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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 1101 - 1200 of 7430

	Cat. #	Name	Description
1101	11.11.11.286	Print, photographic	Yazo, Iran, city wall. p. 5.
1102	1964.0001	Scraper	Stone scraper with a rough exterior and a rounded shape with one end flat.
1103	1964.001	Doll	Dancer. Kothak; from South India. Handmade. Full pink skirt with silver trim over long yellow silk pants. Long-sleeved gold silk blouse with gold trim. Gold waist-band with long gold apron down front. Light blue silk head scarf trailing to skirt hem. Pearl tiara, necklaces, earrings, and around ankles. Pink oval printed label attached to left ankle: "Hand-made. India. Rs. As., Dancer kathak." Pencilled, "South". Hand-written in ink on reverse side: "Bl, Q2965/7,9.75." Museum catalog nunmber added here. Color: ML
1104	1964.10	Doll	Dancer Kathak doll from South India. Hand-made in India. Overall height 10.5". Full pink skirt with silver trim over long yellow silk pants. Long-sleeved gold silk blouse with gold trim. Gold waist-band with long gold apron down front. Light blue silk head scarf trailing to skirt hem. Pearl tiara, necklaces, earrings, and around ankles.Pink oval printed label attached to left ankle: "Hand-made. India. Rs. As., Dancer Kathak." Pencilled, "South." Hand written in ink on reverse side: "Bl, Q2965/7,9.75." Museum catalog number added here.
1105	1964.11	Doll	Hindu lady. Circular wooden base. Short red print dress with long sleeves, long white satin pants, green scarf around dress top and head and hanging to skirt hem. Silver and pearl jewelry on neck, wrists, and ears. Carrying square red-and-green-beaded ornament suggesting purse. Long black braids for hair. Green string tag hand-written in ink: "B-y. Ty66 2/1 8.05." Color: RD,GR
1106	1964.12	Doll	Hindu couple. Black enamelled rectangular wooden base. Lady with green, yellow, red, and blue sari, and rose colred blouse, silver earrings, necklace, and bracelets, yellow tiara on hair, carrying white bundle on back. Man with white pants and blouse and yellow turban, carrying purple, black and white plaid bundle on back. Color: ML
1107	1964.13	Bracelet	Bangle. Tiny filigree flowers all around it. Jewelry tag with hand-written "J 1, Ty722/9 12.25." Museum catalog number on reverse side.
1108	1964.14	Bracelet	Bangle. Tiny filigree flowers all around it. Jewelry tag with hand-written "J 1, Ty722/9 12.25." Museum catalog number on reverse side.
1109	1964.15	Bangle	Bangle. Tiny filigree flowers all around it.
1110	1964.16	Bangle	Bangle. Tiny filigree flowers all around it.
1111	1964.2	Book	'Nature study"; paperbound. Illustration in circle shows a boy and a girl hurrying across the countryside at sunrise or sunset. Additional hand-written table of contents in English on a loose paper. Book inscribed at top of title page "With best regards to Dr. Winier, B. Mohanty 28/6/64". Color: RD, GR, BK, WH
1112	1964.7	Pendant	Filigree, butterfly. From Cuttack. The finest and most famous filigree art work in the world is made here. Donor suggests cleaning it perhaps once a year with zinc oxide.
