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Art History Virtual Exhibition

Kamba Elephant Sculptures Researched, Conserved, and Reconstructed by Jenna Fallert

April, 2024 by Malena Hemenway

These two wooden elephant figures were carved by artisans of the Kamba cultures of Kenya, Africa. Traditionally, Kamba woodworkers created simple, functional objects such as hand-carved large wooden spoons, stools, and stoppers for medicine horns. In the early 20th century, however, a Kamba man named Mutesya waMunge served in the military during World War I; he was stationed in … [Read more...] about Kamba Elephant Sculptures Researched, Conserved, and Reconstructed by Jenna Fallert

Filed Under: 2021 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: ART 488, Carved Wooden Figure, conservation, elephant, jacaranda wood, kamba, Kamba culture

Kamba Culture Wooden Rhinoceros Figure: Researched, Conserved, and Repaired by McKenzie Wixon

May, 2023 by Malena Hemenway

Since the 20th century, the Kamba cultures of Kenya have developed a thriving tourist-trade business in hand-carving wooden figures of native African animals. While originally these figures were carved and finished by a single artisan, today these carvings are produced in workshops using an assembly-line style of mass production: The main artisan will carve a basic figure, … [Read more...] about Kamba Culture Wooden Rhinoceros Figure: Researched, Conserved, and Repaired by McKenzie Wixon

Filed Under: 2021 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: 20th century, africa, Carved Wooden Figure, conservation, Kamba culture, Rhinoceros Figure, wood

20th-century Andean-Mestizo Textile with Chimú or Moche Motifs: Researched and Conserved by Alyssa Cartier

February, 2023 by Malena Hemenway

Contemporary Peruvian textile artists are predominantly of mixed Andean and Spanish ancestry, and they illustrate a mastery of their craft that draws strongly upon this Andean-Mestizo heritage. Fine textiles served as symbols of wealth and socioeconomic status among Pre-Columbian Andean cultures because of the fine fabrics, their elaborate weaving techniques, and their … [Read more...] about 20th-century Andean-Mestizo Textile with Chimú or Moche Motifs: Researched and Conserved by Alyssa Cartier

Filed Under: 2021 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: 20th century, andean mestizo culture, andean textiles, backstrap loom, camelid fur, chimu culture, Moche culture, peru, textile, tourist trade art, woven textile

Native American Beaded Frame: Researched, Conserved, and Restored by Kylei Giles

February, 2023 by Malena Hemenway

The Iroquois, or Haudenosaunee Nation, is a confederacy of six nations: The Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, and Tuscarora. Female artists from all of these nations created elaborate beadwork, but this frame was most likely produced by the Mohawk, who produced beadwork on purple velvet and using these colors, motifs, and the looping, raised beadwork technique shown on … [Read more...] about Native American Beaded Frame: Researched, Conserved, and Restored by Kylei Giles

Filed Under: 2021 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: beading, beadwork, haudenosaunee nation, iroquois culture, native american art, seed beads, tourist trade art, victorian era

Luba Culture Standing Female Wooden Figure: Researched, Conserved, and Restored by McKenzie Wixon

February, 2023 by Malena Hemenway

The Luba are a matrilineal culture who highly honor their female ancestors. Men may lead among the Luba, but they do so only through the sacred wisdom of women. Female kinship ties are also extremely important to social status. Luba wooden figures of adult women serve as shrine figures that depict important ancestors, and they also serve as illustrations for instructing … [Read more...] about Luba Culture Standing Female Wooden Figure: Researched, Conserved, and Restored by McKenzie Wixon

Filed Under: 2021 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: 20th century, 20th century african art, female initiation figure, luba culture, matrilineal culture, wooden sculpture

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