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 101 - 200 of 7397
Cat. # Name Description
101 1979.10.9.0011 Bead Round disk, hole drilled in center. Color: BR,BK
102 1984.9.0007 Rattle None
103 1970.41.3.0001 Point, projectile None
104 00.70.0038 Arrow Arrow, blunt point.
105 1972.81.1.4.0011 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
106 1968.10.0132 Drum Wooden drum with ropes along the side to supply tension to drum head. There is mixed fabric around the drum head and the rope attaches 2/3 down the side of the drum. 1968.10.0132 (Drum) image
107 1970.41.3.0095 Point, projectile None
108 1970.41.3.0096 Point, projectile None
109 1968.10.493.0063 Chip, stone None
110 00.54.12.0001 Stamp, postage From the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 50 fils.
111 1972.81.1.5.0018 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
112 1968.10.494.0028 Chip, stone None
113 1979.10.9.0044 Bead Conical with hole. Color: GY
114 1972.81.1.1.0023 Sherd, pottery Gray with black stripe at rim and black designs. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
115 1970.41.3.0034 Point, projectile None
116 1968.10.0520 Lantern Lantern pole made from certain palm tree, cut-out designs made from various colors of tissue paper.
117 1972.81.1.4.0044 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
118 1973.80.3.27.0011 Postcard Breast plate in sheet gold from the Diguis region. Color: BK,GD
119 1968.10.493.0095 Chip, stone None
120 1979.10.9.0074 Bead Quasi-rectangular, pierced. Color: WH
121 1972.81.1.2.0002 Sherd, pottery Gray with black design. Stripes over rim. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
122 1970.41.3.0066 Point, projectile None
123 1968.10.0362 Hammock Rope hammock made from tree bark. Braided cord.
124 1968.10.493.0031 Chip, stone None
125 1997.5.0002 Figurine Navy blue knit figure carrying a stick. Eyes are pasted on and outlined in red string. A white feather pierces the forehead and there is a red raffia top knot. Tri-color (red, navy blue, tan) ruff is knotted on at wrists and ankles. a larger, wider ruff encircles the neck. Attached to this are three white feathers, and in back, a gold edged green fabric stiff crown shape. Below the ruff around the waist, the figure wears a lavender cummerbund that extends down the back to three horizontal panels, lavender, white, lavender. 1997.5.0002 (Figurine) image
126 1972.81.1.4.0076 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
127 1972.31.0022 Leaflet Descriptive folder describing Aztec calendar stone. Front has color reproduction of calendar stone. Back has explanation of symbols. Color: WH,RD,BL
128 1968.10.493.0127 Chip, stone None
129 1979.10.9.0012 Bead Gear-shaped disk with hole drilled in center. Color: BR,BK
130 1984.9.0008 Bowl None
131 1970.41.3.0002 Point, projectile None
132 00.70.0039 Point, projectile Arrow, steel tipped.
133 1972.81.1.4.0012 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
134 1968.10.0134 Horn Used to call farmers to work. Made out of a hollow gazelle horn. 1968.10.0134 (Horn) image
135 1968.10.493.0064 Chip, stone None
136 00.54.12.0002 Stamp, postage Postage stamp from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 100 fils.
