CLIFFORD GEERTZ

"Art as a Cultural System"












PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA


The Annunciation












OLOWE of Ise
(ca. 1873-1938)


Female Caryatid and Equestrian Figure


Yoruban, pre-1938




Yoruban

carved

calabash
                          





Lidded Vessel

17th–18th century

Nigeria; Yoruba
















MATISSE






La Danse


1909





Petite Pianiste
1924





La Musique
1939





Interior

with

 Egyptian Curtain



1948










Abelam ceremonial house lintel


Very old


The piece is complete
and
is carved in the form of three heads
of
powerful spirits.


Substantially remnant
polychrome decoration

 

Abelam people
 
Kombikum village
Maprik area
Prince Alexander Mountains