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Flute

Globular flute.

The flute is made from a seed pod of an oncoba fruit. The pod is circular in a transverse cross section. It is hollow with a hole in both ends and three holes along its transverse center line. The surface is fairly smooth and it…

Tags: Africa, Brown, Communication, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethnology, Instruments, Music, Plants, Tools and Equipment

Jarlet, Spice

Small porcelain jar on foot rim with flattened globular body, tapering shoulders, small, short neck and abstract, cobalt blue floral painting.

Tags: Asia, Blue, Ceramics, China, Ethnology, Floral, Furnishings, History, Household, Imagery, Porcelain, White

Vase

Porcelain, globular jar on foot ring. Tapered shoulders and decorated with a wide band of floral and foliage motifs in relief. Coated with a Claire-de-lune blue glaze. Qianlong reign marks of the Ching Dynasty. Height: 3-3/4 ins. Diameter: 4-1/4…

Tags: 18th Century, Asia, Blue, Ceramics, China, Ethnology, Floral, Furnishings, History, Household, Household Accessories, Imagery, Plants, Porcelain

Vessel, Kendi

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Porcelain kendi on large foot ring, with globular body, tapering shoulders, tall slim neck with everted lip rim, and globular nipple form spout. Covered with an elaborate silver top with domed lid. Decorated with flying phoenixes and floral motifs…

Tags: 17th Century, Asia, Blue, Ceramics, China, Containers, Ethnology, Floral, Food, History, Household, Imagery, Porcelain, Tools and Equipment, White

Vase

Cylindrical porcelain vase on foot ring, with tapering tubular neck. Decorated with birds, flowers and rockery in cobalt blue on white background. Height: 7-1/4 ins.

Tags: 17th Century, 18th Century, Animals, Asia, Birds, Blue, Ceramics, China, Containers, Ethnology, Floral, Furnishings, History, Household, Imagery, Plants, Porcelain, Vases, White

Plate

Porcelain plate with polychrome decorations. It has blueringed borders and tan striped rims. Decorations on underside. Chinese export porcelain.

Tags: 18th Century, Accessories, Art, Asia, Blue, Ceramics, China, Ethnology, Furnishings, History, Household, Porcelain, Tan

Vase

Bottle-shaped porcelain vase. Polychrome decoration surrounding heart-shaped insects with miniature hen and eggs on one side and cluster of flowers on the other. Japanese export porcelain.

Tags: 18th Century, Animals, Asia, Birds, Blue, Ceramics, Containers, Ethnology, Floral, Furnishings, Green, History, Household, Imagery, Japan, Orange, Plants, Porcelain, White

Boat, Miniature

Natural reed boat with reed sail and female figure inside.

Tags: 20th Century, Art, Bolivia, Communication, Distribution and Transportation, Ethnology, History, Imagery, People, Plants, South America, Tourism, Toys, Water

Skirt

Long, embroidered and pleated silk Chinese skirt. Skirt formed of two halves which fasten together to form a wrap-around waistband of sand-colored cotton or linen weave. Halfway down and around most of both halves, ribbons weave vertically down…

Tags: Animals, Asia, Birds, Black, Blue, Brown, China, Clothing, Ethnology, Floral, History, Imagery, Personal Objects, Plants, Tan

Vest

Chinese embroidered, blue-patterned silk vest, bordered with woven beige ribbon with blue designs and flowers, and thick embroidered band of multi-colored flowers; bordered by thin black band.

Single large pleat down center of both front and…

Tags: Amphibians, Animals, Asia, Black, Blue, Brown, China, Clothing, Ethnology, History, Imagery, Personal Objects, Pink

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Flute

Jarlet, Spice

Vase

Vessel, Kendi

Vase

Plate

Vase

Boat, Miniature

Skirt

Vest

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Flute, Cane