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 501 - 600 of 7429
Cat. # Name Description
501 1970.41.3.0040 Point, projectile None
502 1979.10.9.0046 Bead Ring shaped. Color: WH
503 1970.78.10.0005 Spear Wooden spear with barbed point 11 1/4" long, painted black. Point attached to shaft by wrapped cord, black and pink in color; Two feathers attached to end of shaft, one black and one yellow. Button-like end attached with black and pink cord. Color: TN,BK,YL,PK
504 1968.10.493.0061 Chip, stone None
505 1968.10.493.0062 Chip, stone None
506 1972.81.1.2.0015 Sherd, pottery Rust with black stripe and pointed design on gray. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,OR,BK
507 1968.10.0024 Mat Three orange points, edged in black, on natural background. Color: OR, BK, TN 1968.10.0024 (Mat) image
508 1968.10.494.0027 Chip, stone None
509 1972.81.1.5.0001 Sherd, pottery Incised with a design painted on the reverse side in black. Color: GY
510 1979.10.9.0077 Bead Quasi-rectangular, pierced. Color: TN
511 1970.41.3.0073 Point, projectile None
512 1972.81.1.1.0006 Sherd, pottery Gray with black checkered design. Part of a rim. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
513 1968.10.493.0094 Chip, stone None
514 1972.81.1.4.0025 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
515 00.54.12.0002 Stamp, postage Postage stamp from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 100 fils.
516 1970.41.3.0009 Point, projectile None
517 1979.10.9.0015 Bead Gear-shaped disk with four gear-like prongs; hole drilled in center. Color: BK
518 1972.81.1.5.0031 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
519 1970.41.3.0103 Point, projectile None
520 1968.10.493.0030 Chip, stone None
521 1972.81.1.1.0036 Sherd, pottery Gray with black stripe and black checkered design. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
522 1978.46.0081 Tray Woven red and natural yellow grass fibers, high outer rim, wrapped edge. Color: RD,YL
523 1968.10.493.0126 Chip, stone None
524 1972.81.1.4.0057 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
525 1973.80.3.27.0025 Card, greeting Christmas. Holy family flight to Egypt. Color: RD,YL,WH
526 1970.41.3.0041 Point, projectile None
527 1979.10.9.0047 Bead Ring shaped. Color: WH
528 1968.10.493.0063 Chip, stone None
529 1972.81.1.2.0016 Sherd, pottery Gray with 3 black stripes. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
530 1968.10.0025 Mat Used as lid or as bellows. Orange, black, and natural color. Large natural color star with 8 points on orange background. Color: OR,BK,TN
531 1968.10.494.0028 Chip, stone None
532 1972.81.1.5.0002 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
533 1979.10.9.0078 Bead Quasi-rectangular, pierced. Color: WH
534 1970.41.3.0074 Point, projectile None
535 1968.10.0520 Lantern Lantern pole made from certain palm tree, cut-out designs made from various colors of tissue paper.
536 1972.81.1.1.0007 Sherd, pottery Gray with 2 black stripes near rim and black design. Part of a rim. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
537 1968.10.493.0095 Chip, stone None
538 1972.81.1.4.0026 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
539 1968.10.0115 Stool Wooden stool, carved from one piece of wood. The stool is comprised of four legs that connect in the center with a conical seat. 1968.10.0115 (Stool) image
540 1970.41.3.0010 Point, projectile None
541 1979.10.9.0016 Bead Rectangular shaped; hole drilled in each end. Color: BK
542 1972.81.1.5.0032 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
543 1975.87.0004 Bottle, medicine Produced in U.S. for a local pharmacy.
544 1970.41.3.0104 Point, projectile None
545 1968.10.493.0031 Chip, stone None
546 1972.81.1.1.0037 Sherd, pottery Gray with 3 black stripes. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
547 1968.10.493.0127 Chip, stone None
548 1972.81.1.4.0058 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
549 00.54.17.0031 Basket Woven basket.
550 1973.80.3.27.0026 Card, greeting Christmas. Village scene, 3 peasant women, 3 children. Color: GR,RD,WH
551 1970.41.3.0042 Point, projectile None
552 1979.10.9.0048 Bead Ring shaped. Color: WH
553 1970.78.10.0008 Pot Small round bowl with with tapering neck. Color: BR, BK
554 1968.10.493.0064 Chip, stone None
555 1972.81.1.2.0017 Sherd, pottery Gray with black stripe near top. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
556 1968.10.0026 Mat Four-pointed star, natural, edged in black, on orange background. Color: OR,BK,TN
557 1968.10.494.0029 Chip, stone None
558 1972.81.1.5.0003 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
559 1979.10.9.0079 Bead Quasi-rectangular, pierced. Color: WH
560 1970.41.3.0075 Point, projectile None
561 1972.81.1.1.0008 Sherd, pottery Gray with black rim and vertical black stripes. Part of a rim. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
562 1968.10.493.0096 Chip, stone None
563 1972.81.1.4.0027 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
564 1970.41.3.0011 Point, projectile None
565 1979.10.9.0017 Bead Rectangular; hole drilled in each end. Color: BK
566 1972.81.1.5.0033 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
567 1970.41.3.0105 Point, projectile None
568 1968.10.493.0032 Chip, stone None
569 1972.81.1.1.0038 Sherd, pottery Gray with black design. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
570 1968.10.493.0128 Chip, stone None
571 1972.81.1.4.0059 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
572 00.54.17.0032 Mat, straw For sleeping.
573 1970.41.3.0043 Point, projectile None
574 1979.10.9.0049 Bead Ring shaped. Color: GY
575 1968.10.493.0065 Chip, stone None
576 1972.81.1.2.0018 Sherd, pottery Gray with black stripes. Protrudes upward. Color: GY,BK
577 1968.10.0027 Mat Six-pointed natural star on orange background. Natural and black inner circle. Color: OR,BK,TN
578 1968.10.494.0030 Chip, stone None
579 1972.81.1.5.0004 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
580 1979.10.9.0080 Bead Quasi-rectangular, pierced. Color: WH
581 1970.41.3.0076 Point, projectile None
582 1968.10.493.0001 Chip, stone None
583 1972.81.1.1.0009 Sherd, pottery Black with brown painted design. Part of a rim. Design painted on the inside. Color: BR,BK
584 00.77.0033 Point, projectile None
585 1968.10.493.0097 Chip, stone None
586 1972.81.1.4.0028 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
587 1970.41.3.0012 Point, projectile None
588 1979.10.9.0018 Point, projectile Color: BK
589 1972.81.1.5.0034 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
590 1970.41.3.0106 Point, projectile None
591 1968.10.493.0033 Chip, stone None
592 1972.81.1.1.0039 Sherd, pottery Gray with black stripes and black pointed designs. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
593 2017-17-6 Mask Kpeliye'e mask of the Senufo people. Oval, elongated face, with carved eye slits. There are two large protrusions out either side of the mask, with two handle-like pieces that protrude out through the side of the jaw. The lips extend outward, with three etches on either side of the mouth. There is a fin-like structure that extends out from the center of the top of the mask. 2017-17-6 (Mask) image
594 1968.10.493.0129 Chip, stone None
595 1972.81.1.4.0060 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
596 1970.41.3.0044 Point, projectile None
597 1979.10.9.0050 Bead Ring shaped. Small chip on one edge. Color: WH
598 1968.10.493.0066 Chip, stone None
599 1968.10.0028 Mat Six-pointed black star on orange background. 3 single circles of natural, 2 double circles of orange and black, center natural. Color: OR,BK,TN
600 1968.10.494.0031 Chip, stone None
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