Artisanal Collection

Africa, Senegal, Dakar. Handmade baskets on sale on the road towards Saint Louis

Punch Bowl with mottoes from the Ancient and Honourable Society of Bucks, c. 1750 (earthenware)
7394045 Punch Bowl with mottoes from the Ancient and Honourable Society of Bucks, c.1750 (earthenware) by Liverpool Porcelain Factory (c.1754-1804); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Africa, Senegal, Dakar. Artisanal wooden masks outside the food market

Gerber Und Farber / Tanners and Colourers (colour litho)
8666285 Gerber Und Farber / Tanners and Colourers (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gerber Und Farber)

Weberstube / Weaving Room (colour litho)
8666283 Weberstube / Weaving Room (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weberstube)

Two-handled spouted jug with dark-on-light polychrome decoration, -100 BC (ceramic, painted)
7309968 Two-handled spouted jug with dark-on-light polychrome decoration, -100 BC (ceramic, painted); 18.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: ceramic)

Pedestalled cup, Vasilike mottled ware, circa 2700 BC -2200 BC (clay, pigment)
7309997 Pedestalled cup, Vasilike mottled ware, circa 2700 BC -2200 BC (clay, pigment); 8.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: clay, pigment); © Ashmolean Museum

Attic black-figure pottery cup depicting a mythological scene, 490 BC - 460 BC (pottery)
7309993 Attic black-figure pottery cup depicting a mythological scene, 490 BC - 460 BC (pottery, with painted and incised decoration); 15 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Pithos, circa 1700 BC -1400 BC (clay)
7309958 Pithos, circa 1700 BC -1400 BC (clay); 139 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: clay); © Ashmolean Museum

A wallpaper maker, c.1735 (engaving)
8698377 A wallpaper maker, c.1735 (engaving) by Engelbrecht, Martin (1684-1756); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Society. Economy. A wallpaper maker)

Terracotta female figurine wearing calathos, -99 BC (terracotta)
7310020 Terracotta female figurine wearing calathos, -99 BC (terracotta); 15.2 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: terracotta); © Ashmolean Museum

Seal depicting man with oxen, -360 BC (red jasper)
7309964 Seal depicting man with oxen, -360 BC (red jasper); 1.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: stone (red jasper)); © Ashmolean Museum

Intaglio gem, hunting scene horseman attacking a lion, -200 BC (carnelian)
7309977 Intaglio gem, hunting scene horseman attacking a lion, -200 BC (carnelian); 1.1 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: carnelian); © Ashmolean Museum

Weaving (low relief)
BEN5471587 Weaving (low relief) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Weaving)

The art of building (low relief)
BEN5471582 The art of building (low relief) by Pisano, Andrea (1270-1349); Museo dell'Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore (Duomo), Florence, Tuscany

Velvet fabric. Florentine manufacture. 16th century Palazzo del Bargello, Florence
BEN5479581 Velvet fabric. Florentine manufacture. 16th century Palazzo del Bargello, Florence; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

A 17th century French galley under sail. (print)
7419950 A 17th century French galley under sail. (print); (add.info.: A 17th century French galley under sail. After a print dated 1703.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

Cobbler's Quarters, 1860s (oil on fabric)
XOS5879739 Cobbler's Quarters, 1860s (oil on fabric) by Duplessy, Jean-Alphonse (1817-c.1872); 60.5x51.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Johann Tetzel, 1460-1519 (engraving)
8632093 Johann Tetzel, 1460-1519 (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Tetzel, 1460-1519)

Messrs Druce and Co (engraving)
8645276 Messrs Druce and Co (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Messrs Druce and Co, Cabinet, Furniture, Upholstery, and Carpet Warehouse; 68, 69)

J Tonks & Sons furnishings store, Scarborough (colour litho)
8635843 J Tonks & Sons furnishings store, Scarborough (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: J Tonks & Sons furnishings store, Westborough, Scarborough)

The Age of Bronze and Iron (litho)
8661256 The Age of Bronze and Iron (litho) by Cormon, Fernand (1854-1924) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Age of Bronze and Iron)

The Spinning School, Blenheim Street (b/w photo)
8638885 The Spinning School, Blenheim Street (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Spinning School, Blenheim Street)

Manufacture of Indian cashmere shawls (engraving)
8676629 Manufacture of Indian cashmere shawls (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manufacture of Indian cashmere shawls)

The wicker, c. 1900 (chromo)
1790198 The wicker, c. 1900 (chromo); (add.info.: the wicker in France, from the harvest to the baskets and toys, early 20th century); Photo © CCI

hilkat woman weaving blanket, Alaska 1910 (photo)
682811 hilkat woman weaving blanket, Alaska 1910 (photo); (add.info.: The pattern, a painted board, was designed by the men and represented clan or lineage crests)

Spouted bowl, circa 2700 BC -2200 BC (ceramic, pigment)
7310022 Spouted bowl, circa 2700 BC -2200 BC (ceramic, pigment); 8.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: ceramic, pigment); © Ashmolean Museum

Sherd, -600 BC (ceramic)
7310003 Sherd, -600 BC (ceramic); 5.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: ceramic, Material: ceramic); © Ashmolean Museum

Attic black-figure pottery amphora depicting a military and a Dionysiac scene, 550 BC - 540 BC (pottery)
7310051 Attic black-figure pottery amphora depicting a military and a Dionysiac scene, 550 BC - 540 BC (pottery, with painted and incised decoration); 47 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Attic black-figure pottery cup depicting a mythological scene, 490 BC - 460 BC (pottery)
7309982 Attic black-figure pottery cup depicting a mythological scene, 490 BC - 460 BC (pottery, with painted and incised decoration); 15 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806
7072614 Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806; Musee de Notre Dame de Paris, France; (add.info.: Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806, by the goldsmith Jean-Charles Cahier); © Pascal Lemaitre

Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806
7072613 Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806; Musee de Notre Dame de Paris, France; (add.info.: Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806, by the goldsmith Jean-Charles Cahier); © Pascal Lemaitre

Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806
7072619 Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806; Musee de Notre Dame de Paris, France; (add.info.: Reliquary of the Holy Crown, 1806, by the goldsmith Jean-Charles Cahier); © Pascal Lemaitre

Pottery vessel representing the Storm God of the Aztecs
3330167 Pottery vessel representing the Storm God of the Aztecs; (add.info.: Pottery vessel representing the Storm God of the Aztecs, known as Tlaloc)

Power loom, 1862
3479231 Power loom, 1862; (add.info.: Tuer & Hall's power loom for weaving Brussels carpets. Dated August, 1862.); Universal History Archive/UIG

The production of the worsted, 1850
3479652 The production of the worsted, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the production of the worsted: drawing in the warp for weaving. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A vertical loom
3480167 A vertical loom; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a vertical loom with stones being used as weights to keep tension. This particular type of loom would be used for weaving woollens)

Evening gathering, c.1850 (print)
8698474 Evening gathering, c.1850 (print); (add.info.: Agriculture. Evening gathering in the stable. Epinal print, France, ca 1850.); © Archives Charmet

A 17th century French galley being rowed. (print)
7419951 A 17th century French galley being rowed. (print); (add.info.: A 17th century French galley being rowed. After a print dated 1703.); Photo © Ken Welsh. All rights reserved 2024

The Basket-Makers, Sousse (colour litho)
8652010 The Basket-Makers, Sousse (colour litho) by Nesbitt, Frances (1864-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Basket-Makers, Sousse)

A Blacksmith working at his forge (watercolour)
8835607 A Blacksmith working at his forge (watercolour) by Gibbs, John B. (active 1888-1918); Bourne Gallery, Reigate, Surrey, UK; (add.info.: JOHN B. GIBBS (British)

Vase with goats, from Hissar, Iran, 3500 BC (ceramic)
AIS5370481 Vase with goats, from Hissar, Iran, 3500 BC (ceramic); Muze-Ie Iran-E Bastan (Archaeological Museum), Tehran, Iran; © Iberfoto

Gold Vase of Ceremony, Chimu art of the 12th-14th century (gold)
AIS5363115 Gold Vase of Ceremony, Chimu art of the 12th-14th century (gold); Museo del Oro, Lima, Peru; © Iberfoto

Iron age Vase of the Hallstatt Culture, 9th-5th century BC (ceramic)
AIS5364373 Iron age Vase of the Hallstatt Culture, 9th-5th century BC (ceramic); Museo Diocesano de Solsona, Lleida, Spain; © Iberfoto

Burnished sherd decorated with incised pointille decoration and white pigment
7309992 Burnished sherd decorated with incised pointille decoration and white pigment, -600 BC (pigment - part or un-glazed ceramic); 7 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Leaf-shaped Linear B tablet recording sheep, the shepherd Anthemos or Artemos, the owner of the herd
7309967 Leaf-shaped Linear B tablet recording sheep, the shepherd Anthemos or Artemos, the owner of the herd, where it is kept and how many male and female sheep it contains

Stirrup jar decorated with painted tentacle pattern, -110 BC (clay, pigment)
7309955 Stirrup jar decorated with painted tentacle pattern, -110 BC (clay, pigment); 27.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; (add.info.: Display: clay, pigment)

Girl with basket, 1881 (painting)
8701491 Girl with basket, 1881 (painting) by Werenskiold, Erik Theodor (1855-1938); 66x48 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Painting by Erik Werenskiold (1855-1938)); Photo © O. Vaering

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"Exploring the Artisanal Treasures of Africa: From Handmade Baskets to Wooden Masks" Immerse yourself in the vibrant culture of Senegal as you journey through Dakar, where a world wonders awaits. Along the road towards Saint Louis, discover a mesmerizing display of handmade baskets, skillfully crafted by local artisans. Each basket tells a story, showcasing the rich heritage and craftsmanship that is deeply rooted in African traditions. Outside the bustling food market in Dakar, be captivated by an array wooden masks. These intricate masterpieces not only serve as decorative pieces but also hold significant cultural symbolism. They embody the spirit and beliefs of Senegal's indigenous people, offering a glimpse into their ancient rituals and ceremonies. Venturing beyond Africa's borders, delve into Waldeck's original artwork collection from Mesoamerica. Unveiling Box 5 out of 22 prints dating back to 1831, these captivating illustrations transport you to another time and place – capturing the essence and beauty of this fascinating region. Step into history with lithographic prints depicting the Interior East India Pavilion from 1893. Marvel at its architectural grandeur while immersing yourself in tales from colonial times when trade routes connected distant lands. Witness centuries-old craftsmanship come alive with artifacts like the Footed Bowl from late 1100s-early 1200s adorned with fritware and underglaze painting techniques. Delicate yet resilient ceramics like Buffens cave pottery dating back to 700 -1100 BC showcase human ingenuity across generations. Travel further east to admire Capo di monte bowl and cover made around c. 1750 using exquisite porcelain techniques originating from Italy. The delicate artistry reflects European influence on global aesthetics during that era. Indulge your senses with an Octagonal Bowl and Saucer possibly created by J. H. O'Neale during Chelsea's Red Anchor Period in c. 1755.