottonOverall: 61 x 24.1 cm (24 x 9 1/2 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Mask (Emangungu)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Bembe-style maker
2006.116Wood, kaolin, colorant, and ironOverall: 46 cm (18 1/8 in.)Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. FundCCCC0
Mouth Mask
Peru, South Coast, Nasca
1945.377hammered gold alloyOverall: 14 x 19.4 cm (5 1/2 x 7 5/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Mask (Omono or Tana Wurum Bogoro)
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Dogon-style blacksmith-carver
1975.151Wood and paintOverall: 91.5 cm (36 in.)Gift of Katherine C. WhiteCCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE–1 CE)
1940.517plain warp-faced cloth, paintedOverall: 71.7 x 20.9 cm (28 1/4 x 8 1/4 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Mask
Central Mexico, Teotihuacán, Classic Period
1921.1701ceramic, slipOverall: 11 x 18.1 x 5.7 cm (4 5/16 x 7 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.)Gift of Edward B. GreeneCCCC0
Face Mask with Female Figure (satimbe)
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Dogon-style blacksmith-carver
1960.169Wood and organic materialsOverall: 111.1 cm (43 3/4 in.)James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial FundCCCC0
Mask (n'tomo)
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana-style or Malinke-style blacksmith-carver
1994.14Wood, aluminum, copper alloy, animal hair, and steelOverall: 62.2 x 23 x 15.3 cm (24 1/2 x 9 1/16 x 6 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund©
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.520plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cottonOverall: 48.3 x 18.3 cm (19 x 7 3/16 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Helmet Mask
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Malinke-style blacksmith-carver
2004.84Wood and probably resinOverall: 47 cm (18 1/2 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Gikaku Mask of Young Persian Boy (Taikōji)
Japan, Nara period (710-94)
1949.158paulownia wood, lacquered and paintedOverall: 28 x 21 x 18.5 cm (11 x 8 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Mask
Africa, West Africa, Burkina Faso, Bobo-style maker
1971.291Wood, colorant, and cordOverall: 86.4 cm (34 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.522plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cottonOverall: 58.5 x 18.8 cm (23 1/16 x 7 3/8 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.519plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cottonOverall: 61 x 21.6 cm (24 x 8 1/2 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Mask
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo-style maker
1973.222Wood, paint, and plant fiberOverall: 56.5 cm (22 1/4 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.525plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cottonOverall: 86.3 x 28.5 cm (34 x 11 1/4 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Man Spirit Mask
Willie Cole (American, b. 1955)
2000.75embossed photoetching hand-colored with lemon juice; photoscreenprint hand-colored with lemon juice; photoetching and woodcutSheet: 99.8 x 67.5 cm (39 5/16 x 26 9/16 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.518warp-faced cloth, painted: cottonOverall: 71 x 29.2 cm (27 15/16 x 11 1/2 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Helmet Mask
Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo-style carver
1975.152Wood, upholstery studs, and colorantOverall: 34.9 cm (13 3/4 in.)Gift of Katherine C. WhiteCCCC0
Mummy Bundle "Mask"
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BC-AD1)
1940.526plain warp-faced cloth, painted: cottonOverall: 25 x 14.5 cm (9 13/16 x 5 11/16 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Mask of an Elder
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
1989.103wood with horsehairMask: 20.3 x 6.1 cm (8 x 2 3/8 in.)The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Processional Mask of a Bodhisattva
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1950.581wood, lacquered and paintedOverall: 22 x 16 cm (8 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Pair of Deity Earrings with Vishnu on Garuda (front) and chepu (monster...
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
1915.338Gold set with precious and semi-precious stonesOverall: 9.5 x 6.9 cm (3 3/4 x 2 11/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. WadeCCCC0
Mask: Eagle
Native North America, Northwest Coast, British Columbia, Nuxalk (Bella Coola)
1956.547wood, pigment, restored eye inlaysOverall: 35.6 x 45.8 x 24.2 cm (14 x 18 1/16 x 9 1/2 in.)The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension FundCCCC0
Masks
Laverne Originals, Inc. (American) and 1 other
1948.494plain cloth, block printed: cottonAverage: 311.1 x 128.3 cm (122 1/2 x 50 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund©
Helmet Mask (tönköngba or tabakän)
Africa, West Africa, Guinea, possibly Landuma-style carver
1969.3Wood and natural fibersOverall: 76.2 cm (30 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Mask
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Pende (Eastern), 20th century
1976.179Wood and colorantOverall: 26.1 cm (10 1/4 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Helmet Mask
Western Sudan, Ivory Coast, Senufo, 20th century
1972.336woodOverall: 122 cm (48 1/16 in.)Gift of Katherine C. WhiteCCCC0
Basket-Hilt Broadsword ("Mortuary Sword")
Hilt: England; Blade: Germany, Solingen (?), Hilt: 17th Century; Blade: 18th Century
1916.696steel, chiseled; inlaid gilt- silver foil; wood and wire gripOverall: 101.6 cm (40 in.); Blade: 85.2 cm (33 9/16 in.); Hilt: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Blade Incised with Animal Masks
China, Song dynasty (960-1279)
1979.75jade Overall: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.)Cornelia Blakemore Warner FundCCCC0
Upright Arabesque with Masks, Cupids and Nereids
Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (Italian)
1945.339engravingDudley P. Allen Fund©
Masks and Flowers
Norman R. Eppink (American, 1906–1985)
1954.267lithographGift of The Print Club of Cleveland©
Totem 01/01–18 (Baga-Batcham-Alunga-Kota)
Hervé Youmbi (Cameroonian, b. Central African Republic, 1973)
2018.5Wood, glass beads, thread, glue, and silicone adhesiveOverall: 188 x 53 x 38 cm (74 x 20 7/8 x 14 15/16 in.)Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust©
Male Mask
Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style carver
1972.341woodOverall: 22.9 cm (9 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Plaque
Peru, North Coast, Chongoyape(?), Chavín style (900-200 BCE)
1938.431hammered and cut goldOverall: 12.5 x 13.8 cm (4 15/16 x 5 7/16 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Vessel with Deity Mask
Central Mexico (Las Bocas, Puebla?), Olmec, Formative Period
2002.67ceramic, traces of pigmentOverall: 18 x 17.1 x 15.9 cm (7 1/16 x 6 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Heddle Pulley (Bo Nun Amuin mask)
Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style carver
