8 UMMA Objects
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Japanese (Japanese (culture or style))
Tansu (Chest)
19th century
Gift of Bruce and Inta Hasenkamp and Museum purchase made possible by Elder and Mrs. Sang-Yong Nam
2004/1.312
A chest in three pieces, all stacked on top of on another. The two chest pieces feature small center doors with decorative iron fittings around the handles and the hinges. Decorative iron fittings are added at each wood inlay location.<br />
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This type of stacked chest (<em>nong</em> ) is often called gaepan-nong (chest with a larger top panel). This is a low-quality chest produced in the Tongyeong-si area, for use in the lady&rsquo;s quarter (<em>anbang</em> ). The door panels on the upper level merely serve a decorative function. The side panels have no handles attached. The panels are attached with veneers which are inlaid with black double-line around the borders. The panels are generally thin, and their inner surface is lined with white paper. There are three drawers in the pedestal. The top plate, side panels and bottom panel are all joined by finger joints, while the back panel is attached using butt joints. The hinges and other fittings are cut from thin nickel plates.[Korean Collection, Unive
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Chest (in three pieces)
1850 – 1950
Museum Purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
2009/2.25A-C

Tabwa (Tabwa)
Comb
1945 – 1955
Museum Purchase made possible by the Friends of the Museum of Art
1984/2.30
This set of bellows features an elegantly carved male head as a finial. Sitting atop a cylindrical neck that has been pierced with a metal ring, the polished male head features an ovoid face; a high forehead with a vertical line; scarified lines across the cheekbones; and, a coiffure with a finely, detailed pattern at the front and parted down the center.<br />
The man’s “torso” is a trapezoidal piece of wood while two long iron rods functioning as handles represent his “legs.” A pair of round chambers—one on each side of his torso—would originally have had leather bags attached to them, allowing for the pumping of air to heat a fire or forge.
Luba (Luba (culture or style))
Bellows
1925 – 1935
Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
2005/1.217
Carved ax handle is comprised of a kneeling male figure with rounded knob on top of his head, into which the narrow end of a triangular iron ax blade is embedded.
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Ax for Ogun
1925 – 1975
Gift of Bert N. LaDu, Jr.
2006/2.73
A chest in three pieces, all stacked on top of on another. The two chest pieces feature small center doors with decorative iron fittings around the handles and the hinges. Highly decorative iron fittings are added at intervals around the edges of the chest.<br />
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Stacked chest (<em>nong</em> ) resembles chest (<em>jang</em> ) in form. However, there is a difference that each tier of stacked chest (<em>nong</em> ) is detachable, while the tiers of chest (<em>jang</em> ) are inseparable. The panels used for the front are made of zelkova wood, and veneer was attached to the back of the panels to prevent twisting or bending. It is, however, difficult to discern what type of wood was veneered, as Korean paper (<em>hanji</em> ) is pasted over it. Nevertheless, considering that this chest was produced in the areas of Tongyeong-si, it is assumed that the veneer was probably made of paulownia wood. The top, side panels and bottom panel are all joined by finger joints, while the back panel is attached by butt
Korean (Korean (culture or style))
Chest (in three pieces)
1850 – 1950
Museum Purchase made possible by the Margaret Watson Parker Art Collection Fund
2009/2.26A-C

Staff
1915 – 1925
Gift of Marc and Ruth Franklin
1987/1.153
This is a lithographic drawing of a rectangular form. The rectangle widens out slightly at the top and bottom.  In the center are thinner horizontal bars, partially shaded in.  An inscription is included in the lower left of the painting and a stripe of red ink has been printed bellow the rectangular form.
Donald Judd (American (North American))
Untitled, from "The New York Collection for Stockholm: 30 Artists"
1973
Gift of Mr. Robert Rauschenberg
1976/2.115
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