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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 1401 - 1500 of 7429

	Cat. #	Name	Description
1401	1968.10.366	Sling	Closely knotted, stiff. With braided rope, made from palm leaf tree string.
1402	1968.10.367	Sling	Loosely constructed slingshot made of raffia.
1403	1968.10.368	Sling	Loosely constructed slingshot with loose knots and is made of raffia.
1404	1968.10.369	Sling	Slingshot made from woven fibers.
1405	1968.10.370	Sling	Loosely tied slingshot made from braided palm leaf rope.
1406	1968.10.37	Textile	White damask tie-dyed with dark blue spots. Color: WH,BL
1407	1968.10.371	Sling	Slingshot made from woven palm tree leaf, worn from use.
1408	1968.10.372	Sling	Slingshot made from woven palm tree fibers and worn from use.
1409	1968.10.373	Line, fishing	Fine, braided rope used for fish line.
1410	1968.10.374	Line, fishing	Finely woven rope made from palm fibers used for fishing line.
1411	1968.10.375	Rope	Finely woven rope made from plant fibers.
1412	1968.10.376	Line, fishing	Finely woven rope used for fishing line.
1413	1968.10.377	Rope	Old, loosely tied rope made from plant fibers.
1414	1968.10.378	Line, fishing	Small fine rope made for fishing line out of plant fibers.
1415	1968.10.379	Rope	Rope made from sticks of tree trunk and braided. The rope is bundled and tied together.
1416	1968.10.38	Textile	White damask dyed by natives, with long blue-green pin stripes, wide brownish blue-green band at each end. Color: WH,BL-GR
1417	1968.10.381	Trap, fish	Long, narrow cane fish trap, 1 year old.
1418	1968.10.382	Trap, fish	Long, narrow; cane. 1 year old.
1419	1968.10.384	Trap, fish	Long, narrow; cane.
1420	1968.10.385	Trap, fish	Long, narrow.
1421	1968.10.386	Trap, fish	Long, narrow.
1422	1968.10.387	Trap, fish	None
1423	1968.10.39	Shirt	"Sierra Leone Police" garet cloth shirt. Bluish-brownish green, batik dyed with above lettered design in circular pattern. Color: GR
1424	1968.10.391A	Spearhead	Metal spear tip from Sierra Leone. No longer made. Used formerly to kill deer in traps, etc. Replaced by homemade guns.
1425	1968.10.393	Net, fish	End; for big ocean net.
1426	1968.10.394	Net, fish	End; for big ocean net.
1427	1968.10.395	Net, fish	End; for big ocean net.
1428	1968.10.396	Net, fish	End; for big ocean net.
1429	1968.10.397	Knife, harvest	None
1430	1968.10.398	Knife	Broad end.
1431	1968.10.399	Wedge	None
1432	1968.10.400	Machete	Wooden handle.
1433	1968.10.4	Carving	Nomali carving (soapstone?) from southern part of Sierra Leone. Laterally compressed seated figure with very prominent face and facial features.
1434	1968.10.40	Robe	Large, lavishly machine-embroidered with beige thread around neck and pocket.
1435	1968.10.401	Knife	Carved design on handle.
1436	1968.10.402	Blade, knife	Small, without handle.
1437	1968.10.403	Knife, harvest	Old; for harvesting; rough wood handle.
1438	1968.10.404	Ax	Handle split near end.
1439	1968.10.405	Blade, knife	Different.
1440	1968.10.406	Blade, knife	Old, bent.
1441	1968.10.407	Head, hoe	Iron burnt into wood.
1442	1968.10.408	Knife	Numbered on top of wood handle near juncture with blade.
1443	1968.10.409	Knife, harvest	None
1444	1968.10.410	Dagger	Carved wood on handle.
1445	1968.10.41	Robe	Very large and heavy medium-blue country cloth; with dark blue woven stripes. Color: BL
1446	1968.10.411	Dagger	Long narrow point, silver-colored metal handle. Numbered on end of handle.
1447	1968.10.412	Hoe	Made from old 1912 narrow-gauge railroad rail iron head burned into wooden handle. Curved head. Large black "3" written on lower side. Large black "1" written on upper part of handle near where end of hoe head emerges. Numbered on end of handle.
1448	1968.10.413	Iron, burning	Spear-like; Metal top covers end of wood handle. Handle is correct length.
1449	1968.10.414	Sword	Burnt wood design.
1450	1968.10.415	Sword	Has burnt wood handle.
1451	1968.10.416	Bag	Mammal skin bag. Soft golden brown fur similar in texture to mouton lamb.
