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 1001 - 1100 of 7429
Cat. # Name Description
1001 00.54.4.3 Book Buddhist. Color: BK,WH
1002 00.54.5.1 Carving Chinese man sawing lumber. Hand carved in China.
1003 00.54.5.10 Carving Hand-carved; of Chinese sedan chair. Gum label.
1004 00.54.5.11 Carving Hand-carved; of a Chinese river boat.
1005 00.54.5.12 Carving Hand-carved; of a jin-ricki-sha, used for transportation.
1006 00.54.5.13 Carving Hand-carved; of Chinese wheelbarrow.
1007 00.54.5.14 Carving Hand-carved; of a Chinese coolie carrying tea to market.
1008 00.54.5.15 Carving Hand-carved; of a Chinese plowing with water buffalo.
1009 00.54.5.16 Carving Chinese blacksmiths at work.
1010 00.54.5.17 Carving Hand-carved; of Chinese beating cotton.
1011 00.54.5.18 Carving Hand-carved; of Chinese woman sifting rice.
1012 00.54.5.19 Carving Hand-carved; of fanmill for cleaning rice.
1013 00.54.5.2 Carving Cobbler. Hand carved.
1014 00.54.5.20 Carving Hand-carved; of a widow's gate.
1015 00.54.5.21 Doll Hand-carved. Shows manner of dress.
1016 00.54.5.22 Doll Hand-carved. Shows manner of dress.
1017 00.54.5.23 Doll Hand-carved. Shows manner of dress.
1018 00.54.5.24 Doll Hand-carved, wooden. Shows manner of dress.
1019 00.54.5.25 Doll Model, daughter. Shows manner of dress.
1020 00.54.5.26 Spoon None 00.54.5.26 (Spoon) image
1021 00.54.5.27 Bowl, rice Chinese; made from coconut shell. Gum label.
1022 00.54.5.28 Book Nature study. Chinese book with string binding. Color: BK,WH,RD 00.54.5.28 (Book) image
1023 00.54.5.29 Book Nature study.Chinese book, bound with string. Color: BK,WH,RD 00.54.5.29 (Book) image
1024 00.54.5.3 Carving Hand-carved; of teacher and pupil, with brushes for writing.
1025 00.54.5.31 Scale, balance For opium; with holder. a. Scale; bar, pan, weight; hand carved. String attached. b. Holder, wood. Slide lock.
1026 00.54.5.32 Purse None
1027 00.54.5.33 Purse, change None
1028 00.54.5.37 Bell Carved in shape of animal. 1 big, 1 small, attached with string.
1029 00.54.5.38 Compass Gummed label. Chinese
1030 00.54.5.39 Compass Gummed label.Chinese
1031 00.54.5.4 Carving Hand-carved; of a child's toy. a. Stand - gum label .. b. Fish that sits on top of stand.
1032 00.54.5.40 Comb Three pieces. a. Comb. b. Hair pin. c. Hair pin.
1033 00.54.5.41 Pen Seven parts. a. 3" piece of hollow bamboo. b. 5" wire stuck in a 5" round piece of wood. Gum label #77. Spindle for Tibetan prayer wheel (Dr. Wylie, 3/21/66). c. 10" stick - 5" round shaped - 5" square shaped. d,e and f same as c. g. Bamboo brush 7 1/2" long used for writing.
1034 00.54.5.42 Doll Two parts. a. Doll. b. Doll's umbrella.
1035 00.54.5.43 Spoon None 00.54.5.43 (Spoon) image
1036 00.54.5.44 Spoon Matching spoon and cup. 00.54.5.44 (Spoon) image
1037 00.54.5.45 Pole Carved pole used to carry a lantern in a religious procession. China
1038 00.54.5.46 Pipe, opium Gummed label. Old paper museum label has on back: Cata 91. a. Tray. b. Lamp. c. Brass pipe. d. Container lable "hop tos". e. and f. Small containers. g. Very small container. h. and i. Wooden cylinders. j.and k. White outpieces. l. and m. Metal tools.
1039 00.54.5.47 Salve In bottle. Opium.
1040 00.54.5.48 Doily Decorated with flower patterns. Attached tag "Cata. 86". Color: BK, BL, WH
1041 00.54.5.49 Pump Used to raise water for irrigation.
1042 00.54.5.5 Carving Hand-carved; of a water buffalo, an animal used as a draft animal.
1043 00.54.5.50 Handbill Advertisement for an ointment good for many ailments. 00.54.5.50 (Handbill) image
1044 00.54.5.51 Pen Color: BR
1045 00.54.5.52 Chopstick Tied with ribbon.
1046 00.54.5.53 Sweet cake Sticky, large. Color: BR
1047 00.54.5.54 Sweet cake Sticky, sugary, hexagonal. No catalog # applied. Color: BR
1048 00.54.5.55 Cup None
1049 00.54.5.56 Letter Letter from the secretary of the board of trustees of a high school for girls to a trustee notifying him of a board meeting. 00.54.5.56 (Letter) image
1050 00.54.5.57 Chopstick Single dark brown chopstick
1051 00.54.5.58 Needle Color: YL,BR
1052 00.54.5.59 Finial Carved. Color: BR, PR, GR
1053 00.54.5.6 Carving Hand carved; of a man and a woman making kimono. The charcoal iron is stll common.
1054 00.54.5.60 Ornament, hair None
1055 00.54.5.7 Carving Hand-carved; of Chinese coolies carrying a bale of tea.
1056 00.54.5.8 Carving Hand-carved; of Chinese women weaving.
