Kenji Nakahashi (Japanese, 1947-2017)A Cut in the Sky, 1979 chromogenic print on paper 7.75″ x 11.5″ Anonymous Gift in memory of Kenji Nakahashi, and in honor of Stephen B. Jareckie, 2018.1 A Cut in the Sky exemplifies Kenji Nakahashi’s abstract photography. In this series, Nakahashi transforms our vision of New […]
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Unknown artist (Tongan)Tapa Cloth (ngatu), early 20th century mulberry fiber, pigment, arrowroot binder33” x 22.5” Tapa (or ngatu) is a kind of barkcloth made from paper mulberry trees in the islands of the Pacific Ocean. To create the cloth, artists strip the outer layer of mulberry bark from the inner […]
Unknown Fulani (Fulbe/Peul) artist (Mali)Yellow amber beads, 20th century yellow amber, fiber stringL.1.2010.4 Amber offers unique, compelling insight into earth’s history and ecological development. Constituted of fossilized resin from prehistoric trees, amber often encases and preserves the detritus of forests and insects from over 40 million years ago. It’s a repository […]