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Oval-shaped piece of veined, green Swedish marble standing on one of its narrow ends. Three holes of different sizes penetrate into the object's center. The holes are painted in a semi-gloss black and matte white.
Dame Barbara Hepworth (British (modern))
Sphere with Colour (Grey and White)
1965
Museum Purchase
1967/1.43
Oil-type paint and mixed media on carved 3/8” hardwood veneer wood panel. Grain runs vertical on painted surface. Carved areas expose inner core running horizontal.
Lucio Muñoz
The Mirror
1962
Museum Purchase
1963/1.88
A knife with a leaf shaped blade. Running vertically down the center of the blade is a gridded square pattern. The handle is also engraved with lines that wrap around the entire handle. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Knife
1895 – 1905
Gift of Asher and Vera Margolis
1986/1.207
Cylindrical vessel with interlocking linear pattern carved on the interior of the lip. The body of the vessel is carved with interlocking chevrons and a fiber rope is wrapped around its neck. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Bowl
1885 – 1895
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1985/1.161

Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Ivory snuff bottle
1912 – 1949
Gift of Mr. Robert W. Coggan
1980/2.76
Knife with leaf-shaped blade and wooden handle. The blade is engraved with several lines running along the length of the blade, while the handle has various geometric patterns and lines carved in it. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Knife
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.71
Barrel form cup with handle. Geometric pattern consisting of multiple intersecting lines. There is a crack from the top running vertically down the cup. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Cup
1890 – 1960
Gift and partial purchase from the estate of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco
2017/1.647
Vertically positioned cup with a slight bulge in the middle. Trapezoid shaped handle with intersecting linear design on it. The top and base of the cup are carved with multiple horizontal lines and in between are interlocking chevrons.
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Cup
1890 – 1960
Gift and partial purchase from the estate of Kurt Delbanco in honor of Nicholas Delbanco
2017/1.654
A wood carving of a woman holding an apple over her head.
Andre Dimanche
Eve with Apple
20th century
Gift of Dr. James L. Curtis
2011/2.182
This oxblood stem cup has a stout base with a bowl shaped body. There is an interior carving on the bowl and a reign mark on base.
Stem Cup
18th century
Promised gift of William C. Weese, M.D., LSA ‘65
PG2020.2.109

Kusu (Kusu (Luba region style))
Scepter finial in the form of a man's head
1895 – 1905
Gift of Marc Leo Felix
1987/1.356
Circular bowl-shaped cup with black base. Linear vertical carvings are on the base and interlocking lines are wrapped around the bowl portion. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Cup
1920 – 1930
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1984/2.37
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