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COLLECTIONS HIGHLIGHTS

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Academy Award of Merit (Oscar), 1929
California Art Bronze Foundry; Los Angeles, California
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The Bowers Museum began assembling its permanent collection even before the doors opened to the public. In that time the collections have grown into a unique and eclectic group with something to hold the interest of anyone. It is impossible to say what is the single most important artwork at the Bowers, but this list includes some of the very best works that the Bowers has to offer.

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A Great Wish, 1998
Loretta Yang, Liu Li Gong Fang (USA), Inc. 
Pate de verre and glass; 11 1/…
Loretta Hui-shan Yang
1998
Amulet (Hei Tiki), 18th Century
Māori culture; New Zealand, Polynesia, Oceania
Nephrite and s…
Māori
18th Century
Ancestor Spirit Figure (Maira), early to mid 20th Century
Abelam culture; Sepik River region, …
Wosera Abelam
early to mid 20th Century
Ceremonial Axe (Giokono), 19th Century
Kanak people; New Caledonia, Melanesia, Oceania
Wood, …
Kanak
19th Century
Baldwin Avenue Underpass, c. 1962
Roger Kuntz (American, 1926-1975)
Oil on canvas; 60 3/4 × 7…
Roger Kuntz
c. 1962
Basket, 20th Century
Yokut culture; California
Willow and sumac; 10 × 18 in.
4314
William N…
Yokut
20th Century
Bell (Zhong)
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770-256 BCE)
Bronze
Gift of Charles and Eileen Mohler
20…
770-256 BCE
Ceremonial Food Bowl, 19th Century
Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Polynesia
Wood; 7 × 1…
19th Century
Feast Bowl, late 19th Century
Matankol culture; Lou Island, Admiralty Islands, Manus Province,…
Matankol
late 19th Century