Sackler Gallery
June 24–September 16
Organized by the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in partnership with the National Museum of African Art. Lead support for Encompassing the Globe has been provided by the Ministry
of Culture of Portugal, the Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center, Banco Santander Totta and the Gulbenkian Foundation. Major contributors include the Portuguese National Tourist
Office, Banco BPI, Banco Espírito Santo, Comendador Joe Berardo, Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Portuguese Leadership Council of the United States, the Luso-American Foundation
and Camargo Correa. Counterclockwise from top right: Madonna and Child; China, late 16th–early 17th century; The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, LN-939. Messenger;
Benin Kingdom, 16th–17th century; Museum für Völkerkunde Dresden (SES), 16 148. Shadow puppet; Java, Indonesia, 17th century; polychrome wood, gold foil; Museum für
Völkerkunde Wien, 12.379. Child Christ; Sri Lanka, ca. 1600; Távora Sequeira Pinto Collection; Photo: Pedro Lobo. Powder flask; Japan, late 1st century; Museu Nacional de Arte
Antiga/IMC, Lisbon, 931 div.; Photo: IMC/DDF/Luís Pavão. ©2007 Smithsonian Institution
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