1971.300Wood, metal, and plant fiberOverall: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.)Gift of Katherine C. WhiteCCCC0
Mask
Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Nafana-style maker
1969.119Wood, paint, and plant fiberOverall: 138.4 x 63.5 cm (54 1/2 x 25 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Helmet Mask
Africa, West Africa, Sierra Leone, Mende-style maker
1971.293Wood and paintOverall: 47 cm (18 1/2 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Snaphance Gunlock
Italy, Brescia (?), 17th century
1916.41steel, chiseledOverall: 14 x 7.3 cm (5 1/2 x 2 7/8 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Ewer
Saint-Porchaire (French)
1953.363lead-glazed, white-paste earthenware with inlaid slip decorationOverall: 35.6 x 13.7 cm (14 x 5 3/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Untitled
Lee Bontecou (American, 1931–2022)
1967.77Welded steel, canvas, and wireOverall: 132.1 x 121.6 x 30.5 cm (52 x 47 7/8 x 12 in.)Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art©
Mask
Onyide Adugbologe (Nigerian, c. 1875–1949)
1969.4Wood, colorant, and plant fibersOverall: 26.8 cm (10 9/16 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Heddle Pulley (probably Noo mask)
Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Senufo-style carver
1970.354woodGift of The Butkin Foundation©
Oculate Being Mask
Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BCE–1 CE)
2003.39ceramic, resin-based paintOverall: 23.6 x 22.5 x 13.2 cm (9 5/16 x 8 7/8 x 5 3/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Vase
Maurice Marinot (French, 1882–1960)
1929.114blown glass, acid etchedDiameter: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.); Overall: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.)Gift of C. M. de Hauke©
Tripod (Ding)
China, early Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046-771 BC)
2003.2bronzeOverall: 57.4 cm (22 5/8 in.)Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Two Masks
Italy, Roman, 3rd century
1920.168marbleOverall: 27.4 x 38.8 cm (10 13/16 x 15 1/4 in.)Gift of Mrs. John HuntingtonCCCC0
Yam Mask
Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Abelam People, 20th century
1998.84pigment, basketryOverall: 47.3 x 44.3 x 14.7 cm (18 5/8 x 17 7/16 x 5 13/16 in.)Gift of Nathaniel Sloane in memory of Rose WhiteCCCC0
Fragment with falconer and attendant in animated lattice, from a robe
Iran, Kashan, Safavid period (1501–1722)
1944.239Silk: velvet, brocaded, pile-warp substitution; gilt-metal threadOverall: 79.4 x 66.7 cm (31 1/4 x 26 1/4 in.); Mounted: 89.5 x 74.9 cm (35 1/4 x 29 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Architectural Sculpture: Face of Time (Kala-mukha)
1975.104volcanic stoneOverall: 40 x 45.5 x 31 cm (15 3/4 x 17 15/16 x 12 3/16 in.)Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial FundCCCC0
Oil Flask in the Shape of a Bull
Greek, Corinthian or modern forgery
1979.3ceramicOverall: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial FundCCCC0
Egúngún Masquerade Dance Costume
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker
1976.188cotton, velvet, flannel, leather, dye, probably wood, cowrie shells, metalOverall: 152.4 x 58.4 x 40.6 cm (60 x 23 x 16 in.)Gift of Katherine C. WhiteCCCC0
Serpent Headdress
Africa, West Africa, Guinea, possibly Baga-style maker
1960.37Wood (Nauclea pobeguinii) and paintOverall: 148 cm (58 1/4 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Red-Figure Bell-Krater (Mixing Vessel): Bust of Dionysos and Comic...
Choregos Painter (South Italian, Apulian, active c. 390–380 BC)
1989.73ceramicOverall: 38 cm (14 15/16 in.); Diameter of rim: 40.3 cm (15 7/8 in.); Diameter of foot: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Headdress (chi wara)
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana-style blacksmith-carver
1965.325Wood, cowrie shells, glass beads, possibly aluminum, iron alloy, upholstery studs, and natural fibersOverall: 44.5 x 66 cm (17 1/2 x 26 in.)Gift of Mrs. Ralph M. Coe in memory of Ralph M. CoeCCCC0
Funerary Mask
Peru, South Coast, Chicha-Ica Valley area, 13th-16th century
1957.396hammered silverOverall: 15.3 x 15.6 cm (6 x 6 1/8 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Egúngún Masquerade Dance Costume
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker
1976.187cotton, velvet, flannel, dye, faux fur, leather, cowrie shellsOverall: 167.6 x 66 x 40.6 cm (66 x 26 x 16 in.)Gift of Katherine C. WhiteCCCC0
Hat (Kalyeem)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba-style maker
1998.29Raffia, glass beads, cowrie shells, cloth (including wool), thread, and copper alloyOverall: 29 x 23 x 23 cm (11 7/16 x 9 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Forehead Ornament
Peru, South Coast, Nasca
1940.509hammered gold alloyOverall: 27.4 x 9.3 cm (10 13/16 x 3 11/16 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Halberd
France, early 17th century
1916.1797steel, pierced; appliqué masks in brass; octagonal wood haft with studs and leather strapsOverall: 239 cm (94 1/8 in.); Blade: 48 cm (18 7/8 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Garniture Set (one clock and 2 vases)
2020.421Chinese hard-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, enameled metalGift of Horace Wood BrockCCCC0
Plaque
Peru, North Coast, Chongoyape(?), Chavín style (900-200 BCE)
1946.117hammered and cut goldOverall: 21.8 x 10.8 cm (8 9/16 x 4 1/4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Headdress
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Idoma-style carver
1964.444Wood, human hair, paint, and possibly kaolinOverall: 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 FundCCCC0
Pair of Candle Stands (torchères)
Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779)
2018.203Gilt-wood, gessoEach: 154 x 56 x 51 cm (60 5/8 x 22 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Hu (Jar)
China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (771-256 BC), Warring States period (475-221 BC)
1975.62bronzeOverall: 25.5 cm (10 1/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Mask
Peru, South Coast, Nasca
1957.26hammered gold alloyOverall: 18.4 x 21.8 cm (7 1/4 x 8 9/16 in.)Gift of the Hanna FundCCCC0
Bowl
Mexico, South-central Veracruz
1990.251molded, carved, and burnished potteryDiameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); Overall: 11 x 18 cm (4 5/16 x 7 1/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. GruenerCCCC0
Sharecropper
Elizabeth Catlett (American, 1915–2012)
1996.289color linoleum cutSheet: 76.2 x 56.5 cm (30 x 22 1/4 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Pensive Face
Julio González (Spanish, 1876–1942)
1980.32iron mounted on painted woodFramed: 34.9 x 30.5 x 8.3 cm (13 3/4 x 12 x 3 1/4 in.); Overall: 24.5 x 19.7 cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/4 in.)Gift of Ralph King, by exchange©
Ornament
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley?, Paracas, c. 300 BC-AD 100
1940.513hammered and embossed gold-copper alloyOverall: 8.8 x 4.8 cm (3 7/16 x 1 7/8 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Mask
Africa, Central Africa, Gabon, Punu-style carver
