University of Northern Iowa

Anthropology

Archaeology (the study of ancient human culture) and ethnology (the study of recent and living people) are the two major sections in the anthropology collection.

The archaeological collection comes from North and West Africa, the Middle East, Western Europe, the Andes, Mesoamerica, the Great Plains, and the Great Basin areas.

The ethnographic collection includes artifacts from the Andes, Amazon, Mesoamerica, Circum-Caribbean, East and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, West Africa, Melanesia, and Polynesia.

Displaying 1801 - 1900 of 7429
Cat. # Name Description
1801 1968.9.8.0025 Arrow Wood shaft with 2 feathers tied on back end which is wrapped with cord. Arrow end is attached by wrapped cord, bow tip attached with wrapped cord. Color: TN,BK
1802 1968.9.8.0026 Arrow Wood shaft that tapers to rear end. Arrow head is made of wood and inserted into shaft and held in place by thread wrapped around shaft. No feathers. Color: TN,BK
1803 1968.9.8.0027 Arrow Wood shaft with two feathers attached to rear end by wrapped threads. Arrowhead inserted into shaft & wrapped with thread to hold in place. Barbed head 8" long with metal tip 4 1/2" long. Hole in one side of metal tip. Color: TN,BR
1804 1968.9.8.0029 Bow Wood bow, thickest at center and tapers to each end. Bow sting attached at each end and made of cotton. Color: BR
1805 1968.9.8.0030 Arrow Wood shaft with no feathers. Arrow head bound with black and white thread from shaft to 1/2 way to tip, patterned, white predominating. Tip is metal held on by wrapped thread. Color: TN,BK,WH
1806 1968.9.8.0031 Arrow Wood shaft; head is bound with black and white thread, patterned, mostly black, from shaft half-way to tip. Color: TN,BK,WH
1807 1968.9.8.0032 Bow Wood shaft, flattend oval in shape, with a round peg-like projection on each end to attach bowstring to. Bowstring is made of natural fiber. Bow is wrapped with same material as bow string where hand is held and extneds to upper end. Color: BK
1808 1968.9.8.10 Bag Man's mochilla (bag). Open weave, 2 handles 20" long, one on each side with loop set fringe at end. Color: TN
1809 1968.9.8.1 Bellyband For horse. Woven of natural fiber, with 7" fringe on each end. Color: TN
1810 1968.9.8.11 Belt Fancy black leather belt with yellow top stitiching. Has money pocket on inside and out. Holster and cartridge section. White metal belt buckle hole linings. Large silver coloreuckle. Fancy C-shaped insert at end where buckle fits into hole. White button on holster. Color: BK,YL,RD
1811 1968.9.8.13 Saddle bag Pair (separated). Woven; natural color with one red and one green stripe in one piece woven together along sides with woven braid around top. a. and b. Color: TN,RD,GR
1812 1968.9.8.14.1 Picture Cutout picture of a man and a woman dancing. Outer edge black. Back painted green. Color: BK,BR,GR
1813 1968.9.8.14.2 Picture Cut out picture of a man and woman embracing. Outer edge black. Back side painted green. Color: BK,BR,GR
1814 1968.9.8.14.3 Picture Cut out picture of a man playing pan pipes with a blue mountain in background and a dog in lower left side. Color: BK,BR
1815 1968.9.8.15 Hammock Vertical stripes. Color: RD,YL,GR
1816 1968.9.8.16 Bag Bag of fique Ttrimmed with diagonal stripes of orange and red orange. Handle. Color: OR,RD-OR
1817 1968.9.8.17 Bag, shoulder Man's over the shoulder bag made from tightly coiled twine. Alternating bands of purple, natural and red. No pockets. Handle extends 12" above bag. Color: TN,PR,RD
1818 1968.9.8.24 Bowl Calabash, with lid attached to handle by cord. No inside rim. Egg-shaped. Gourd is hollowed and dried out.
1819 1968.9.8.28.0001 Arrow Narrow wood shaft with head split into 2 pieces and barbed. Delicately split and barbed. Color: TN,BR
1820 1968.9.8.28.0002 Arrow Narrow wood shaft with head split into 2 pieces and barbed. Delicately split and barbed. Color: TN,BR
1821 1968.9.8.28.0003 Arrow Long, narrow wood shaft with head split into 2 pieces and barbed. Color: TN,BR
1822 1968.9.8.28.0004 Quiver Round of woven straw with one end closed. Color: YL
1823 1968.9.8.33 Necklace Of small clam shells, some painted light blue. Some white. Strung on a cord. Color: BL, WH
