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This sword with three barbell-shaped handles is attached to a wrought iron shaft ending in two large, curved blades. The shaft is composed of three sections of hourglass-shaped open work interspersed with knots. The two top blades have triangular cut-outs. 
Asante (Asante)
Ceremonial Sword
20th century
Gift of Susan B. and John F. Ullrich
1998/1.88
Iron staff with 3 sets of 4 bells along the length, with two leaf-like protrusions near the middle. At the top are 7 birds in a circle surmounted by one large bird.
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Diviner's Staff
1901 – 1999
Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
2005/1.238
This photograph depicts a street-level view down a medieval Italian alleyway. The alleyway has archways that connect the buildings on either side. Seated on the street and leaning out of a window, a small group of spectators face the camera. 
Carlo Brogi
Sanremo - Vicolo del Giuoco della Palla
1881 – 1895
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. W. Howard Bond
1982/1.231
A large, four-story stone building with numerous male figures standing either on the front balcony or in single file just out front. On the right-hand side of the photograph, two signs on a nearby building, written in English, read “Hotel” and “Hotel of Nazareth.”
Felix Bonfils (French (culture or style))
Cazanova Nazareth
1867 – 1885
Gift of Margaret and Howard Bond
1994/2.29.6
A partial view of a four-story building, concentrating on pairs of windows on each story and a wrought iron fence on the ground level. Windows have window boxes or balconies; on the ground level are several dogs on either side and a pair of milk cans at the center in front of the fence.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Rue de Vannes, Paris
1892 – 1893
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.410

Fon (Fon (culture or style))
Ceremonial Fan
1945 – 1955
Museum Purchase
1988/1.141
On a wooden ledge in the foreground, a cat rubs up against a clawed pot holding flowers. The feline's coat is dark with the exception of a white strip running from its belly up to its chin.  An iron railing spans the width of the background. A second pot of flowers without clawed feet is visible behind the cat; some of its flowers appear to be growing through the lattice of the railing. 
Édouard Manet (French (culture or style))
Le Chat et les fleurs
1869
Museum Purchase
1971/2.8
This photograph depicts a view of a church. Before the church in the piazza stands a monumental statue of a figure in draped clothing.  
St. Croce e Statua di Dante (Firenze)
1857 – 1866
Gift of Mr. & Mrs. W. Howard Bond
1986/1.151
A black and white photograph of the area beneath the Eiffel Tower. A shadow from an arch of the structure covers most of the ground. A crowd of people stand beneath the tower.
André Kertész (American (North American))
From the Eiffel Tower, Paris
1929
Museum Purchase
2011/2.166
Five hooks with two bars, floral designs coming out of the top.
Spanish
Grille
Gift of the Estate of Mary Chase Stratton
1961/2.11
A perspective shot of the Eiffel Tower from below, looking up. A building to the right has an ornate wrought iron balcony.
Louis Stettner
Paris (Eiffel Tower)
1998 – 1999
Gift of Will and Joanne Potter
2013/2.289
Two birds at the top facing eachother, hooks on the bottom.
Spanish
Grille
Gift of the Estate of Mary Chase Stratton
1961/2.10
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