Category: Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts

Seed Jar

Seed Jar

Native American SEED JAR Artist: Grace Chino Culture/People: Acoma Pueblo Place: New Mexico Media: Clay and pigment Dims: 4 x 4.5 in. (4.5 x 11.43 cm) Date: c. 1945-50 Explore The Collection Search for: Description Grace Chino was from Acoma Pueblo, and is well known...
Head

Head

African HEAD Artist:Unkown Culture/People: Yombe or Vili Place: Zaire Media: Wood, glass, and pigment Dims: 4.75 x 2.25 x 2.75 in. Date: late 19th C. Explore The Collection Search for: Description This very beautiful Yombe head may well have been cut out of a larger...
Sword

Sword

Name Asian SWORD Artist: Unknown Culture/People: Mamasa Torajan Place: South Sulawsi Island Media: Wood, metal, rattan, horn Dims: 27 x 2.5 in. Date: Early 20th C. Explore The Collection Search for: Description The ambiguity that shrouds the Torajan sword fascinates...
Chilkat

Chilkat

Native American CHILKAT Artist: Unkown Culture/People: Tlingit or Haida Place: Alaska or British Columbia Media: Mountain goat and commercial sheep’s wool, cedar bark, dyes Dims: 48 x 61 in. Date: c. 1850 Explore The Collection Search for: Description The robe has an...
Mussel Rattle

Mussel Rattle

Native American Mussel Rattle Artist:Beau Dick Culture/People: Kwakwaka’wakw Place: Northwest Coast Media: Wood, paint, horse hair, cedar bark Dims: 12.5 x 4 in. (31.75 x 10.16 cm) Date: c. 1989 Explore The Collection Search for: Description This rattle in the form of...