1972.329Wood, kaolin, and paintOverall: 38.2 cm (15 1/16 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Grotesque Masks: Mask 9, Book I
Aloisio Giovannoli (Italian, 1550–1618)
2011.8etchingSheet: 16 x 11.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 1/2 in.); Image: 16 x 11.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 1/2 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Small Mask Ornament
Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec
1949.21jadeiteOverall: 6.8 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm (2 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 7/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Sirius #2
Ouattara Watts (Ivorian [Ivory Coast], active America, b. 1957)
2022.103Mixed media on canvas200 x 200 cm (78 3/4 x 78 3/4 in.)Gift of Agnes Gund in honor of Tanya Coke©
Grotesque Masks: Mask 13, Book I
Aloisio Giovannoli (Italian, 1550–1618)
2011.9etchingSheet: 16.4 x 11.6 cm (6 7/16 x 4 9/16 in.); Image: 16.4 x 11.6 cm (6 7/16 x 4 9/16 in.)Dudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Portrait of Machtelt Suijs
Maerten van Heemskerck (Dutch, 1498–1574)
1987.136oil on woodFramed: 107 x 97 x 8 cm (42 1/8 x 38 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.); Unframed: 85 x 74 cm (33 7/16 x 29 1/8 in.)Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. FundCCCC0
Closed Sallet with Grotesque Face (Schembart visor)
Germany, Nuremberg, early 16th Century
1916.1646painted steelOverall: 27.3 x 25.7 x 22.2 cm (10 3/4 x 10 1/8 x 8 3/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Bodhisattva Guanyin
China, late Northern Qi (550-577) or early Sui dynasty (581-618)
1962.162sandstone with polychromyOverall: 138.8 x 38.2 x 27.4 cm (54 5/8 x 15 1/16 x 10 13/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Meditation
Max Weber (American, 1881–1961)
2018.1071Color linocut on Chinese paperImage: 6.7 x 2.7 cm (2 5/8 x 1 1/16 in.); Sheet: 23.8 x 16.5 cm (9 3/8 x 6 1/2 in.)Gift of James and Hanna Bartlett©
Portrait
Max Weber (American, 1881–1961)
2018.1072color woodcut on Chinese paperImage: 10.5 x 4.7 cm (4 1/8 x 1 7/8 in.); Sheet: 23.6 x 15.9 cm (9 5/16 x 6 1/4 in.)Gift of James and Hanna BartlettCCCC0
Whistle
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola, Chokwe-style maker
1915.442Probably hippopotamus ivoryOverall: 5.7 x 3.2 cm (2 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)Educational Purchase FundCCCC0
Portrait of a Woman
Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, 1884–1920)
1951.358oil on canvasFramed: 94.6 x 77.5 x 6 cm (37 1/4 x 30 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.); Unframed: 65 x 48.3 cm (25 9/16 x 19 in.)Gift of the Hanna FundCCCC0
Dance Mask
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana-style blacksmith-carver
1962.352WoodOverall: 47.6 cm (18 3/4 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adam and Eve and the Fall of Man (Prefatory...
France, Rouen, 16th century
2001.79.aink, tempera and liquid gold on vellumEach leaf: 17.9 x 12.8 cm (7 1/16 x 5 1/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Mask
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria or Republic of Benin, Yorùbá
1972.327woodOverall: 40.7 cm (16 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Mask
Peru, 3rd-10th Century
1950.414goldOverall: 7 x 8.6 cm (2 3/4 x 3 3/8 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Vase
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
1952.506jadeOverall: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.)Anonymous GiftCCCC0
Gilt-bronze Boot, One of a Pair
Northern China, Liao dynasty (907-1125)
2023.97Gilt-bronze43.2 x 29.2 cm (17 x 11 1/2 in.)Gift of Barbara S. Robinson and FamilyCCCC0
Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adoration of the Magi (recto) and Text with...
France, Rouen, 16th century
2011.66ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellumLeaf: 19.5 x 13 cm (7 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Headdress (Zigiren-Wɔndɛ)
Africa, West Africa, Guinea, Baga-style carver
1964.376Wood, glass beads, upholstery studs, and natural fiberOverall: 52.1 x 15.6 cm (20 1/2 x 6 1/8 in.)Gift of Edgar A. HahnCCCC0
Helmet Mask
Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Bamum Kingdom, Bamum-style maker
1967.151Wood, kaolin, and organic materialsOverall: 57.2 cm (22 1/2 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Wixom in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. CoeCCCC0
Hornbill Mask
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Dogon-style blacksmith-carver
1973.217Wood, colorant, organic material, and seeds (Abrus precatorius)Overall: 68.6 cm (27 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Face Mask
Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire or Liberia, Dan-style maker
1977.191Wood and colorantOverall: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Cow Mask
Equatorial Africa, Cameroon, early 20th century
1975.161Wood and colorantOverall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Malagan Memorial Festival Pole
Melanesia, New Ireland, 19th century
1971.149painted wood, sea snail operculaOverall: 92.7 cm (36 1/2 in.)Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas MunroCCCC0
Miniature Mask
Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec
1951.319greenstoneOverall: 6.9 x 6.2 cm (2 11/16 x 2 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Mask Ornament
Southern Costa Rica, (Rio Grande de Térraba, Diquís Region), Diquís Style, 8th-16th Century
1950.417hammered and cut goldOverall: 11.9 x 11.2 x 2.5 cm (4 11/16 x 4 7/16 x 1 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Half-mask (Ho’o-ate) with Neck Guard (Nodowa)
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
1921.404.aIron, lacquer, textile (silk)Gift of George Trumbull LaddCCCC0
Low Waterfall in a Wooded Landscape with a Dead Beech Tree
Jacob van Ruisdael (Dutch, 1628/29–1682)
1967.63oil on canvasFramed: 123 x 157 x 9.5 cm (48 7/16 x 61 13/16 x 3 3/4 in.); Unframed: 99.2 x 131 cm (39 1/16 x 51 9/16 in.)Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt FundCCCC0
Whistle (kasengosengo)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pende-style maker
1954.376woodOverall: 9.6 x 4.8 cm (3 3/4 x 1 7/8 in.)Gift of Mrs. Louise M. Dunn in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Russell JelliffeCCCC0
The Judgment of Solomon and Esther before Ahasuerus (pair)
Dirk Vellert (Netherlandish, 1480/85–1547)
1968.188pot metal, white glass, and silver stainOverall: 69.3 x 46.4 cm (27 5/16 x 18 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Headdress Mask: Buffalo
Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Grassfields region, Bamileke-style maker
1972.340Wood and colorantOverall: 55.9 cm (22 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
The Bad Air Smelled of Roses: Black Masks My Secrets And Allows Me To...
Carl Pope Jr. (American, b. 1961) and 1 other
2018.33.28letterpress poster55.9 x 35.6 cm (22 x 14 in.)Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Whitehill Art Purchase Endowment Fund and gift of David Lusenhop in honor of the artist©
Staff Head(?)
