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Ram's Head (osanmasinmi)
Ram's Head (osanmasinmi)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Ram's Head (osanmasinmi)

Artist Yoruba Artist
Date20th Century
Place of originNigeria, Africa
MediumWood
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Rod McGalliard
Object number2003.40.15
Collections
Visual Descriptionsection of log carved with a ram's head
cleverly using the natural inclusions to depict a large recumbent horned ram, its head turned to one side and spewing forth a cloud vapor and yinyang medallion, accompanied by two young rams.
Ram Group
Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
The recumbent ram finely carved in gently rounded form with its head turned to the side, flanked by two young tucked along its side, the stone of even celadon color with grey streaks
Ram Group
Chinese Artist
18th century or later
Depicting a recumbent ram holding a lingzhi stem and its, young, skillfully carved with russet coloring on the head and extending down the spine
Ram Group
Chinese Artist
18th century
Sandy/light beige commercial cotton background with six panels with a band of embroidered threads in burgundy, black, yellow, blue, grey and green between each panel and this holds the panels together; w/black stamped Adinkra patterns done in squares which are outlined in five black lines framing these squares including: spider (ananse), unity (obi nka obie), fern (aya), spiritual cleanliness (musuyidie), circular house (fihankra), and rams' horns and other patterns.
Adinkra Cloth
Akan Artist
late 20th century
A detailed print centered on a glaring, bearded man. He is surrounded by a skull, a geometric crystal, bat wings, swirling smoke, a ram's head, an infinity loop, and large, hairy animal legs with hooves. At the top of the composition is the word "ALCHYMIA".
Alchymia
Oldrich Kulhánek
1989
Pair of bronze sheep - one ram and one ewe
Pair of wooly ram and ewe
Numata Ichiga
circa 1912-1930
Of circular form, with a finely carved perimeter relief band including "Inner Head," complex figures, birds and other devices, pigment, and a fine patina.
Divination Tray (opan ifa)
Yoruba Artist
20th century
Carved caryatid support in the form of a kneeling maternity figure holding a child on her back; the child's head is turned to the side; mound base; hemispherical bowl carved on the rim with geometric design; dark patina.
Divination Cup (agere ifa) or (arugba ifa)
Yoruba Artist
20th century
A woman, photographed from the shoulders up, stands in front of a canvas decorated with a ram’s skull. Behind her is a desert landscape.
Georgia O'Keeffe, 1968
Arnold Newman
1968, printed later
In the form of a standing female figure, on a fragment and supporting a bowl on the head, with perimeter of a large carved necklace, and pigments.
Vessel for Shango (arugba)
Yoruba Artist
20th century
Helmet mask representing a man's head with a large mouth, carved teeth, bulbous eyes, and a plaited coiffure. Mask is dark brown with beige pigment on eyes and mouth and black pigment on coiffure.
Helmet Mask
Yoruba Artist
undated
Carved wood figure with various attachments: medicine bundles with feathers and other substances, cowrie strands on neck and head, monkey skull attached to front with cords, shells and seed pods and gourd bound to figure with cord, back covered with burlap; dots of blue and white pigment on figure; figure holds a club in each hand; has conical headdress, strand of red and green beads on back, iron chain with small conical bell attached at end dangling at feet.
Smallpox God
Yoruba Artist
1969

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