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A work made of watercolor, with rewetting, blotting, and scraping, over traces of graphite, on thick, rough-textured, ivory wove paper.

The Lone Boat, North Woods Club, Adirondacks, 1892

Winslow Homer

A work made of wool, plain weave with "lazy lines" and dovetail tapestry weave; twined warp ends and selvages; looped and knotted corner tassels.

Sarape with Serrated Diamond Pattern, 1880–1900

Diné (Navajo)

A work made of color woodcut on cream japanese paper.

Fishing Hut on North Shore, 1908

Gustave Baumann

A work made of birchbark.

Birchbark Pail, c. 1760

Penobscot

A work made of banded slate.

Notched Ovate Bannerstone, c. 4800 BCE

Archaic

A work made of gelatin silver print.

From My Window at An American Place, North, 1930/31

Alfred Stieglitz

A perspective drawing of a city with tall rectilinear buildings on city blocks connected by flat bridges with roadways below.

Highrise City (Hochhausstadt): Perspective View: North-South Street, 1924

Ludwig Karl Hilberseimer

A work made of earthenware and pigment.

Bottle with Underwater Serpents, 1300–1500

Mississippian

A work made of cotton, plain weave; quilted; appliquéd and pieced with cotton, plain weave; backed with cotton, plain weave.

North Carolina Lily Quilt, c. 1850

Large tan woven basket with dark brown triangles.

Burden Basket, 1870–80

Pomo

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Jar in the Form of an Abstract Figure with Modeled Head and Wide Collar, 100 BCE–500 CE

Moche

A work made of gold.

Gold Pectoral with Zoomorphic Face, c. 500 BCE

Chavín

A work made of plant fibers.

Ceremonial Basket with Spiral Design, c. 1910

Apache: Western Apache

A work made of wool, dovetailed tapestry weave; twined edges; (remnants of) corner knotted tassel.

Blanket or Rug, Late 19th century

Diné (Navajo)

A work made of albumen print, stereo.

Untitled, 1865/82

North & Oswald

A work made of wool, plain weave with "lazy lines" and dovetail tapestry weave; warp and weft twining; corner tasseles.

Chief Blanket (Third Phase), c. 1880

Diné (Navajo)

A work made of ceramic.

Jar with Relief of Standing Figure with Crescent Headdress, Holding Ritual Objects, 1200–1450

Chimú

A work made of cotton and wool, single interlocking tapestry weave; main warp knotted cut fringe; twined selvages and heading terminating in tassels; needle-made fringe.

Blanket, 1890s

Diné (Navajo)

A work made of earthenware and slip.

Parrot Olla, c. 1880s

Pueblo of Acoma

A work made of ceramic.

Jar Shaped like an Curling Insect with Single Spout in the Form of a Human Head, 1200–1450

Chimú

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