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A porcelain globular jar tapering to foot with a short neck with copper-wire repair, and a domed cap lid. It is painted with multiple shades of underglaze blue to portray peony meander around the body between lappet borders around the shoulder and foot, then covered in a clear glaze.
Chinese (Chinese (culture or style))
Jar
1662 – 1722
Gift of the Estate of Hobart Taylor, Jr.
1982/1.209A&B
A nine-toothed comb topped with an anthropomorphic head. The neck and forehead of the 'face' have been decorated with rings of copper wire. The top of the comb is decorated with four rows of geometrical shapes in the front and two rows in the back. 
Comb
1895 – 1905
Gift of the Marvin Felheim Collection
1987/1.154

Alan Saret (American (North American))
Open Center Rising
1944 – 1997
Gift of the Lannan Foundation in Honor of the Pelham Family
1997/1.139
Wooden circular staff with a circular human face in the middle of the shaft. The bottom of the staff contains concentric rings that form a point at the base. The top of the staff has a black and white checkered pattern that wraps around the staff. Animal hairs stick out the top of the staff. 
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Flywhisk
1915 – 1925
Museum purchase made possible by the Betty J. Lockett Memorial Fund
1986/2.93
The blade of this sword tapers in three places, forming four sections. The second and third sections are prominent; the second section has triangular edges and the third section has rounded edges. The first three sections also have open slits down their centers. The wooden handle is wrapped in copper wire. 
Short sword
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.112
The pipe consists of a long, curved stem, a bone mouthpiece, and a bowl delicately sculpted in the form of a male head. Rectangular ears protrude sideways, while a curved chin and inverted T-shaped nose jut forward. Geometric designs characteristic of Kuba carving adorn the face, neck, and coiffure. A number of brass tacks stud the pipe, and fine copper wire has been carefully wound around the stem. Camwood powder, highly prized throughout Central Africa, has been added to its surface.<br /><br /> Reference:<br /> Maurer, Evan M. and Niangi Batulukisi.  <em>Spirits Embodied:  Art of the Congo, Selections from the Helmut F. Stern Collection</em>.  Minneapolis:  The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1999.
Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Pipe
1895 – 1905
Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
2005/1.208A&B
Lacquered wooden box with inlaid mother-of-pearl in double-dragon design. The heads of each dragon stretch diagonally inward from opposite corners of the box, with wide eyes and open mouths. Their bodies curve in and out of the top plane of the box, creating an opposing effect with symmetrical balance. The dragons reach forward towards a flaming orb in the center of the box, called a cintamani, or Buddhist wish-granting jewel. Among the dragons are swirling cloud designs made of inlaid nacre and copper wire.<br /> <br /> The lid of the box completely covers the box from top to bottom. The box was used to store clothes. The design of the lid shows a pair of dragons arranged around <em>cintāmaṇi</em> at the center. The bottom edge of the lid is decorated with a row of dots. The dragons are rendered with mother-of-pearl. <em>Cintāmaṇi</em> in the middle of the lid is rendered with tortoiseshell. The row of dots was rendered alternately with mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell. The outlines of the dragons&rsquo;
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Box with Double-Dragon Design
1895 – 1905
Gift of Linda Dresner Levy and Ed Levy, Jr.
2007/2.8

Kela
Knife
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.80
A tiny tear-drop-shaped metal (copper?) pendant, edged with beading, serving as support for a minature seated image of a Dhyani Buddha, made of inlaid semi-precious stones and copper wire. This may have originally been part of a necklace or tiara, or part of a brooch for a high-ranking monk's ritual costume.
Miniature Dhyani Buddha
1800 – 1932
Gift of Ellen and Richard Laing
2006/2.63

Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Scarification knife
1930 – 1940
Gift of Janine and Michael Heymann, San Francisco
1985/2.68

Kuba (Kuba (Democratic Republic of Congo style))
Scarification knife
1930 – 1940
Gift of Janine and Michael Heymann, San Francisco
1985/2.69
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