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 7401 - 7429 of 7429
Cat. # Name Description
7401 UNIM1986.14.1985.1.135 Picture Lacquer: 2 birds hand painted on wood. Ancient.
7402 UNIM1986.14.1985.1.136 Picture Lacquer; Chinese village scene. Signed. Modern.
7403 UNIM1986.14.1985.1.137 Easel, picture Lacquer; folds flat for storage.
7404 UNIM1986.14.1985.1.138 Box, jewelry Lacquer; hinged lid. Mirror on inside of lid; lined with red.
7405 UNIM1986.14.1985.1.139 Box Lacquer; lift-off lid.
7406 UNIM1986.14.1985.1.14 Blouse Tatting on front and sleeves. Color: WH
7407 UNIM1986.14.1985.1.141 Doll In pink dress; long braids.
7408 UNIM1986.14.1985.1.142 Doll In wedding dress; hair dress high.
7409 UNIM1986.14.1985.1.144 Copper Pitcher Set. a-c. UNIM1986.14.1985.1.144 (Copper Pitcher) image
7410 UNIM1986.14.1985.1.145 Bowl Begging bowl used by Buddhist priests. The begging bowl or alms bowl (Pali patta ; Sanksrit patra) is one of the simplest but most important objects in the daily lives of Buddhist monks. It is primarily a practical object, used as a bowl in which to collect alms (either money or food) from lay supporters. But the begging bowl also has symbolic significance associated with the historical Buddha.
7411 UNIM1986.14.1985.1.146 Picture Painted by child. Color: BK,WH
7412 UNIM1986.14.1985.1.147 Plate Two parts. a. and b. Color: BK,GD
7413 UNIM1986.14.1985.1.148 Spoon, serving Bronze with black buffalo horn handles. Spoons and fork. a. - c. Color: BK
7414 UNIM1986.14.1985.1.149 Knife, paper A. Long wooden blade with a handle that is carved into a bust. There is silver wire wrapped around the neck of the bust and an elongated headpiece.B. Long wooden blade with the handle carved into a rhinoceros.There is a paper sticker attached to the side of the blade that reads, "TANGANYIKA". UNIM1986.14.1985.1.149 (Knife, paper) image
7415 UNIM1986.14.1985.1.15 Blouse Vertical pin tucks on front; pointed collar. Color: WH
7416 UNIM1986.14.1985.1.16 Blouse Blue decorative hand stitching. Mandarin collar, long sleeves; pearl buttons at front closure.
7417 UNIM1986.14.1985.1.17 Blouse Avocado green with print; dart-fitted, with side zipper. Color: GR,RD,WH
7418 UNIM1986.14.1985.1.97 Veil Two parts. a. Mantilla. b. Ecuador straw hat box. Made from Balsa wood and store's name printed on it. Ecuador flag and a straw hat is printed on the box. Mantilla is not with box. UNIM1986.14.1985.1.97 (Veil) image
7419 UNIM1986.14.1985.1.99 Purse Dark blue silk purse with pink piping and yellow draw strings with tassels. Embroidered pink Chinese Shou symbol for longevity on one side and blue Shou symbol for longevity on the other side. Decorative stitching borders the purse with stitched white Chinese symbols. UNIM1986.14.1985.1.99 (Purse) image
7420 UNIM1986.14.1985.5.28 Suit Shantung. a. - c. Jacket with belt, skirt. Dressmaker; fabric bought in Bangkok. Color: GR
7421 UNIM1986.14.1985.5.29 Skirt Floor length skirt and matching vest, a. and b. Turquoise blue with woven stripes of yellow, red, rose, green, white, black. Dressmaker; fabric purchased in Machu Picchu. Color: AQ,ML
7422 UNIM1986.14.1985.5.49 Hanging Double; red reverses to white, and white to red; fringed. Color: WH,RD
7423 UNIM1986.14.1985.5.53 Hanging Multi-colored horizontal stripes with variegated pink design in center. Color: ML
7424 UNIM1988.11.211c Purse Bag from Laos; made of white aida cloth and cross-stitched; yellow fringed.
7425 UNIM1991.12.3 Scarf Batik, with black border around batiked edges. Border 3 5/8". Design is not just random crackling, but looks like a house set in wooded area. 2 sides are selvage; 2 have nerrow hems. Color: BK,GY
7426 UNIM1991.12.4 Bag Woven, with wooden handles. Borders at bottom and top of contrasting colors. Red fringe across bottom and up side @4". Embroidered design on each side: bullfighter on one side; bull on the other. Tapers up to handles above design. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: GY,ML
7427 UNIM1994.14.194 Bootee A-B, Infant, size 1, country of origin Japan, red velvet bootie has fake white fur trim around top, lined with white flannel cloth, ribbon tie is fastened to side of booties and ties in front, Color: RD WH
7428 UNIM1995.8 Kente Cloth Kente Cloth, Purchased from Ghanan student in 1979 UNIM1995.8 (Kente Cloth) image
7429 UNIM1996.8.22 Wood Stamp Woodcut block from India purchased by donor at a Waterloo store.
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