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This photograph depicts a view of a devastated palatial building. Before its shattered portico is a pile of rubble and fragments of columns. Four men in turbans are seated on the ground before the building. 
Felice Beato (British (modern))
Roofless House after the Lucknow Mutiny
1858
Gift of W. Howard and Margaret Bond
1991/1.108
This photograph depicts a view of a marble statue of an angel holding two palm fronds with a crucifix behind her. The statue is placed on top of a sealed stone well. Surrounding the statue is an ornate wall lined with arched windows.  
Samuel Bourne (British (modern))
The Memorial Well, Cawnpore, Statue by Marochetti
1865 – 1866
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. W. Howard Bond
1984/1.308
Centered on the page in this print are two figures, facing opposite directions. They are both wearing similar garments in different colors: pants, short-sleeved shirts, and capes. The figure on the right has orange pants with blue and red stripes, red shoes, orange shirt with white trim and a blue cape with red trim. On the left, the figure wears white pants with red and blue stripes, orange shoes, a small red and white apron, a orange shirt with a black cape trimmed in white and blue. Both hold tulip-shaped objects in one hand that are black, trimmed in blue. Each wear an elaborate headdress: white at the base with a large fan coming from it with geometric shapes on the interior. The figure on the left has a blue fan on his headdress with three orange circles and one star, outlined in blue, and one black rectangle at the front of the headdress. On the right, the figure's headdress is red on a white base with three ciricles, black at the center, then red and then orange around it. Each headdress fan seems to
Carlos Mérida (Guatemalan)
Danza de la Pluma
1937 – 1939
Museum Purchase
1944.7
This wooden chair has two squatting figures decorating the finials; one is elderly, bearded, and scarified, while the other is fresh-faced and young. At the lower left rung, two men carry a slit drum; between the caryatid figures supporting the chair’s front legs appear three men; the central slat has incised diagonal patterns called fuliko. At the center, what is possibly a pointy-nosed European’s face replaces the more habitual chikungu masker.
Chokwe (Chokwe (culture or style))
Chair
1900 – 1925
Gift of Robert B. Jacobs
1992/1.136
This photograph depicts a closeup view of a blossoming coffee plant. A cluster of white flowers stands out against a backdrop of dark leaves. Nestled against the blossoms is a group of coffee beans.
Charles T. Scowen (British (modern))
Coffea Liberica—Liberian Coffee
1876 – 1886
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1994/2.6
Seated figure with crossed legs. The figure is holding an undecorated cup. He is wearing a vest and hat and is holding one hand to his chest. The figure sits on a stool, which rests on a drum. 
Yombe (Yombe (culture or style))
Seated Figure
1880 – 1890
Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
2005/1.186
Mask in the form of a large, carved head and neck. The mouth is open slightly to reveal teeth, the nose is large, and there is dark pigment surrounding the eyes. There are facial markings that curve around the cheeks, along with two small circles by each eye and three small squares above the nose. The hair is scallop-shaped around the edges and atop the head is a hat. At the bottom of the neck is a base of raffia. 
Mask
1935 – 1945
Gift of Germaine Gibson
1982/2.61
This photograph depicts a view of a marble covered bridge spanning the width of a city canal.  Along the embankments are a series of gondolas and a few seated men.
Carlo Ponti (Italian (culture or style))
Rilato Bridge, Venice
1870 – 1880
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. W. Howard Bond
1987/1.343
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