1113	1964.8	Doll	Hindu; lady. Dressed in ful skirt of yellow print; red cloth over upper part of skir; yellow, green, red and gold blouse; long, red head scarf hanging low in back; much jewelry on neck, arms, ankles, and forehead. Doll carrying pottery in left arm and on head; right arm raised to headbowl. Rectangular wooden base. Color: ML
1114	1964.9	Doll	Bride. Hand made in India. Dressed in light blue sari with silver threads in square pattern; 1/16" gold border, 2 1/2" red silk band at end. Pink blouse. Pearl jewelry on neck, arms, and head. Blue oval printed tag on left ankle says: "Hand-made, India, 14, Bride, Delhi, Rs. nP." Hand-written in ink on reverse side: "Bl, T25, U6/10 7.35." Catalog number added to tag. Color: BL, GD, RD, PK
1115	1965.15	Book	"Vedic Hymns and Prayers". 3rd edition, - 2500, 1963. Published by all Inida Arya, (Hindu), Dharma Sewa Shangha, P. O. Birla Lines, Subzimandi, Delhi. Printed by Lakshmi Das at the B. H. U. Press, Varanasi-5. Price 37nP. Paperbound, 32 pp. Color: BK,WH
1116	1965.16	Booklet	"What Is Supreme Being?" Seventh edition, 2,500, 1963. Published by All India Arya (Hindu) Dharama Sewa Sangha, P. O. Birla Lines, Subzimarndi, Delhi. Printed by Lakshmi Das. at the Banaras Hindu University Press, Varanasi-5. Price 13 NP. paperbound, 8 pp. Color: BK,WH
1117	1965.17	Book	Biology, paperback. 1964-65. Printed at bottom of back cover: "PSUP A. P. 27 D.E. - 1964-65. 4,75,000 (offset)." Colored pictorial cover showing steamer, planes, dam, farm fields, chem lab, farmer plowing telephone, mother and children. Row of flowers at bottom of cover. Color: BK,WH
1118	1965.32	Fan	None
1119	1965.51.0002	Carving	Elephant, polished black wood. 2 ivory toenails on each foot. Color: BK,WH
1120	1965.51.1	Statue	Cat. Original greenish bronze, Egyptian, 663-332 B. C. in Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, Md. Alva Replica C-4.
1121	1966.4.0001	Point, projectile	Color: RD
1122	1966.4.0004	Point, projectile	None
1123	1967.24.1	Handbill	Propaganda sheet and translation of some RVN and Free World Military Assistance and Viet Cong propaganda. a. and b.
1124	1967.24.10	Booklet	''Viet Cong'', booklet.Issued by Viet Cong during Vietnam War; entitled, "GAP GO"; worn; no translation. Illustrated orange paper cover, #206"; 28 pages. Color: BK,WH
1125	1967.24.2	Handbill	Propaganda sheet and translation of some RVN and Free World Military Assistance and Viet Cong propaganda. a. and b.
1126	1967.24.3	Handbill	Propaganda sheet and translation of some RVN and Free World Military Assistance and Viet Cong propaganda. a. and b.
1127	1967.24.4	Handbill	Propaganda sheet and translation of some RVN and Free World Military Assistance and Viet Cong propaganda. a. and b.
1128	1967.24.5	Handbill	Propaganda sheet and translation of some RVN and Free World Military Assistance and Viet Cong propaganda. a. and b.
1129	1967.24.6	Handbill	Propaganda sheet and translation of some RVN and Free World Military Assistance and Viet Cong propaganda. a. and b.
1130	1967.24.7	Newspaper	Viet Cong newspaper; Issued by Viet Cong during Vietnam War; entitled, "thong tin", "CO QUAN THONG TIN TINH BIEN HOA", "NnGAY 4-7-1966" translation not available; double sided. Color: BK,WHBK,WH
1131	1967.24.8	Newspaper	Viet Cong, leaflet Issued by Viet Cong during Vietnam War; entitled, "HAM THUAN", "So: 21, Ngay 29-3-66"; no translation available; double sided.; no translation. Color: BK,WH
1132	1967.24.9	Booklet	''Viet Cong'', booklet. Issued by Viet Cong during Vietnam War; entitled, "CUU NUOC", "NINH THUAN 27 JAN. 1967", worn, no translation.32 pages. Color: BK,WH
1133	1968.10.0002	Sculpture	Benin bronze depicting an enthroned Oba dressed in full ceremonial regalia for the Ugie Erha Oba. Figure sits erect, head tilted back about 40 degree angle. Arms hang away from body, with elbows slightly bent. Hands are flat, with palms facing inward, fingers together, and thumb spread away from other digits approx. 20-30 degrees. Feet, with heels approx. 1/2" apart, are placed flush against the throne, point forward, and hover approx. 1/8" above the ground. The figure's clothing replicates garments worn by the Oba for the religious ceremony venerating ancestral kings, Ugie Erha Oba. This includes a tunic, undertunic, headdress, and various ornaments. The actual headdress, overtunic, and many of the ornaments represented in the statue are made from woven coral beads, the actual undertunic is cloth, and the other ornaments are constructed from a variety of materials. The undertunic is in no way deliberately depicted; its implied shape simply provides the base for the tunic.