Colombia or Panama, International style, 5th-8th Century
1944.319cast goldOverall: 8.3 x 7.2 x 2.4 cm (3 1/4 x 2 13/16 x 15/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Jug
Germany, Frechen, 17th century
1974.43salt-glazed stoneware with applied and impressed decorationOverall: 33.2 x 28.3 cm (13 1/16 x 11 1/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Mask
Mexico, Paintla, 19th century
1943.385woodOverall: 23.5 x 23.7 x 38.3 cm (9 1/4 x 9 5/16 x 15 1/16 in.)Gift of Elizabeth HardingCCCC0
The Trinity:  Leaf from a Gradual with Initial B
Perugino (Italian, c. 1450/55–1523)
1952.461ink, tempera, and gold on parchmentSheet: 78.7 x 53 cm (31 x 20 7/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
The Mask of Tragedy
Roman Vishniac (American, 1897–1997)
2017.29gelatin silver printImage: 34 x 26.9 cm (13 3/8 x 10 9/16 in.); Paper: 35.4 x 27.6 cm (13 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.)Gift of Mara Vishniac Kohn©
Curtain Fragment with Panthers
Egypt, Antinoë, Byzantine period, late 6th century
1980.31Dyed wool, undyed linen: slit-tapestry weaveOverall: 76.2 x 54.9 cm (30 x 21 5/8 in.); Mounted: 87.6 x 66 x 2.5 cm (34 1/2 x 26 x 1 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Bell (Bo Zhong)
China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE)
1962.44bronzeOverall: 41.4 cm (16 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Monster Face: Door Ring Holder (Pushou)
China, Henan province, Northern Dynasties period (386-581)
1930.731gilt bronzeOverall: 13.6 x 20 cm (5 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Whistle
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola, Chokwe people, late 19th century
1915.454WoodOverall: 8.9 x 3.8 cm (3 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.)Educational Purchase FundCCCC0
Helmet
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker
1969.5Wood and paintOverall: 62.9 cm (24 3/4 in.)Gift of Katherine C. WhiteCCCC0
"Women's Dance," Bauhaus Stage
Umbo (German, 1902–1980)
1990.121gelatin silver printImage: 15.3 x 11 cm (6 x 4 5/16 in.); Matted: 30.6 x 25.4 cm (12 1/16 x 10 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
The Green Mask
Joseph C. Motto (American, 1892–1965)
1930.117ceramicOverall: 29.9 x 13.1 x 10.2 cm (11 3/4 x 5 3/16 x 4 in.)Dudley P. Allen Fund©
Sketchbook No. 6, page 97: Pencil several designs, 4 for masks of comedy...
Mabel A. Hewit (American, 1903–1984)
2009.145.97pencilGift of Mr. and Mrs. William Jurey in memory of Mabel A. Hewit©
Seated Lord with Removable Headdress
Mesoamerica, Maya, probably Jaina Island, Late Classical period, 7th-9th century
2012.33ceramic and slipOverall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Crown (adéńlá)
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker
1995.22Cloth (probably cotton and wool), glass beads, reeds, cardboard, wood, plant fiber, cotton, and quillsDiameter: 26.8 cm (10 9/16 in.); Overall: 105.9 cm (41 11/16 in.); Cone: 35.1 cm (13 13/16 in.); Fringe: 55.3 cm (21 3/4 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Whistle
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola, Chokwe people, late 19th century
1915.444Probably hippopotamus ivoryOverall: 8.6 x 3.2 cm (3 3/8 x 1 1/4 in.)Educational Purchase FundCCCC0
Detachable Figure (Dancer)
Jacques Lipchitz (French, born in Lithuania, 1891–1973)
1972.367ebony and oakOverall: 98.1 cm (38 5/8 in.)Gift of Mrs. Aye Simon©
Painted Mask:  Pagliacci
Edris Eckhardt (American, 1905–1998)
1947.72glazed ceramicOverall: 36.2 cm (14 1/4 in.)The George J. Huth Purchase Prize©
Tripod (Ding)
China, late Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC), Anyang phase (c.1250-1046 BC)
1962.281bronzeOverall: 24.5 x 20 cm (9 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Assembly of Tejaprabha Buddha
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
1998.120hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silkOverall: 223 x 226.4 cm (87 13/16 x 89 1/8 in.)Gift of Mitsuru TajimaCCCC0
Helmet Mask
Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, Senufo-style carver
1971.292woodOverall: 68.3 cm (26 7/8 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Mask
Lenore Tawney (American, 1907–2007)
1991.327weaving (warp-faced tabby), knotting, plaiting and wrapping: linen, silk and woolOverall: 97 x 37 cm (38 3/16 x 14 9/16 in.)Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Toshiko Takaezu in honor of Lenore Tawney©
Antelope Mask
Africa, West Africa, Burkina Faso, Kurumba-style maker
1964.38Wood and colorantOverall: 151.1 x 19.7 cm (59 1/2 x 7 3/4 in.)James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund©
Mask
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker
1921.1531Wood and paintOverall: 17.8 x 26.8 x 23 cm (7 x 10 9/16 x 9 1/16 in.)Gift of W. A. Price©
Mask Ornament
Peru, Moche or Recuay, 1st-6th Century
1956.85cut and hammered goldOverall: 27.4 x 38.8 cm (10 13/16 x 15 1/4 in.)In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter HelenCCCC0
Mask
Africa, West Africa, Liberia, Dan-style maker
1953.456WoodOverall: 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.)The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension FundCCCC0
Miniature Mask
Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec
1949.470jadeiteOverall: 3.5 x 3 x 1.2 cm (1 3/8 x 1 3/16 x 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Mirror with Jade Disk Inset
China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (771-256 BC), late Warring States period (475-221 BC) - early Western Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 9)
2002.5bronze with nephrite and turquoiseDiameter: 15.3 cm (6 in.)Gift of various donors to the department of Chinese art (by exchange)CCCC0
Bark-Cloth Mask
Africa, Southern Africa, Zambia, Chokwe-style or Chokwe-related maker
1967.279Bark cloth, wood, colorant, plant fibersOverall: 48.3 x 24.3 cm (19 x 9 9/16 in.)The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund©
Figure in a Litter
Wari (Pachacamac) style, Middle Horizon, Epoch 2
1997.1earthenware with colored slipsOverall: 26.3 x 21.6 x 24.8 cm (10 3/8 x 8 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.)Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. FundCCCC0
Noh Mask: Waka-onna
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
1972.69wood with polychromyOverall: 19.8 cm (7 13/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Untitled (Masked Figure, Flowers and Candles, Mexico)
Debbie Fleming Caffery (American, 1948-)
1996.360gelatin silver printImage: 47.6 x 48.3 cm (18 3/4 x 19 in.); Paper: 60.7 x 50.8 cm (23 7/8 x 20 in.); Matted: 81.3 x 76.2 cm (32 x 30 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Mask of Napoleon
C. Francesco Antommarchi (Italian, 1780–1838)
1917.370bronzeOverall: 19.5 cm (7 11/16 in.)Gift of Loïe FullerCCCC0
Noh Mask
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
1955.557carved wood, pigmentOverall: 21 x 12.7 cm (8 1/4 x 5 in.)Gift of Western Reserve AcademyCCCC0
Comic Mask
Greece, Greco-Roman Period, late Ptolemaic Dynasty to Roman Empire
1964.417dark green glassDiameter: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.); Overall: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.)Gift of the Mundane ClubCCCC0
Nō Costume (Nuihaku) with  Blossoming Trees and Flowers
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
1974.36embroidery, silk and applied gold leaf on silk groundOverall: 164 x 138 cm (64 9/16 x 54 5/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Mask Attachment(?)
Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec
1990.221serpentineOverall: 2.5 x 5.5 cm (1 x 2 3/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. GruenerCCCC0
Wheel-Lock from a Hunting Rifle
Germany, Munich, 18th century
1916.40steel, engravedOverall: 29.2 x 11.7 cm (11 1/2 x 4 5/8 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Pediment with the Face of Glory (Kirti-mukha)
Northern India
1988.102sandstoneOverall: 50.8 x 94 cm (20 x 37 in.)The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase FundCCCC0
Mask
Mesoamerica (or Mexico), 16th century or earlier
1967.141turquoise and terracottaOverall: 13 x 14.1 x 8 cm (5 1/8 x 5 9/16 x 3 1/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Doorway (Portal)
Italy, Gubbio (?), 15th century
1916.2047gray sandstoneOverall: 358 x 259 cm (140 15/16 x 101 15/16 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Red-Figure Eye Cup: Warriors (A), Musician and Youths (B)
Psiax (Greek, Attic, active c. 525–505 BC) and 1 other
1976.89ceramicDiameter of tondo: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.); Overall: 11.2 x 33.6 cm (4 7/16 x 13 1/4 in.); Diameter of rim: 26 cm (10 1/4 in.); Diameter of foot: 10.2 cm (4 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Mask
Lenore Tawney (American, 1907–2007)
2007.192warp-dominant plain weave, attachments; linen, beads possibly pre-Columbian, wooden sticksOverall: 24.1 x 16.5 cm (9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.)Gift of John Paul Miller©
Urn Figure
Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec
1990.277earthenwareOverall: 26.1 x 16.3 x 16.3 cm (10 1/4 x 6 7/16 x 6 7/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. GruenerCCCC0
Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Calendar Page with Labors (recto)...
Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century
2011.67ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellumLeaf: 16.6 x 13.5 cm (6 9/16 x 5 5/16 in.)The Jeanne Miles Blackburn CollectionCCCC0
Head of a Hobbyhorse (korèdugaso)
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana blacksmith
1935.307Wood and ironOverall: 14 x 13.8 x 40.8 cm (5 1/2 x 5 7/16 x 16 1/16 in.)James Albert Ford Memorial FundCCCC0
Pair of Arc-shaped Pendants with Animal Mask and Interlaced Animal Bands...
China, Warring States period (475-221 BC) to Western Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 9)
1952.571jade (nephrite)Overall: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.)Anonymous GiftCCCC0
The Large Woodcut
Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954)
2001.37woodcutSheet: 57.2 x 45.5 cm (22 1/2 x 17 15/16 in.); Image: 44.7 x 38.6 cm (17 5/8 x 15 3/16 in.)Gift of various donors to the department of Prints and Drawings©
Ritual II
Dexter Davis (American, b. 1965)
2020.434collage and monotypeImage: 73.7 x 64.8 cm (29 x 25 1/2 in.)Gift of Joan Tomkins and William Busta©
Cloth with Procession of Figures
Central Andes, South Coast, Nasca people, 100 BC-AD 700, Early Intermediate Period, 1-650
1940.530cotton and pigment (field); camelid fiber (borders and fringe)Overall: 69.8 x 280.7 cm (27 1/2 x 110 1/2 in.); Mounted: 78.7 x 290.2 cm (31 x 114 1/4 in.)The Norweb CollectionCCCC0
Mask
Italy, Roman (?)
1929.915terracottaOverall: 18.4 x 15.3 cm (7 1/4 x 6 in.)Charles W. Harkness Endowment FundCCCC0
Mummy Mask of Senbi
Egypt, Meir, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12
1914.731cartonage, wood, limestone, obsidian, paintOverall: 30.5 x 29.2 x 27.6 cm (12 x 11 1/2 x 10 7/8 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Noh Mask of Okina
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
1977.33polychromed wood and hempOverall: 20.4 x 16.1 cm (8 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Male Dog
West Mexico, Colima, Comala style (200 BC-AD 300)
1964.37earthenware with burnished red slipOverall: 39.5 x 20.8 x 47.8 cm (15 9/16 x 8 3/16 x 18 13/16 in.)Cornelia Blakemore Warner FundCCCC0
Mask of a Woman
Victor D. Salvatore (American, 1884–1965)
1940.583bronzeOverall: 9.9 x 4.8 x 3 cm (3 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 3/16 in.)Bequest of James Parmelee©
First Move
Jules Olitski (American, 1922–2007)
1986.154acrylic on canvasUnframed: 267 x 48.3 cm (105 1/8 x 19 in.)Gift of Louis D. Kacalieff, M.D.©
Miniature Mask
Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style maker
1935.305Copper alloyOverall: 7.7 x 6.1 cm (3 1/16 x 2 3/8 in.)James Albert Ford Memorial Fund©
Student (Costume Study for Goll's "Methusalem") (recto) Amalie, Ida, and...
