Object Name: Lamp
Artist: Unknown
Place of Origin: Nepal
Date: 20th century
Dimensions: H: 11.20 cm, W: 11.30 cm, D: 11.50 cm
Materials Used: Brass
Credit Line and Accession Number: Fowler Museum at UCLA. Gift of the Pal Family. X2001.11.42
Parrots rise from the rim of this lamp, while the upper part is decorated with an amulet, sun and moon symbols, and a V indicating the Vaishnavite sect dedicated to the worship of Vishnu.
Source: Exhibition wall text, Flames of Devotion: Oil Lamps from South and Southeast Asia and the Himalayas.
Mask
Lega peoples
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Wood, paint
H: 14 cm, W: 9.50 cm, D: 4.30 cm.
Fowler Museum at UCLA. Museum Purchase. 378.123.
Animal teeth
Lega peoples
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Animal teeth, animal skin, textile, plant fiber
H: 4.70 cm, W: 7 cm, D: 1.40 cm
Fowler Museum at UCLA. Museum Purchase. 378.628.
Object Name: Otherworld wife (blolo bla)
Artist: Unknown
Culture: Baule peoples
Place of Origin: Côte d’Ivoire
Date/Era: 20th century
Medium/Materials: Wood and paint
Dimensions: H: 31.0 cm, W: 7.5 cm, D: 8.0 cm (H: 12.2 in, W: 2.9 in, D: 3.1 in)
Credit Line: Fowler Museum at UCLA. Anonymous gift.
Accession Number: X94.17.2
Object Name: Otherworld husband (blolo bian)
Artist: Unknown
Culture: Baule peoples
Place of Origin: Côte d’Ivoire
Date/Era: 20th century
Medium/Materials: Wood and paint
Dimensions: H: 33.6 cm
Credit Line: Fowler Museum at UCLA. Anonymous gift.
Accession Number: X94.18.2
Vessel
Chimu Inca
Peru, north coast
1430 – 1530 C.E.
Ceramic
H: 22 cm, DIAM: 16.5 cm
Fowler Museum at UCLA. Gift of the Wellcome Trust. X65.10912