1134	1968.10.0009	Figurine, bird	Carved bird out of a light wood with burnt design and on circular, movable base.
1135	1968.10.0016	Mat	Six irregularly-pointed star design, star natural-colored. Color: OR, BK
1136	1968.10.0017	Mat	Dull red and black with natural-colored center. 8 pie-shaped segments to design. Numbered on edge of mat. Color: RD, BK,TN
1137	1968.10.0020	Basket	Two parts. a. Basket, b. Lid. Numbered bottom of basket and lid.
1138	1968.10.0021	Basket	Textile weave basket. It has a black, red, and yellow patterning.
1139	1968.10.0022	Mat	Raffia. Orange, black and natural. Color: OR,BK,TN
1140	1968.10.0023	Mat	Raffia mat. Star design --- 4 black points, 3 natural points. Color: OR, BK, TN
1141	1968.10.0030	Basket	Made in Yonibana area. Numbered bottom of basket and lid. a. Basket, b. Lid.
1142	1968.10.0031	Basket	Made in Yonibana area.
1143	1968.10.0050	Carving	Small soapstone carving, squatting figure, arms bent at elbow, hands at face, hunch-backed, somewhat laterally compressed.
1144	1968.10.0053	Sculpture	Benin bronze: standing figure with scepter, Forward side of crown on figure's left, missing. Left leg not complete from foot to skirt. Made by lost wax method.
1145	1968.10.0054	Mask	Long face, prominent teeth. Back is hollowed out. Hole at the top of head with a loop of straw in it. Big forehead, raised eliptical eyes, part of nose missing, 2 scarification marks on each cheek, open mouth with filed teeth flattened at tips. Horned headdress. A small face with closed eyes carved into forehead of mask (3"x3.5").
1146	1968.10.0067	Carving	Mahogany carved bust, polished with black shoe polish. Color: BK
1147	1968.10.0068	Carving	Mahogany carved bust, polished with black shoe polish. Color: BK
1148	1968.10.0069	Carving	Limba tribe wood carving, bust. The neck is elongated and the hair is carved to look like it is pushed back and braided.
1149	1968.10.0104	Bowl	Calabash bowl.
1150	1968.10.0108	Cup	Made from section of bamboo; used with tubelike straw or as a cup. Twine is attached at the top through two holes.
1151	1968.10.0109	Mortar	Tobacco mortar of light-colored carved wood. One end is hollowed out.
1152	1968.10.0110	Mortar	Heavy dark colored carved wood. One end is hollowed out in order to grind spices.
1153	1968.10.0112	Rattle	Woven basket type with handle.
1154	1968.10.0133	Thumb harp	Musical instrument made from Care food can with umbrella irons.
1155	1968.10.0142A	Bilibenta	Bilibenta. 7 reddish pieces of wood on straw U-frame. Another whitish piece of wood at open end of U. Two whitish curved stick beaters, knobbed at one end. a. .Xylophone marimba. b. and c. Beaters.
1156	1968.10.0152	Box, coin	Tin, with lid, bottom and rim covered with brown leather, center decorated with large reptile scales. White strip woven design on leather lid.
1157	1968.10.0153	Stick, laundry	Long piece of wood that it thin on one half, wide and flattened on the other. Used for beating laundry.
1158	1968.10.0177	Broom	No handle. Bundle of straw. Tied with plant fiber.
1159	1968.10.0178	Broom	Small, (no handle). Bundle of straw. Tied with cord.
1160	1968.10.0179	Broom	No handle. Bundle of straw, tied with string and tree bark fibers.
1161	1968.10.0198	Basket	Plain round basket, natural color, no handles or lid.
1162	1968.10.0201	Basket	Small, plain round basket, natural color, no handles, no lid. Color: TN
1163	1968.10.0265	Ring	Alternating strands of silver and copper colored wire, twisted.
1164	1968.10.0319	Vertebra, python	None
1165	1968.10.0320	Vertebra, python	None
1166	1968.10.0361	Net, fish	Fish net, old and somewhat worn. Oval. Heavy black cord, dark branch. Light-colored cord holding net to branch frame. Color: BK
1167	1968.10.0380	Fan, rice	Large.
