Ranka-fu Orchid Woodblock Prints
Ranka-Fu is a series of woodblock prints showcasing the best of botanical illustration with a Japanese sensibility. Rank-Fu orchid prints are exceptionally notable for their painterly quality.
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African Stone Monoliths
Akwanshi are commonly known as ancestor figures to the people in the grasslands of Cameroon, West Africa. The name Akwanshi literally means ‘dead person in the ground.
Bamileke Spider Stools or Side Tables
Bamileke stools and throne chairs depict ancestors or their intermediaries; the most famous and copied type depicting spiders, a creature serving as the link between the living and…
Buddhist Triangular Storage Box
This silver storage box was created to hold items related to various tantric rituals and ceremonies, primarily executed by Buddhist monks trained in various esoteric practices.
Fang Ngil Mask
The white double-sided Ngil face mask comes from the Fang people, who reside in what is now Equatorial Guinea, northwest Gabon, and South Cameroon.
Heroine Osan by Chikamatsu Monzaemon
Bijin-ga, which means beautiful person, is a generic term for pictures of beautiful women in Japanese art, especially woodblock print making.
Reclining Buddha or Buddha Entering Nirvana
The life of Buddha is generally broken down into what are called the twelve deeds; the twelfth and final deed depicts Buddha entering nirvana.
Toraja Tongkonan or Ancestral House Panel
Toraja people are renowned for burial sites carved into rocky cliffs, colorful wood carvings, and peaked roof traditional houses known as Tongkonan. Tongkonan are the ancestral houses of…
Akan Kente Cloth
Kente is a woven cloth of cotton and silk that originates from the Akan people of Ghana in West Africa. Although having the appearance of fine tapestry, kente…
Baule Blolo or Spirit Spouses
The Baule people in the Ivory Coast in West Africa believe there is an alternate world running parallel to the world of the living called blolo. Male spirit…