1824 1968.9.8.6 Petaca Two parts. a. Inner section fits into b. Outer section. Color: TN
1825 1968.9.8.7 Shoe Children's slippers. White canvas uppers with leather sole. Black embroidery around opening and across top of insole and toe. Strap back. a. Right. b. Left. Color: WH,BK
1826 1968.9.8.8 Necklace Made of small orange tinted clam shells. No clasp. Shells are small, some open, some not and some separated into 2 pieces. Color: OR
1827 1968.9.8.9.1 Medicine Vial containing 10 bottles of Totaquina. Color: GY-WH
1828 1968.9.8.9.2 Medicine Glass vial containing 19 1/2 tablets of quinine sulfate. Sealed with a cork. Color: BR-WH
1829 1968.9.8.9.3 Medicine Vial containing 15 tablets of Atabrin. Stamped with a "W". Color: YL
1830 1968.9.8.9.4 Medicine Glass vial containing Cinchona Seeds (C. pitayensis); small brown flakes. Sealed with a cork. Cinchona succirubus Color: BR
1831 1968.9.9.0006 Chart Painted graph paper design. Persian. Rug design. Design is on white "graph paper" with black lines that form the squares. Gold, blue, red, green, brown, yellow, orange, and purple colored design painted on it. Covered with clear plastic. 8 1/2" x 11" sheet protector with black construction paper. Color: ML
1832 1968.9.9.0028 Tray Round. Natural in color with some plant fibers purple and green to form a design. Plant fibers are put together in a spiral formation to form the tray. Color: TN,PR,GR
1833 1968.9.9.0034 Hat Turkeman. Sides are black unborn Persian lamb. Top is dark green velvet. Inside is lined with dark blue material with a green and orange design. Hat is oval in shape. Color: BK,GR
1834 1968.9.9.1 Metal fragment Part of old plow.
1835 1968.9.9.10 Vase Yellow with darker colors running through it. Color: YL
1836 1968.9.9.11 Pipe Part of houka "hubble bubble" pipe. One base is 3" in diameter; other is 2" in diameter. Stem is about 1" in diameter and has protruding part in the middle with a design engraved into it. Color: BK
1837 1968.9.9.12 Block, print Hand carved. Color: BR
1838 1968.9.9.13 Book ''Koran.'' Cover is deep red with gold design. Held closed by a red tab and gold loop. Magnifying glass attaced to Koran by a 7' long red string with a 1" red tassel. b. Miniature Koran box. White with orange design. Color: ML
1839 1968.9.9.14 Cushion Cushion 2 1/4" long x 1 3/4" wide at one end tapering to 1" wide at opposite end. 5/8" thick; purple with gold design. The 1 3/4" end has 3 tassels of 1" long purple and green threads. Color: PR,GR
1840 1968.9.9.17 Textile Hand-painted design of a Persian poem. Design includes 2 men and 1 woman. Colors are green, blue, brown, tan, black, yellow, gold and rose. Color: WH, ML
1841 1968.9.9.18 Textile Shows camels.
1842 1968.9.9.19 Textile Painted designs of lions, camels, mosque, etc. . White with design in green, yellow, blue, red and black. Color: WH, ML
1843 1968.9.9.20 Pants Embroidered pants. Woman's costume. Top part of pants is cotton material - red with blue, green and white little flowers. Bottom part of pants is purple silk with embroidered flowers of green, blue and white. Pants have a 4" slit on each side at the bottom of each leg. Bordering the bottom and the slits is trim in dark purple, green, orange, black and gold.
1844 1968.9.9.2.1 Stone, prayer Round, flat, smooth stone. Color: TN
1845 1968.9.9.2.2 Stone, prayer Muslim. Rectangular shaped stone. Engraved design. Color: TN
1846 1968.9.9.2.3 Stone, prayer Muslim. 8-sided stone. Engraved design. Color: TN
1847 1968.9.9.21 Mask Mask is gold on the front, and black on the back with purple stitching bordering it. Has 1/2" x 3 1/2" covered wood piece between the eyes over nose area. Double row of stitching around outer edge, single row around eye holes. Has 12" long looped string on one side and 42" long looped string on the other side. Color: BR
1848 1968.9.9.22 Comb On one side, teeth are wide and on the other side teeth are narrower and closer together.
1849 1968.9.9.23 Fan Has purple, blue, green, gold, tan and natural colored fibers inter-woven into design. Attached to handle with green, natural, blue and purple wide fibers. Along 9" edge opposite handle fibers were left long to form a "fringe". Color: ML