George Grosz (German, 1893–1959)
1966.50Pen and brown-black ink (applied with the aid of drafting tools) and watercolorSheet: 52.7 x 38 cm (20 3/4 x 14 15/16 in.)Contemporary Collection of The Cleveland Museum of Art©
Black-Figure Eye Cup: Iris and Satyrs (A, B); Gorgoneion (I)
Greek, Attic
1926.514ceramicDiameter: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Mask of Hercules
Emile Antoine Bourdelle (French, 1861–1929)
1968.339bronzeOverall: 37.2 cm (14 5/8 in.)Gift of B. Gerald CantorCCCC0
Bell with Vajra Handle
Indonesia, Java, 10th century
1989.355bronzeDiameter: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.); Overall: 15.1 cm (5 15/16 in.)Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. MillikinCCCC0
Vessel with Abstract Heads
Peru, South Coast, Nasca
1946.279earthenware with colored slipsOverall: 10.4 x 14 cm (4 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.)James Albert Ford Memorial FundCCCC0
Sacrificer
Bolivia, Peru or Chile, Southern Highlands, early Tiwanaku style, 400-1000
1996.293carved boneOverall: 5.1 cm (2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Coral Necklace
Frederick Sandys (British, 1829–1904)
1997.7black, brown, and red chalkSheet: 55.9 x 39.2 cm (22 x 15 7/16 in.); Secondary Support: 57.1 x 40 cm (22 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.)Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. FundCCCC0
Masked Figure
Oqwa Pi (Abel Sanchez) (San Ildefonso Pueblo, 1899–1971)
1937.804watercolorPaper: 27.9 x 35.6 cm (11 x 14 in.)Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White©
Mask
Mexico, Mixtec, Monte Alban V, 14th-16th century
1948.353jadeiteOverall: 4.4 x 3.4 cm (1 3/4 x 1 5/16 in.)In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter HelenCCCC0
Mask
Egypt, probably Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE)
1914.713waxOverall: 5.3 x 4.3 x 1.8 cm (2 1/16 x 1 11/16 x 11/16 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Hollow-Legged Tripod (Li Ding)
China, Shaanxi province, Xi'an,, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046-771 BC)
1961.203bronzeDiameter: 27.7 cm (10 7/8 in.); Overall: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.)Gift from various donors by exchange and the John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Antelope Headdress
Western Sudan, Mali, Bamana, early 20th century
1962.307Wood, metal, glass beads, seashells, string, and probably tarOverall: 45.2 x 4.8 x 12.4 cm (17 13/16 x 1 7/8 x 4 7/8 in.)Gift of Katherine C. WhiteCCCC0
Ogre Mask (Taotie)
China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (771-256 BC), Warring States period (475-221 BC)
1952.576nephriteOverall: 2.1 x 1.4 cm (13/16 x 9/16 in.)Anonymous GiftCCCC0
Mask of Séverine (Caroline Rémy)
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)
1960.87bronzeOverall: 15 x 12.4 x 14 cm (5 7/8 x 4 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.)Gift of Carrie Moss Halle in memory of Salmon Portland HalleCCCC0
Masked Woman
Richard Lindner (American, 1901–1978)
1972.150screenprintL. E. Holden Fund©
Noh Mask:  Ko-beshimi
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
1972.70woodOverall: 20.4 cm (8 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Mask
Egypt, probably Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE)
1914.712waxOverall: 10.7 x 6.7 x 3.5 cm (4 3/16 x 2 5/8 x 1 3/8 in.)Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic TrustCCCC0
Mask of a Woman
Victor D. Salvatore (American, 1884–1965)
1940.584bronzeOverall: 14 x 9.6 x 8 cm (5 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)Bequest of James Parmelee©
Children at Play
Xia Kui (Chinese, active c. 1405–1445)
1915.110hanging scroll, ink and color on silkPainting: 62.5 x 113.7 cm (24 5/8 x 44 3/4 in.); Overall with knobs: 214 x 137 cm (84 1/4 x 53 15/16 in.)Gift of Charles L. FreerCCCC0
Cylindrical Jar
China, Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 220)
1948.214lead glazed earthenware with molded reliefDiameter: 27.3 cm (10 3/4 in.); height: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Hans Haacke with Sculpture
Rachel Harrison (American, b. 1966)
2015.74Wood, chicken wire, polystyrene, cement, acrylic, dolly, and pigmented inkjet print (Hans Haacke's oil painting, Homage a Marcel Broodthaers, 1982)Overall: 190.5 x 61 x 78.7 cm (75 x 24 x 31 in.)Purchased with funds donated by Scott Mueller©
Taotie (Ogre Mask)
China, Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC)
1952.585marbleOverall: 8.6 x 13.5 cm (3 3/8 x 5 5/16 in.)Anonymous GiftCCCC0
The Masked Ball
Jean-Michel the Younger Moreau (French, 1741–1814)
1924.914engravingGift of Philip HoferCCCC0
Clowns
Tomio Kinoshita (Japanese, 1923–2014)
1982.359woodcutGift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward©
Prismatic Bead with Ogre Mask
China, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046-771 BC)
1966.739JadeOverall: 2 x 1.7 cm (13/16 x 11/16 in.)Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. LeeCCCC0
Mask of the Japanese Actress Hanako (Ohta Hisa)
Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)
1960.90bronzeOverall: 17.6 x 11.8 x 9 cm (6 15/16 x 4 5/8 x 3 9/16 in.)Gift of Carrie Moss Halle in memory of Salmon Portland HalleCCCC0
Blue Mask
Rolf Nesch (Norwegian, 1893–1975)
1969.240metal printMr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, gift in honor of the fiftieth anniversary of The Print Club of Cleveland©
Mask
Mesoamerica, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala
1959.332stoneOverall: 10.2 x 9 x 3 cm (4 x 3 9/16 x 1 3/16 in.)Gift of William Ellery GreeneCCCC0
Headdress
Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Grassfields region, Bamileke-style maker
2007.181African gray parrot feathers, wood, plant fiber, probably cotton, string, and colorantDiameter: 90 cm (35 7/16 in.)Sundry Purchase FundCCCC0
A Comic Mask
Edward Gordon Craig (British, 1872–1966)
1924.334.6woodcutGift of The Print Club of Cleveland©
Kyogen Mask: Whistler
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
1975.100wood with colorOverall: 16 x 12.7 cm (6 5/16 x 5 in.)Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. LeeCCCC0
Bowl with Costumed Being
Peru, South Coast, Nasca
1949.561earthenware with colored slipsDiameter: 12.8 x 17.7 cm (5 1/16 x 6 15/16 in.); Overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
Red-Figure Kylix (Drinking Cup): Dionysos and Satyr (I); Satyrs and...
Douris (Greek, Attic, active c. 500–470 BC) and 1 other
1915.718ceramicDiameter: 29.6 cm (11 5/8 in.)Hinman B. Hurlbut CollectionCCCC0
Mask
Italy, Roman (?)
1929.918terracottaOverall: 18.4 x 15.3 cm (7 1/4 x 6 in.)Charles W. Harkness Endowment FundCCCC0
Mask
Mexico, Guerrero
1950.73jadeiteOverall: 6.8 x 5.6 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.)Gift of John WiseCCCC0
Mask
Italy, Roman (?)
