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Works in NOMA’s Japanese art gallery explore issues of class, labor, and social status.

Rural Occupations: Images of Work in Edo-Period Art

Works in NOMA’s Japanese art gallery explore issues of class, labor, and social status.

The movement of images from here to there is an important part of the medium’s history.

A Brief History of Photography and Transmission

The movement of images from here to there is an important part of the medium’s history.

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Dan ceremonial ladles known as wunkirmian or wakem

Dan ceremonial ladles known as wunkirmian or wakemia are badges of prestige for women, marking an individual's invaluable generosity to both family and community.⁠⁠
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For these ladles, Dan sculptors have relied on anthropomorphic forms that draw upon the style of other carvings such as masks and figurines. This example shows a Janus-like head with two faces that can be seen when viewing the object from the side.⁠⁠
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👉 Learn more about about this artwork in NOMA's collection and how wunkirmian have traditionally signified the spiritual power of women in Dan society in an Object Lesson from curator Ndubuisi Ezeluomba. Click the link in our bio to read the full story.⁠⁠
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[🎨: Dan artist, Wunkirmian/Wakemia (Ceremonial ladle), 20th century. Bequest of Victor K. Kiam, 77.277.]

We'll miss the festivities this year, but the Japa

We'll miss the festivities this year, but the Japan Club of New Orleans, @japansocietynola, and NOMA are looking forward to safely welcoming back visitors to Japan Fest on October 8, 2022. 🇯🇵🎊⁠
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What is your favorite part of Japan Fest?⁠
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[📷: @kammiepomeranian at the annual festival in 2019]

💫 "Dawn DeDeaux: The Space Between Worlds" open

💫 "Dawn DeDeaux: The Space Between Worlds" opens to the public Friday, October 22.⁠⁠
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👀 #ExploreNOMA during our regular museum hours or come on Friday evening from 5:30 to 9:00 pm for a special night featuring music from @michelle_welchons and @orchideamusic, curator-led tours, an interactive video-booth responding to the exhibition, art-making activities, and more!⁠⁠
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🎟 All programs are free with museum admission. Click the link in our bio to get your tickets now.⁠⁠

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[🖼: Dawn DeDeaux, "The End (Has Begun)," 2013. Collection of the artist. Photo by Dawn DeDeaux. © Dawn DeDeaux.]⁠⁠

⁠✅ More than 90 artworks⁠ ✅ Installed in a

⁠✅ More than 90 artworks⁠
✅ Installed in a picturesque landscape ⁠
✅ Open seven days a week ⁠
✅ Free for all ⁠
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Get outside and visit the Besthoff Sculpture Garden this week.⁠
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[📷: @cmlltylr]

The NOMA Museum Shop is the best place to find exh

The NOMA Museum Shop is the best place to find exhibition catalogues, art-inspired home goods, one-of-a-kind jewelry, and museum-exclusive merchandise, including a selection of items inspired by the iconic architecture of our building.⁠⁠
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🛍 Click the link in our bio to explore the shop online, or visit in person Tuesday–Sunday, 10 am–5 pm.

In the late 17th century, John de Britto arrived i

In the late 17th century, John de Britto arrived in Madurai, India, to continue the work of the Portuguese Jesuit missionaries who preceded him. With the goal of facilitating conversion of the elite classes, he advocated for adaptation and accommodation of local traditions.⁠
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De Britto adopted the dress of a sannyasi, or Hindu holy man, and wore a thread made up of three strands signifying the Holy Trinity, akin to that worn by Brahmans. He adopted other aspects of Hindu culture, including strict vegetarianism. De Britto learned the languages of the populace and took on titles according to local custom.⁠
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Among his converts was a ruler who had a number of wives. De Britto convinced him to renounce all but one, sending the others back to their families. One of the rejected wives was the daughter of another local ruler and her father had de Britto beheaded. In the sculpture above, de Britto is depicted holding the scimitar that killed him in one hand, and a palm frond, symbolic of martyrdom, in the other. Although not canonized until the mid-20th century, the site of his martyrdom became a pilgrimage site shortly after his death.⁠
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📍 "Arte Sacra: Roman Catholic Art from Portuguese India" is on view through May 15, 2022. The exhibition explores the history of Christianity in India and the material legacy of the evangelization efforts that went hand in hand with the Portuguese colonialist enterprise in the 16–19th centuries.

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