1850 1968.9.9.24 Broom "Straw" broom made of rolled-up juncus. Top part consists of 10 layers of braided fibers. Two small red pieces of cloth stick out of the top. Natural in color. Color: TN,RD
1851 1968.9.9.25 Handle, rope Handle for goatskin water bag. Each of four ends is fastened onto the leg of the goatskin. Color: TN
1852 1968.9.9.26 Basket Tea picking basket made of braided plant fibers with looped handles. Color: TN
1853 1968.9.9.27 Basket For collecting tea leaves in the fields.
1854 1968.9.9.29 Block, print One side has raised design. Color: BR
1855 1968.9.9.3 Flail Iron loop on each end of the wooden handle. Connected to longest loop are many links of metal chains. Color: TN
1856 1968.9.9.30 Beads, prayer Eleven different sized and shaped stones. Color: GY
1857 1968.9.9.31 Goblet Part raised, part engraved design.
1858 1968.9.9.32 Shoe Gashgai hand-made shoe. From Shiraz, Iran. Shoe has pointed toe which turns up; basically white with a 5" strip of reddish-orange material up the back. Color: WH,RD
1859 1968.9.9.35 Hat Spherical in shape. Black with embroidered design in pink, blue, green, yellow-green, rust, purple, turquoise, and white. Color: BK,ML
1860 1968.9.9.36 Skullcap Man's; crocheted. Color: WH
1861 1968.9.9.37 Skullcap Man's; crocheted. Colors are gold, black, orange, blue, pink, green and yellow. Has 3 3/4' gold tassel at the top. Color: ML
1862 1968.9.9.38 Skullcap Patchwork. Made of many different colored patchwork pieces. Color: ML
1863 1968.9.9.39 Skullcap Hand made. Mostly white with black designs but also has small bits of rose, green, blue, yellow, orange and turquoise. Has a black star at the top. Color: WH,BK,ML
1864 1968.9.9.4 Banner Black; embroidered design in green, white, blue, purple, yellow, gold, and pink. Green fringe around the two longer edges. Fringe 3" long. shaped like a right triangle. Color: BK,ML
1865 1968.9.9.40 Skullcap Handmade. All white with a black embroidered ring at the bottom. Color: WH,BK
1866 1968.9.9.41 Skullcap White and black quilted. Mostly white with black around bottom, black dot on top, and black design in a ring around the top. Color: WH,BK
1867 1968.9.9.42 Skullcap Man's; embroidered. White with red embroidered design and peach colored stitiching. Color: WH,RD
1868 1968.9.9.43 Hat Men's Skullcap. Top part is gold. Next is a 3/4" band of white, then a 1" band of greenish gold. The bottom is a 5/8" band of blue plastic. Color: GD,GR,BL
1869 1968.9.9.45.1 Sherd, pottery None
1870 1968.9.9.45.2 Sherd, pottery None
1871 1968.9.9.45.3 Sherd, pottery None
1872 1968.9.9.46 Tile Large, partially glazed.
1873 1968.9.9.47.1 Sherd, pottery None
1874 1968.9.9.47.2 Sherd, pottery None
1875 1968.9.9.47.3 Sherd, pottery None
1876 1968.9.9.47.4 Sherd, pottery None
1877 1968.9.9.47.5 Sherd, pottery None
1878 1968.9.9.47.6 Sherd, pottery None
1879 1968.9.9.48 Charcoal None
1880 1968.9.9.49.1 Flint None
1881 1968.9.9.49.2 Flint None
1882 1968.9.9.5 Plate Plate, pitcher and 4 cups all in same pattern of mostly gold and also white, turquoise and rose. Inside of cups and pitcher, and bottom of plate are white. a. Plate, 10" diameter x 1 1/4" high. bottom blue with 1 3/4" x 2 3/4" label reading "Store" and "Hamidi". b. Pitcher, approx. 9 1/2" tall, 4 1/2" of this being a bulb-like part about 4" wide at the widest point and a 2 1/2" diameter at the bae. Top 5" is a curved spout about 1" in diameter. bottom is blue. c. - f. Cup, 2" tall. Diameter is 1 7/8" at the mouth and 1 1/4" at the base. Bottom is blue.
1883 1968.9.9.5 Tile Faience (embossed) tile from Friday Mosque at Saveh
1884 1968.9.9.50.1 Sherd Part of storage jar. Color: GR,BK
1885 1968.9.9.50.2 Sherd Part of storage jar. Color: GR,BK
1886 1968.9.9.51 Sherd, pottery None
1887 1968.9.9.52.1 Sherd, pottery Glazed.
1888 1968.9.9.52.2 Sherd, pottery Glazed.
1889 1968.9.9.53.1 Tile Glazed.
1890 1968.9.9.53.2 Tile Glazed.
1891 1968.9.9.53.3 Tile Glazed.
1892 1968.9.9.54.0004 Sherd, pottery None
1893 1968.9.9.54.1 Sherd, pottery None
1894 1968.9.9.54.10 Sherd, pottery None
1895 1968.9.9.54.11 Sherd, pottery None
1896 1968.9.9.54.2 Sherd, pottery None
1897 1968.9.9.54.3 Sherd, pottery None
1898 1968.9.9.54.5 Sherd, pottery None
1899 1968.9.9.54.6 Sherd, pottery None
1900 1968.9.9.54.7 Sherd, pottery None
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