1929.917terracottaOverall: 12.7 x 9 cm (5 x 3 9/16 in.)Charles W. Harkness Endowment FundCCCC0
Dragon's Head
Anglo-Norman?, Romanesque period, 12th century
1975.258walrus ivoryOverall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.)Gift of Thomas P. Miller in memory of James J. RorimerCCCC0
Feathered Serpent (Quetzalcoatl)
Central Mexico, Aztec or modern, Post-Classic Period or modern
1941.46stoneOverall: 27.7 x 20.1 x 22 cm (10 7/8 x 7 15/16 x 8 11/16 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Stater: Pegasos (obverse); Head of Athena (reverse)
Greece, Corinth, 4th century BC
1916.984silverDiameter: 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)Gift of J. H. WadeCCCC0
Mask
China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
1958.426EarthenwareOverall: 17.2 x 14 cm (6 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.)Gift of Samuel EilenbergCCCC0
Adolf Bolm in Le Carnaval
Emil Otto Hoppé (British, 1878–1972)
2019.41Halftone photogravureImage: 19.2 x 14 cm (7 9/16 x 5 1/2 in.); Paper: 20.3 x 14.7 cm (8 x 5 13/16 in.); Framed: 30.5 x 35.6 cm (12 x 14 in.)Sundry Art - Photography Fund©
Mask
Italy, Roman (?)
1929.916terracottaOverall: 12.1 x 11.5 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)Charles W. Harkness Endowment FundCCCC0
Mask
Greece, Sicily, Selinus, 6th Century BC
1943.451terracottaOverall: 10.8 x 9.6 x 7 cm (4 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.)The Mary Spedding Milliken Memorial Collection, Gift of William Mathewson MillikenCCCC0
Mask
Central Mexico, Teotihuacán (from Guerrero?), Classic Period
1990.228green stoneOverall: 13.7 x 12.7 x 4 cm (5 3/8 x 5 x 1 9/16 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. GruenerCCCC0
Death Mask of Cesar Vellejo
Antonio Lopez-Garcia (Spanish, 1936-)
1982.346oil on canvasUnframed: 50.2 x 39.4 cm (19 3/4 x 15 1/2 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Porter©
The Mask
Hans Sebald Beham (German, 1500–1550)
1947.479engravingGift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.CCCC0
Mask
Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec
1952.267jadeOverall: 3.9 x 4.7 cm (1 9/16 x 1 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Crucified Christ
Germany, Cologne, 14th century
1981.52wood (walnut) once polychromedOverall: 41.6 x 36.9 cm (16 3/8 x 14 1/2 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Subway Portrait
Walker Evans (American, 1903–1975)
1987.152Vintage gelatin silver printImage: 12.3 x 18.2 cm (4 13/16 x 7 3/16 in.); Matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)Gift in memory of Laura Burgess©
The Building of the Dam
Julian Alden Weir (American, 1852–1919)
1927.171oil on canvasFramed: 93.5 x 118.5 x 7.5 cm (36 13/16 x 46 5/8 x 2 15/16 in.); Unframed: 76 x 101.6 cm (29 15/16 x 40 in.)Purchase from the J. H. Wade FundCCCC0
Two Artisans
Guatemala, Petén region, Maya style (250-900), Maya style (250-900)
1994.12earthenware with colored slipsOverall: 56.5 x 22 x 35.5 cm (22 1/4 x 8 11/16 x 14 in.); Part 2: 59 x 26 x 22 cm (23 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Double-Headed Headdress (N'gonzon Koun)
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana-style blacksmith-carver
1962.353Wood and ironOverall: 33.7 x 48.3 x 13.8 cm (13 1/4 x 19 x 5 7/16 in.)Gift of Katherine C. WhiteCCCC0
Mask of Napoleon
Luigi Calamatta (Italian, 1801–1869)
1935.303engravingGift of Katherine Parsons Lowe and Mrs. Frances Ellen Lowe Fitzsimmons, in memory of their mother, Ellen Parsons LoweCCCC0
The Mask Maker
Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
1984.1119ivoryOverall: 5.1 cm (2 in.)Gift of Mrs. David R. WeirCCCC0
Head
Africa, West Africa, Liberia or Côte d'Ivoire, Dan-style or We-style maker
1973.218Wood, glass beads, organic material, plant fiber, and cowrie shellsOverall: 38.8 cm (15 1/4 in.)Gift of Katherine C. White©
Wine Vessel (Jia)
China, late Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC), Anyang phase (c.1250-1046 BC)
2005.54bronzeOverall: 50.8 cm (20 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
A Shield Bearing a Mask Supported by Two Genii
Lucas van Leyden (Dutch, 1494–1533)
1925.154engravingDudley P. Allen FundCCCC0
Bowl with Burden-Bearing Human
Southwest, Mogollon, Mimbres, Pre-Contact Period, 11th-12th century
1930.51earthenwareDiameter: 25.4 cm (10 in.); Overall: 10.5 x 25.5 cm (4 1/8 x 10 1/16 in.)Charles W. Harkness Endowment FundCCCC0
Mask Ornament
Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec
1949.538jadeOverall: 2.4 x 2.3 cm (15/16 x 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Archaic Mask
Greece, Sicily, 6th Century BC
1926.550terracottaOverall: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.)Charles W. Harkness Endowment FundCCCC0
Ornament Design with a Mask, A Couple of Tritons, and Two Children Below
Heinrich Aldegrever (German, 1502–1555/61)
1922.495engravingGift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.CCCC0
Greek Mask with Mouse
Arthur Allen Lewis (American, 1873–1957)
1923.608woodcutGift of the Artist©
Bovine Mask with Capped Horns
China, Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC) - Western Zhou dynasty (c.1046-771 BC)
1952.491jadeOverall: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)Anonymous GiftCCCC0
Bovine Mask with Capped Horns
China, Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC) - Western Zhou dynasty (c.1046-771 BC)
1952.492jade Overall: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.)Anonymous GiftCCCC0
Camera Work: The Model and the Mask
Edward Steichen (American, 1879–1973)
1995.199.14.nphotogravureMuseum Appropriation©
Duel after the Masked Ball (recto); Head of a Woman (verso)
Thomas Couture (French, 1815–1879)
1983.95black chalkSheet: 34.1 x 28.6 cm (13 7/16 x 11 1/4 in.)Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial FundCCCC0
Incense-burner Cover
Guatemala, Escuintla Region, early 6th Century
1969.25earthenware with slip and pigmentsOverall: 44.8 x 43 x 31.5 cm (17 5/8 x 16 15/16 x 12 3/8 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Death Mask of Sir Thomas Lawrence
Richard James Lane (British, 1800–1872)
1940.1136lithographMr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams CollectionCCCC0
Masked Figures and Bird-Woman
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973)
1966.567aquatint and etchingSheet: 33.8 x 44.5 cm (13 5/16 x 17 1/2 in.); Platemark: 24.8 x 34.7 cm (9 3/4 x 13 11/16 in.)The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund©
Tommy, Samson and a Mask
Roger Ballen (American, b. 1950)
2016.360archival pigment printImage: 75 x 75 cm (29 1/2 x 29 1/2 in.); Paper: 91.8 x 91.4 cm (36 1/8 x 36 in.)Gift of Hugh Lawson©
Dance of Death:  Death the Strangler
Alfred Rethel (German, 1816–1859)
1939.620woodcutImage: 30.7 x 27.4 cm (12 1/16 x 10 13/16 in.); Sheet: 50.3 x 36.5 cm (19 13/16 x 14 3/8 in.)Gift of Robert Hays GriesCCCC0
Boy in Hockey Mask, New York
Arthur Tress (American, b. 1940)
2011.390gelatin silver printPaper: 35.6 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.); Image: 25.7 x 25.4 cm (10 1/8 x 10 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 45.7 cm (18 x 18 in.)Gift of Dr. Philip Greider©
Medallion Portrait of a Woman
Albert Sands Southworth (American, 1811–1894) and 1 other
2002.30daguerreotype, whole-plateImage: 20 x 15 cm (7 7/8 x 5 7/8 in.); Framed: 32.5 x 27.3 cm (12 13/16 x 10 3/4 in.); Matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Pierrot in Criminal Court
Thomas Couture (French, 1815–1879)
1980.250oil on wood panelFramed: 45.8 x 52.1 x 5.2 cm (18 1/16 x 20 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.); Unframed: 32.2 x 39.2 cm (12 11/16 x 15 7/16 in.)Bequest of Noah L. ButkinCCCC0
A Bride and Her Bridesmaids
Josiah Johnson Hawes (American, 1808–1901) and 1 other
1999.171whole-plate daguerreotypeImage: 19.9 x 14.8 cm (7 13/16 x 5 13/16 in.); Case: 21.7 x 16.5 cm (8 9/16 x 6 1/2 in.); Matted: 61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings FundCCCC0
Incense Burner
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
1942.620jadeOverall: 15.3 cm (6 in.)Bequest of John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Miserere:  Who does not wear a mask?