1168	1968.10.0495	Basket	Raffia, yellow and red strands intermingled. Color: YL,RD
1169	1968.10.1	Sculpture	Benin bronze depicting a figure holding a sword and wearing a three pronged crown.
1170	1968.10.100	Fan	Decorative; (Black and natural zigzag pattern.) Color: BK, TN
1171	1968.10.101	Fan	Decorative; Black and natural straight line design. Double circular rim below. Color: BK,TN
1172	1968.10.102	Fan	Decorative; Black and natural design of rows of diamond shapes. Color: BK,TN
1173	1968.10.111	Toy	Homemade string and button made out of a dried flower.
1174	1968.10.113	Top	Whole seed with stick protruding out the top and is attached by a cord to a partial seed that is hollow.
1175	1968.10.114	Carving	Modern soapstone carving, bust with hands over nose. Heavy.
1176	1968.10.116	Slingshot	Rope made from plant fibers that is weaved partially into a sling.
1177	1968.10.117	Fiber	Raffia made of plant fibers. The fiber is bundled and held together with a piece of cotton string.
1178	1968.10.118	Rope	Rope made from plant fibers and is tied together.
1179	1968.10.119	Rope	Rope made from plant fibers and is braided and tied together.
1180	1968.10.120	Rope	Rope made from plant fibers and is tied together in a bundle.
1181	1968.10.12	Board, game	Wooden game with 14 compartments and 42 small pink shells. Kabanka.
1182	1968.10.121	String	Rope made from plant fibers and braided. Rope is in a bundle and tied together.
1183	1968.10.122	Bark	Some old tree stick bark used to make white rope.
1184	1968.10.123	Rope	Rope made from plant fibers and tied together.
1185	1968.10.124	Rope	Rope made from plant fibers and braided. Rope it tied together in a bundle.
1186	1968.10.125	Rope	Rope made from plant fibers. The rope is wrapped many times and tied together.
1187	1968.10.126	Rope	Dark-colored rope wrapped and tied.
1188	1968.10.127	Rope	Rope made from plant fibers and braided into a simple braid. The rope is wrapped in itself.
1189	1968.10.128	Basket	Square woven basket.
1190	1968.10.14	Board, school	A Muslim school board with Arabic writing.
1191	1968.10.142B	Bilibenta, Beater	Bilibenta. 7 reddish pieces of wood on straw U-frame. Another whitish piece of wood at open end of U. Two whitish curved stick beaters, knobbed at one end. a. .Xylophone marimba. b. and c. Beaters.
1192	1968.10.142C	Bilibenta, Beater	Bilibenta. 7 reddish pieces of wood on straw U-frame. Another whitish piece of wood at open end of U. Two whitish curved stick beaters, knobbed at one end. a. .Xylophone marimba. b. and c. Beaters.
1193	1968.10.143	Bilibenta	Bilibenta. 7 reddish-brown pieces of wood on straw U-frame. 2 straight wooden beaters, knobbed at one end. a. Marimba. b. and c. Beaters.
1194	1968.10.144	Bilibenta	Bilibenta. 6 pieces of whitish wood on a brown raffia U-shaped frame. 2 brown straight wood beaters. a. Marimba, b. and c. Beaters.
1195	1968.10.145	Pot	Pattern of 4 or 5 short straight cuts around pot starting about 1/2" below lip of pot.
1196	1968.10.146	Comb	Light colored wood, 4 tines, with a triangular base.
1197	1968.10.147	Comb	Dyed black, 5 tines, with an elongated triangular base.
1198	1968.10.148	Purse, change	Purse made of leather. The body of the purse is decorated with horizontal lines and the lid has vertical lines with small flowers in a vertical line. The edges of the purse are lined with a darker leather.
1199	1968.10.149	Wallet	Wallet made out of stiff leather. 2 pockets each side, center one pink. The exterior is decorated with diamonds and circles that mimic flowers.
1200	1968.10.150	Wallet	Folded wallet made from leather. 6 pockets inside plus coin section. Gold design stamped on billfold, and inside also "OR 22 CARATS".

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