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710-03. Brightly colored wooden coffins from Ghana carved as objects capturing essence of the departed (fishing canoe, chicken, bull, crab etc.) in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009Similar picturesLarge thumbnails | Use small thumbnails | View as slideshow |
 Fantasy coffins from Ghana shaped as objects (fish, canoe, leopard, chicken, bull, crab etc.) representative of the life of the deceased in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  Wooden compartments for coffins in a hearse in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  1921 Rock Falls eight-column carved-panel motorized hearse in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  Victorian era funeral parlor in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  Buick funeral coach in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  Campbell funeral coach in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  Green funeral coach in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  Black funeral coach in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  La Salle funeral coach in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  Black Campbell funeral coach in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  Nebraska 1953 funeral coach in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  1951 Superior-Cadillac Landaulet Hearse (funeral coach) in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  1860 German "Glaswagen" funeral coach and 1850 German hearse made by Burkhardt (Wagenbruer) in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  Anticipation of death exhibit in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  Money Coffin for a gambler(?) in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  Coffin for American presidents on display in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  Model of ancient Egyptian coffin in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  Re-creation of a pope lying in state at St. Peter s Basilica flanked by two members of Swiss Guard at "Celebrating Deaths of Popes" exhibit in National Museum of Funeral History. Houston, Texas, February 8, 2009  Brightly colored vintage Ford cars in Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum near Al-Shahaniya. Doha, Qatar, June 22, 2013  Brightly colored orange and red waxcap (Hygrocybe) mushrooms in Big Creek Scenic Area of Sam Houston National Forest. Shepherd, Texas, November 23, 2018  Wooden staircase in Museum of Political History (Kshesinskaya Mansion). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2019  Old wooden sculpture on a door in Museum of Political History (Kshesinskaya Mansion). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2019  Wooden stairs in Museum of Political History (Kshesinskaya Mansion). Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 25, 2007  Decoration of a wooden door in Museum of Political History (Kshesinskaya Mansion). Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 24, 2011  Crab spider on a white flower of bull nettle in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, April 4, 2009  Lichen with brightly colored and oddly shaped reproductive structures in Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site. Washington, Texas, September 28, 2008  Grave of Sam Houston at west entrance of Oakwood Cemetery showing Sam Houston carved from grey granite on his horse flanked by allegorical figures of Victory and History, view from Avenue I. Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2008  Sam Houston gravesite marker at west entrance of Oakwood Cemetery (erected by Pompeo Coppini 4/21/1911, shows carved Sam Houston on his horse flanked by allegorical figures of Victory and History). Huntsville, Texas, December 18, 2008  Crickets on National Geographic magazines at Museum of Natural History. Washington DC, February 5, 1998.  Carved wood panel with a geometric pattern on display in Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, February 27, 2010  Dry crab in Zoological Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 15, 2013  Hermit crab (Pagurus striatus) in Zoological Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 15, 2013  Statue of Three Graces in Gallery of the History of Ancient Painting in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009  Head of hermit crab (Pagurus striatus) in Zoological Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 15, 2013  Insects show at Museum of Natural History. Washington DC, February 5, 1998.  World War II propaganda posters at Museum of American History. Washington DC, February 4, 1998.  Replicas of ancient art in Gallery of History of Ancient Painting in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 10, 2009  A portrait of Russian communist leader J. Stalin at Museum of American History. Washington DC, February 4, 1998.  Gallery of the History of Ancient Painting in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 7, 2013  Sculptures in Gallery of the History of Ancient Painting in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 7, 2013  Marble sculptures in Gallery of the History of Ancient Painting in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 7, 2013  Decorated wooden panel on display in Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, February 19, 2011  Crafted wooden roof in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 4, 2013  Vintage objects and jewelry on art installation Cultural Cross-Section (2010) by Sergey Pasukhin in Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art. Saint Petersburg, Russia, August 8, 2024  Wooden sculpture of Luke the Evangelist in Russian Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, February 4, 2013  Vintage wooden Ford car in Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum near Al-Shahaniya. Doha, Qatar, February 15, 2014  A bronze likeness of the current American president Bill Clinton at Museum of American History. Washington DC, February 4, 1998.  