137 1972.81.1.5.0019 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
138 1968.10.494.0029 Chip, stone None
139 1979.10.9.0045 Bead Conical with two holes. Color: WH
140 1972.81.1.1.0024 Sherd, pottery Gray with black stripe at rim. The rest of the design is 4 black horizontal stripes plus diagonal lines. Stripes over rim. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
141 1970.41.3.0035 Point, projectile None
142 1972.81.1.4.0045 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
143 1973.80.3.27.0012 Postcard Authentic Pre-Columbian jade necklace and other pieces. Color: PR,WH,BR
144 1968.10.493.0096 Chip, stone None
145 1979.10.9.0075 Bead Quasi-rectangular, pierced. Some brwon coloration. Color: WH,BR
146 1972.81.1.2.0003 Sherd, pottery Gray with 2 wide black stripes. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
147 1970.41.3.0067 Point, projectile None
148 1968.10.493.0032 Chip, stone None
149 1978.46.0047 Broom Bound grass fiber bundle; two decorative woven grass bindings at handle top, yellow-brown natural color. Color: TN
150 1968.10.0024 Mat Three orange points, edged in black, on natural background. Color: OR, BK, TN 1968.10.0024 (Mat) image
151 1972.81.1.4.0077 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
152 1968.10.493.0128 Chip, stone None
153 1979.10.9.0013 Bead Round disk with hole drilled in one side. Color: GY
154 1984.9.0009 Bead Color: RD,YL
155 1970.41.3.0003 Point, projectile None
156 1972.81.1.4.0013 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
157 1968.10.0135 Instrument, percussion Drum made out of turtle shell, with a wooden drum stick attached by twine. 1968.10.0135 (Instrument, percussion) image
158 1970.41.3.0098 Point, projectile None
159 1968.10.493.0065 Chip, stone None
160 1978.46.0080 Tray Woven brown, red, yellow and natural colored grass, high outer rim, wrapped edge. Color: BR,RD,YL,TN
161 1972.81.1.5.0020 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
162 1968.10.494.0030 Chip, stone None
163 1979.10.9.0046 Bead Ring shaped. Color: WH
164 1972.81.1.1.0025 Sherd, pottery Gray with black stripe at rim. The rest of the design is 4 black horizontal stripes plus diagonal lines. Stripes over rim. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
165 1970.41.3.0036 Point, projectile None
166 1968.10.493.0001 Chip, stone None
167 1972.81.1.4.0046 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
168 1973.80.3.27.0013 Postcard Authentic Pre-Columbian jade necklace and other pieces. Color: RD,BL,WH
169 1968.10.493.0097 Chip, stone None
170 00.54.17.0031 Basket Woven basket.
171 1979.10.9.0076 Bead Quasi-rectangular, pierced. Color: WH
172 1972.81.1.2.0004 Sherd, pottery Gray with 4 black stripes. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
173 1968.10.0103 Bowl Calabash bowl.
174 1970.41.3.0068 Point, projectile None
175 1968.10.493.0033 Chip, stone None
176 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
177 1972.81.1.4.0078 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
178 1972.31.0024 Stone, worry Thumb depression.
179 1968.10.493.0129 Chip, stone None
180 1979.10.9.0014 Bead Round disk with hole drilled in one side. Color: BK
181 1984.9.0011 Bead Color: WH,BL,GR
182 1970.41.3.0004 Point, projectile None
183 1972.81.1.4.0014 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
184 1968.10.0136 Shell, turtle Drum made out of turtle shell, with a wooden drum stick attached by twine. 1968.10.0136 (Shell, turtle) image
185 1970.41.3.0099 Point, projectile None
186 1968.10.493.0066 Chip, stone None
187 1978.46.0081 Tray Woven red and natural yellow grass fibers, high outer rim, wrapped edge. Color: RD,YL
188 1972.81.1.5.0021 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
189 1968.10.494.0031 Chip, stone None
190 1979.10.9.0047 Bead Ring shaped. Color: WH
191 1972.81.1.1.0026 Sherd, pottery Gray with 5 black stripes. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
192 1970.41.3.0037 Point, projectile None
193 1968.10.493.0002 Chip, stone None
194 1972.81.1.4.0047 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
195 1973.80.3.27.0014 Postcard Authentic Pre-Columbian jade necklace and other pieces. Color: RD,BL,PR
196 1970.78.10.0002 Net, fishing Woven of mostly natural colored cotton attached to round wooden circle. Blue and red trim around center. Wooden edge bound with cotton cord. Pocket about 6" in diameter in center. Color: TN,RD
197 1968.10.493.0098 Chip, stone None
198 00.54.17.0032 Mat, straw For sleeping.
199 1979.10.9.0077 Bead Quasi-rectangular, pierced. Color: TN
200 1972.81.1.2.0005 Sherd, pottery Gray with 2 black stripes. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
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