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Sample Book Page, Mural Scrolls, 1948
Mural miniatures of large-scale wall decorations designed especially for silk screen reproduction by the artists Calder, Matisse, Matta and Miro. They are entitled respectively, “A Piece of My Workshop”, “Arbre…
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Sample Book Page (USA), ca. 1910
Eighty-three samples of machine-made openwork and several examples of hand made lace mounted on boards. They imitate hand-embroidered net, crochet, or needlepoint. All are floral patterns plus a few of…
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Sample Book Page (probably USA), 1900–1920
Two hundred and eight samples of machine-made openwork in imitation of bobbin laces and mounted on boards. All are floral patterns plus a few of an early 1920’s geometric style.…
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Tuskers Pair Of Earrings, 1993
Each earring an incised dark yellow disk with a black elephant head in profile within a black band with “Tusker” written in white above and below;suspended from shaped wire with…
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Tuskers Pair Of Earrings, 1974
Each earing a slightly flattened bottlecap showing a black elephant head in profile within a white circular band with “Tusker” above and below, all on a yellow ground; suspended from…
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Necklace (Kenya), 1960–70
String of red beads, with metal chains and East Africa one cent coins suspended at regular intervals through holes in their centers.
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Elder’s necklace with shells Necklace, 1900–1972
Three flat shell disks fastened together by leather strap with yellow and white beaded ornament; this suspended from narrow leather strap covered with beadwork in predominantly blue, red, and white.
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Wire lip plug Lip Plug, ca. 1900–73
Curved band of inter-woven copper and brass wires with red glass bead at bottom, flat disk-like terminal at top.
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Lip Plug (Kenya), 1900–1973
Flattened ivory sphere (a) with hole drilled out at one end; wooden keeper (b) with long post and flattened sperical head, fits into hole in ivory disk.
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Nose Leaf Nose Leaf, ca. 1970
Flat broad leaf shape with central spine and hook at top edge.
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