Art installation "Le Roi de Baton" by Tony Feher (1991, glass bottles and jars with plastic and metal lids, found objects) in San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. San Francisco, California, March 18, 2024  Geometrical pattern of stars and interlaced multisided polygons on a wooden panel on display in Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, February 12, 2010  Geometrical pattern of stars and interlaced multisided polygons on a wooden panel on display in Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, February 5, 2011  Geometrical pattern of stars and interlaced multi-sided polygons on a wooden panel on display in Museum of Islamic Art. Doha, Qatar, February 11, 2011  Caterpillar on a leaf in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Zulu Renaissance Writing Table for a Lady (1995-96, kiaat, copper, goldleaf, oil paint, and personal and found objects) by Cheryl R. Riley and some assorted paintings in San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. San Francisco, California, March 18, 2024  Emerald Swallowtail (Papilio Palinurus) in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Close-up of Emerald Swallowtail (Papilio Palinurus) in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Chicken Oil Company restaurant at 3600 South College Avenue Bryan, Texas, March 16, 2009  Wooden barrack in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Khuwair west from Lekhwair on northern coast. Qatar, June 6, 2015  Some wooden structure in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Khuwair west from Lekhwair on northern coast. Qatar, June 6, 2015  Amethyst-colored flowers of Sandpaper vine (Petrea volubilis) in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, May 2, 2009  Blue flower of Lignum Vitae (Gaiac tree, Guaiacum sanctum) in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Remains of wooden houses in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Khuwair west from Lekhwair on northern coast. Qatar, June 6, 2015  Wooden pathway for fishing in southern part of Kavgolovskoe Lake between Oselki and Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 13, 2024  Remains of a wooden roof(?) in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Khuwair west from Lekhwair on northern coast. Qatar, June 6, 2015  Pickled hermit crab (Aniculus anuculus) in Zoological Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 11, 2014  Speckled butterfly in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Butterfly head in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Sitting butterfly in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Black and red butterfly on a leaf in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Flying Dutchman butterfly in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Black and orange butterfly in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Black and red striped butterfly in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Close-up of a black and red butterfly in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Structure of a wooden roof in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, June 13, 2015  Black butterfly with white stripes in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Close-up of Dryadula Phaetusa(?) butterfly in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Butterfly on a flower of tropical milkweed in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Red Peacock Butterfly (Anartia amathea) in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Orange butterfly Dryadula Phaetusa(?) in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Close-up of a feeding Owl Butterfly (Caligo) in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Qatar Natural History Group (QNHG) near a fishing shack in Jazirat Umm Tays, barrier island at northern tip of Qatar, east from Ruwais, March 24, 2012  Rice Paper Butterfly (Idea leuconoe) in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Close-up of Red Peacock Butterfly (Anartia amathea) in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Butterfly on pink Pentas lanceolata flowers in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Butterfly on Pentas lanceolata (Penta starla) flowers in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Owl Butterfly (Caligo) feeding on a rotten star fruit in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Wooden beams and ropes on a roof in old fishing village (ghost town) of Al Ghariyah on north-eastern coast, Ash Shamal area. Qatar, June 13, 2015  Owl Butterfly (Caligo) with dramatic eyespots on the underside of the lower wing in Cockrell Butterfly Center of Houston Museum of Natural Science. Houston, Texas, February 14, 2009  Crab like spider in a thistle in Lick Creek Park. College Station, Texas, July 17, 2009  Capturing a desert lizard on northern tip of Haloul Island (Jazirat Halul). Qatar, April 19, 2013  Catkin from a tree dropped on a wooden foot bridge in Mercer Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. Humble (Houston area), Texas, March 14, 2009  Massive carved doors of Saint Isaac Cathedral. Saint Petersburg, Russia, June 26, 2009  Young chicken of the woods mushrooms (Laetiporus sulphureus) or may be Piptoporellus soloniensis on a log on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, August 22, 2020  Gallery of the History of Ancient Painting in Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg, Russia, July 17, 2012  Marble stairs in Museum of Political History (Kshesinskaya Mansion). Saint Petersburg, Russia, May 29, 2019 |