1452	1968.10.42	Slipper	Multi-colored, wool-embroidered on background fabric. Ready to be cut and finished as slippers. Color: ML
1453	1968.10.43	Textile	Strip of country cloth. Natural color with 1 brown and 2 black stripes. Color: TN,BK,BR
1454	1968.10.44	Textile	Strip of country cloth. Natural color with 1 brown and 2 black stripes. Color: TN,BK,BR
1455	1968.10.45	Shirt	Hand tie-dyed. Yellow machine-stitched embroidery around neck and on pocket. 2 pearl buttons. Color: BL, OR, WH
1456	1968.10.46	Textile	Fine-woven, Alternate strips of beige with center white stripe and medium blue with dark blue, pin-striped. Would have been 72" long unhemmed. Color: TN,WH,BL
1457	1968.10.47	Robe	Blue, natural, and white striped. Hand woven. Open all down front. Button and loop inside top of front. 2 slash pockets. Color: BL, TN, WH
1458	1968.10.48	Textile	Coarse-woven. Natural color with brown and black stripes. Color: TN,BR,BK
1459	1968.10.483	Textile	Fragment of country cloth. Natural color with 1 brown and 2 black stripes. Color: TN, BR, BK
1460	1968.10.484	Textile	Fragment of country cloth. Natural color with 1 brown and 2 black stripes. Color: TN,BR, BK
1461	1968.10.489	Pod, seed	End section of dark seed pod. cross-section star-shaped with 4 arms. 2 1/4' across 1 pair. 1 1/2" across another pair. Juju is made by grinding it into a grease and putting it on body for fever.
1462	1968.10.490	Pod, seed	End section of a dark seed pod. Cross-section star-shaped with 4 arms, 1 3/4" across one pair, 1 1/4" across other pair. Color: BR
1463	1968.10.491	Pod, seed	End section of a dark seed pod. Cross-section star-shaped with 4 arms, 1 3/4" across one pair, 1 1/4" across other pair. Color: BR
1464	1968.10.492	Pod, seed	End section of a dark seed pod. Cross-section star-shaped with 4 arms, 1 3/4" across one pair, 1 1/4" across other pair. Color: BR
1465	1968.10.496	Necklace	Pendant and chain; handmade.
1466	1968.10.499	Ring	Handcrafted metal ring with plain diamond-shaped center that has 3 silver dots on each side.
1467	1968.10.501	Ring	Metal ring with 2 large flat spirals above 5 thin concentric bands, 2 below center band. There are many small silver dots lining the sides of the center band and in the center of each spiral.
1468	1968.10.502	Tube	Aluminum(?), flask-shaped (Erlenmeyer flask).
1469	1968.10.503	Earring	Pair of twisted bronze earrings, each twist is crimped around the rim.
1470	1968.10.511	Fan	Rice fan with natural color with 3 strand black cross throught center from side to side. Color: TN, BK
1471	1968.10.512	Fan, rice	Natural color with black and natural (3 strands black alternating with 2 strands natural) cross through center from side to side. Color: TN, BK
1472	1968.10.513	Fan	Rice fan
1473	1968.10.514	Fan	Rice fan
1474	1968.10.515	Fan	Rice fan
1475	1968.10.516	Comb	Six-tine, wood, light brown stain, simple red and green design on front, hole in handle. Color: BR, RD, GR
1476	1968.10.52	Carving	Five inches high, hip to top of head. Hands folded down in front. Prominent facial features, very prominent lips.
1477	1968.10.522	Bowl	The bottom isn't perfectly flat so the bowl doesn't sit level.
1478	1968.10.55	Mask	Black mask, broad face. There are two horizontal etchings on either cheek. At the natural hairline is a carving of a headpiece with a checkered design. There are carved out eye holes, with the illusion that the eyes are half closed.
1479	1968.10.56	Pot	Small.
1480	1968.10.57	Pot	Clay.
1481	1968.10.58	Comb	Four-tined, carved wooden combs with one tine that is smaller than the others.
1482	1968.10.59	Bracelet	Wire bracelet made from twisting copper and aluminum together. Aluminum caps are attached to the ends.
1483	1968.10.60	Bracelet	Wire bracelet made from twisting copper and aluminum together. Aluminum caps are attached to the ends.
1484	1968.10.61	Bracelet	Wire bracelet made from twisting copper and aluminum together. Aluminum caps are attached to the ends.
1485	1968.10.62	Bracelet	Wire bracelet made from twisting copper and aluminum together. Aluminum caps are attached to the ends.
1486	1968.10.63	Bracelet	Wire bracelet made from twisting copper and aluminum together. Aluminum caps are attached to the ends.
1487	1968.10.64	Bracelet	Wire bracelet made from twisting copper and aluminum together. Aluminum caps are attached to the ends.
1488	1968.10.70	Pot	Copper pot and lid with immense copper rot. A. Pot with diagonal grid with raised snakes on sides, and three thin legs. B. Lid has raised figures of reptiles and possibly a bird.
1489	1968.10.71	Gold Weight	Carved brass metal bar.
1490	1968.10.72	Gold Weight	Type of old money. Carved brass metal bar.
1491	1968.10.74	Gold Weight	Rectangular; carved. Le 0.20
1492	1968.10.75	Gold Weight	Rectangular; carved. Le 0.20
1493	1968.10.76	Carving	Small elephant, trunk down, carved out of ivory.
1494	1968.10.77	Figurine, animal	Small elephant, trunk upraised made out of ivory.
1495	1968.10.78	Figurine, animal	Small lion carved out of ivory.
1496	1968.10.79	Figurine, animal	Small donkey carved out of ivory.
1497	1968.10.80	Figurine, animal	Small camel carved out of ivory.
1498	1968.10.81	Carving	Ivory carving with pin attached to the back. Profile view of bust wearing turban, facing right.
1499	1968.10.82	Carving	Ivory carving with pin attached to the back. Profile view of bust wearing turban, facing left.
1500	1968.10.83	Carving	Of bust, facing left.

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