1057 00.54.5.9 Carving Hand-carved; of a rickshaw used for travel.
1058 00.54.6.1 Carving, animal Elephant. Gummed label.."Zeta Society".
1059 00.54.6.2 Carving Ox and cart and two men. Gummed label.. Framed.
1060 00.54.6.3 Fan Folding.
1061 00.54.6.4 Pipe Pipe, large round bowl.
1062 00.54.6.6 Basket Basket woven by natives. Parts A & B fit inside each other. 00.54.6.6 (Basket) image
1063 00.55.1.1 Basket Basket lined with cowrie shells. The cowrie shell is a globally recognized object. Cowrie shells have been historically used as currency, jewelry, and religious accessories. In Ancient Africa, these shells were highly regarded as symbolizing the strength of the ocean as well as the power of destiny and prosperity. In some African cultures, the cowrie shell was regarded as a symbol of fertility. Waistbands with cowrie shells were worn with hopes of increasing fertility. African cultures used cowries as currency from the 15th century into the early 1940’s. Their usage at this point was discouraged and outlawed but they continued to be used for bride price payment, accumulated in bags and given to the bride’s father during their ceremony. The basket in our collection remains very clean, with the white cowrie shells each sewn onto the leather. This indicates that this basket was not as much for functional use as it was a decoration or symbolic item for protection, strength, and fertility. Source: Onyioha, Amaka N. Afrostyle Magazine. Accessed October 13, 2020. http://www.afrostylemag.com/ASM11/significance_of_cowrie_shells.php. 00.55.1.1 (Basket) image
1064 00.55.1.2 Drum Wooden, tapered on one end. Curved to conform to drum shpe and tapered at one end. 00.55.1.2 (Drum) image
1065 00.55.2.1 Currency Cold forged iron wicket style currency 00.55.2.1 (Currency) image
1066 00.55.3.1 Helmet, pith Pith.
1067 00.56.2.38.1 Sugar None
1068 00.56.4.1.1 Cup Bottom nailed on. Twoi lobes on either side at top. Color: TN
1069 00.56.4.1.2 Ceramic Round with long neck pot. Horizontal stripes on neck with draped line with dangling pendant like line at top of drape. Palm tree, flowers, and lines design around jug. Grey and red lines around bottom half of jar. No design below lines. Color: GY,BK,RD 00.56.4.1.2 (Ceramic) image
1070 00.56.5.3.1 Calabash Vessle Dried, dyed, and relief carved calabash gourd which has been cut into a decorative vessle/container.
1071 00.56.5.3.2 Calabash Vessle Dried, dyed, and relief carved calabash gourd which has been cut into a decorative vessle/container.
1072 00.56.5.3.3 Calabash None
1073 00.56.5.8.1 Shoe Pair. Fancy dress shoes. Embroidered in red and blue. Woven fiber soles. Faded blue bow with buckle on top. a. Left. b. Right. Color: TN,RD,BL
1074 00.58.1 Necklace Mother of pearl shell pendant with twine cord attached. Pendant is thin and roughly rectangular, with one end terminating in a curve where a small hole has been drilled and the twine cord is attached. Half of an old label is attached to the cord,"Wards Scientific/Australia" below in pencil, "Neck/cohi ?/N. Aus".
1075 00.58.2 Ball Native.
1076 00.58.3 Ball None
1077 00.70.0008 projectile point, dart Corner-notched
1078 00.70.0009 projectile point, dart Expanding stem
1079 00.70.0010 Knife Handled.
1080 00.70.0012 Knife Knife.
1081 00.70.0013 projectile point, dart Folsom point. Color: bluish gray
1082 00.70.106 Ax Two parts. a. Axe. b. Handle.
1083 00.70.2 Ax, hand Fist axe.
1084 00.70.23 Spear Spear for hunting lions. Long tapered tip taking up over a half of object with raised thin ridge down middle, rest is wooden four sectioned handle, sections are separated with a thicker band of wood. 00.70.23 (Spear) image
1085 00.70.24 Spear For war.
1086 00.70.25 Spearhead For hunting.
1087 00.70.40 Boomerang None
1088 00.70.41 Firearm Japanese Tanegashima Matchlock Muzzleloader. oak wood stock, brass flower designs on rear top & bottom, brass furniture & fittings, black steel octagonal barrel, fixed front & rear sights, inlaid with brass inscription. Translated the characters warn against the use of this weapon - to prohibit. a. Oak wood stock. b. Barrel. c. Firing mechanism. d. Brass trigger guard; e. Rear brass barrel band. f. Front brass barrel band. Approx. .50 caliber.
1089 11.11.11.0004 Vase None
1090 11.11.11.0011 Vase None
1091 11.11.11.0013 Sherd, pottery Nine pieces.
1092 11.11.11.0078 Painting Watercolor, (?)
1093 11.11.11.0282 Print, photographic Bam, Iran p. 2.
1094 11.11.11.0284 Print, photographic Taleh-Noh, Iran; page 10.
1095 11.11.11.0295 Print, photographic A city; p. 2.
1096 11.11.11.0299 Print, photographic Dig, Hasanlu, Iran. page 7.
1097 11.11.11.0300 Print, photographic Bas-relief, Kermanshah, Iran. page 8.
1098 11.11.11.0301 Print, photographic Dug grottos; Taq-E-Bostan. page 6.
1099 11.11.11.0318 Print, photographic Men working. Hasanlu, Iran, 900 B. C. level; page 9.
1100 11.11.11.1 Float Float, fishing net, glass & cord. Color: BK
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