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mid 20th century to late 20th century

This a papier mache deer (doe) originally created by Sundar Shadi for display at his El Cerrito residence.

mid 20th century to late 20th century

This a papier mache deer (doe) originally created by Sundar Shadi for display at his El Cerrito residence.

mid 20th century to late 20th century

This a papier mache deer (doe) originally created by Sundar Shadi for display at his El Cerrito residence.

mid 20th century to late 20th century

This a papier mache deer with antlers (buck) originally created by Sundar Shadi for display at his El Cerrito residence.

Harp
1991

This is a mixed media sculpture that combines found objects. A white enamel bowl is tied to a white metal stool with wire. A long wire that curves near the top is attached to one side of the...

1980

Mixed media sculpture consisting of an acrylic box frame on which are mounted three low fire clay sculptures of bones. Acrylic and bones are painted beige and bones have letters handwritten all...

2008

Shoe covering, handmade from a cut piece of a South American-style striped woolen blanket, with a piece of rigid wire and pieces of blue twine stitched around the edges. The wire and twine it...

2008

Shoe covering, handmade from a cut piece of a South American-style striped woolen blanket, with a piece of rigid wire stitched around the edges. This wire makes it possible to secure the...

1867

Hats, ladies a,b a. 1867. One has a frame of wire covered with lavender colored straw lace & trimmed with olive green & lavender velvet. The other is made and trimmed with gray &...

C.2010

One MoneyGram telephone stand with telephone, pen and pad of paper attached. The black rectangular backboard has a triangular base so it can stand on its own or be attached to the wall. The top...

1954-1958

Portable radio made by Zenith, c. 1950s. It is composed of a rectangular body made of red plastic, with a brass grid front, and two round dials, of black pastic with brass plate fronts. It has a...

c.1930

Glasses, case. Description: One pair glasses and case. a. Wire rimmed sun glasses from Irwin's Oakland, CA. b. Navy blue case with basket weave and white meta, decoration.

ca. 1910

Receiver is hung on cradle to side of candlestick which is topped by daffodil shaped speaker. Dialless base. Clear plastic window at top, yellowed from age, was for insertion of telephone number...

c. 1964

One of many signs posted around Building 590 at the Oakland Army Base during the Vietnam War. Building 590 was used as a place were troops would spend the

night before being shipped to...

1963-1965

Television set by Packard Bell, circa 1963 or 1965. The screen is set in a wood cabinet painted white with gold accents and has gold color control knobs on the right. On both sides of the glass...

1949-1958

This is a boxed quiz game. A: Lid of box features a large red robot with "Robot Sam the Answer Man"..."educational, interesting, fascinating," "the playway to knowledge," "156 questions about the...

1943-1944

Ship model, Henry J. Kaiser Escort Carrier Model, presented to President F. D. Roosevelt by Henry J. Kaiser in order to sell the ship to the U.S. government during WWII. It is in a glass case. a...

2000

The title and theme of this jacket is Voo Doo. The front is made of skin with the hide still attached, brown. Either side is decorated with wire wrapped shapes, images, beads and feathers. The...

c. 1946

hat, doll, felt, dusty pink, colored stones on crown and wired arrow in back; a large felt bow at top back. This is post war, marvelous! This hat is an attention getter. (Joan Severa, 3/10/1994...

mid 20th century to late 20th century

This is a sculpture of a turkey constructed with painted papier mache and spackle.

mid 20th century to late 20th century

This is a sculpture of a turkey constructed with painted papier mache and spackle.

20th century

This is a mixed media sculpture with a vertical composition of glass bottles held together with wire.

late 20th century to early 21st century

This is a metal spool of 20 gauge copper wire used by Ruth Asawa in basket weaving.

late 20th century to early 21st century

This is an unfinished looped copper wire basket made by Ruth Asawa.

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