Art and Action
This section considers these ideas in relation to the objects and their makers. It celebrates the artists of these works as important cultural actors and demonstrates how artists from the societies represented were pioneers and explorers. Pushing the boundaries of the knowable world through their creations, they produced channels through which humans could mediate myriad relationships, both earthly and divine.
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X83.687 Bowl
X83.687 Bowl
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Artist: Jumai Pitiri Gulcoss
Tera peoples
Nigeria
Circa 1970
Gourd
H: 11.5 cm, Diam: 24.0 cm (H: 4.5 in, Diam: 9.4 in)
Fowler Museum at UCLA. Gift of Barbara Rubin-Hudson. X83.687Quick View -
X87.171 Flower basket
X87.171 Flower basket
Flower basket
Japan
19th-20th century
Bamboo, tree root, rattan
H: 45.5 cm, W: 29.0 cm, D: 27.0 cm (H: 17.9 in, W: 11.4 in, D: 10.6 in)
Gift of Nancy and Richard Bloch. X87.171Quick View -
X89.367 Chair of power (kiti cha enzi)
X89.367 Chair of power (kiti cha enzi)
<< BackObject Name: Chair of power (kiti cha enzi)
Artist: Unknown
Culture: Swahili peoples
Place of Origin: Zanzibar, Tanzania
Date/Era: 1989
Medium/Materials: Wood, ivory, string
Dimensions: H: 123.0 cm (H: 48.4 in)
Credit Line: Fowler Museum at UCLA. Gift of Steve and Linda Nelson.
Accession Number: X89.367
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X92.16 Headrest
X92.16 Headrest
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Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua (New Guinea), Indonesia
19th-early 20th century
Wood
H: 18.0 cm, W: 16.5 cm, D: 5.5 cm (H: 7.1 in, W: 6.5 in, D: 2.2 in)
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X95.38.75 Areca nut cutter, pair of lovers
X95.38.75 Areca nut cutter, pair of lovers
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Tamil Nadu, India
Brass
16th-17th century
L: 16.0 cm, W: 10.5 cm, H: 4.0 cm (L: 6.2 in, W: 4.1 in, H: 1.5 in)
Fowler Museum at UCLA. Gift of Samuel Eilenberg. X95.38.75Quick View -
X95.5.1 Crown
X95.5.1 Crown
<< BackObject Name: Crown
Artist: José Rodriguez (b. 1956)
Place of Origin: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Culture: Yoruba peoples
Date/Era: 1997
Dimensions: W: 22.0 cm, D: 24.0 cm, H: 60.5 cm (W: 8.7 in, D: 9.4 in, H: 23.8 in)
Medium/Materials: Beads, thread, feathers, fabric, wood, shells
Credit Line: Fowler Museum at UCLA. Museum purchase, Commissioned by the Fowler Museum.
Accession Number: X95.5.1
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X96.8.62 Stirrup spout bottle
X96.8.62 Stirrup spout bottle
<< BackObject Name: Stirrup spout bottle
Artist: Unknown
Culture: Moche
Place of Origin: Peru, north coast
Date/Era: 100 – 800 C.E.
Medium/Materials: Ceramic
Dimensions: H: 24.9 cm, W: 18.5 cm, D: 22.0 cm (H: 9.8 in, W: 7.2 in, D: 8.6 in)
Credit Line: Fowler Museum at UCLA. Gift of Franklin D. and Judith H. Murphy.
Accession Number: X96.8.62
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