Georges Rouault (French, 1871–1958)
1950.10.8intaglioGift of the Hanna Fund©
Blake, from the Life Mask by Deville
Leonard Baskin (American, 1922–2000)
1962.430.35wood engravingGift of The Print Club of Cleveland©
Ornament Design with a Mask and an Eagle between Two Fauns Below
Heinrich Aldegrever (German, 1502–1555/61)
1922.498engravingGift of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.CCCC0
Nude Woman with Mirror (Mädchen vor dem Spiegel)
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (German, 1884–1976)
2016.607woodcut on laid paperImage: 50 x 39.8 cm (19 11/16 x 15 11/16 in.); Sheet: 61.7 x 50.5 cm (24 5/16 x 19 7/8 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Davis in memory of Harvey Buchanan and Penelope Draper Buchanan©
Lydia and her Mother at Tea
Mary Cassatt (American, 1844–1926)
2008.5softground etching and aquatint printed in brownSheet: 27.5 x 36 cm (10 13/16 x 14 3/16 in.); Platemark: 17.9 x 27.9 cm (7 1/16 x 11 in.)The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund©
Portfolio X, Plate 358: Masked Dancers - Qágyuhl
Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868–1952) and 1 other
1995.203.30.30photogravurePresented by Mrs. James H. Hoyt, Elton Hoyt, II, and Mrs. Amasa Stone Mather in memory of James H. Hoyt©
Patron (Cartridge Box)
Germany, early 17th Century
1916.1911steel sheet, over wood, brass; leather base; embossed decorationsDiameter: 8.9 cm (3 1/2 in.); Overall: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.)Gift of John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Portfolio XVI, Plate 563: Sia Buffalo Mask
Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868–1952) and 1 other
1995.203.36.20photogravurePresented by Mrs. James H. Hoyt, Elton Hoyt, II, and Mrs. Amasa Stone Mather in memory of James H. Hoyt©
Glaive
Italy, Venice, 17th century
1916.1536steel, etchedOverall: 179 cm (70 1/2 in.); Blade: 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.)Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. SeveranceCCCC0
Portfolio IX, Plate 326: Masked Dancer - Cowichan
Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868–1952) and 1 other
1995.203.29.34photogravurePresented by Mrs. James H. Hoyt, Elton Hoyt, II, and Mrs. Amasa Stone Mather in memory of James H. Hoyt©
Architectural Sculpture Fragment
Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec
1996.401unfired clay, covered with painted stuccoOverall: 22.8 x 12.5 x 13 cm (9 x 4 15/16 x 5 1/8 in.)Gift of Brian and Florence MahonyCCCC0
Masked Ball at the Hôtel de Ville, January 23, 1782
Jean-Michel the Younger Moreau (French, 1741–1814)
1950.168engravingMr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse CollectionCCCC0
Sketchbook No. 6, page 139: Pencil detailed drawing of mask, man's face
Mabel A. Hewit (American, 1903–1984)
2009.145.139pencilGift of Mr. and Mrs. William Jurey in memory of Mabel A. Hewit©
Portfolio X, Plate 351: Masked Dancers in Canoes - Qágyuhl
Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868–1952) and 1 other
1995.203.30.23photogravurePresented by Mrs. James H. Hoyt, Elton Hoyt, II, and Mrs. Amasa Stone Mather in memory of James H. Hoyt©
Portfolio X, Plate 362: Masked Dancers in Canoes - Qágyuhl
Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868–1952) and 1 other
1995.203.30.34photogravurePresented by Mrs. James H. Hoyt, Elton Hoyt, II, and Mrs. Amasa Stone Mather in memory of James H. Hoyt©
Medal: Music -- Drama
Jean de Marco (American, 1898–1990)
1958.414bronzeDiameter: 7.4 cm (2 15/16 in.)Purchased from Miscellaneous Operating Expenses©
The Several Habits of English Women, from the Nobility to the Country...
Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607–1677)
1939.603etchingGift of Robert Hays GriesCCCC0
Portrait of William Blake; Blake: An Imagined Death Mask; Blake after a...
Leonard Baskin (American, 1922–2000)
1962.430.36wood engravingsGift of The Print Club of Cleveland©
No image available
Central France, Southern Touraine, mid-12th century
1930.18limestone with traces of paintOverall: 51.5 x 63.5 x 37.8 cm (20 1/4 x 25 x 14 7/8 in.)Gift of John L. Severance in memory of his beloved wife, Elisabeth DeWitt SeveranceCCCC0
No image available
Central France, Southern Touraine, mid-12th century
1930.17limestone with traces of paintOverall: 56.5 x 59.1 x 42.9 cm (22 1/4 x 23 1/4 x 16 7/8 in.)Gift of John L. Severance in memory of his beloved wife, Elisabeth DeWitt SeveranceCCCC0
The Swiss Army . . . A Nation of Reservists: In no other country but...
Alberto Venzago (Swiss, b. 1950)
2018.630resin coated printImage: 14.7 x 22 cm (5 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.); Paper: 17.7 x 23.9 cm (6 15/16 x 9 7/16 in.)Gift of George Stephanopoulos©