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 1901 - 2000 of 7429
Cat. # Name Description
1901 1968.9.9.54.8 Sherd, pottery None
1902 1968.9.9.54.9 Sherd, pottery None
1903 1968.9.9.55.1 Sherd, pottery None
1904 1968.9.9.55.2 Sherd, pottery None
1905 1968.9.9.55.3 Sherd, pottery None
1906 1968.9.9.55.4 Sherd, pottery None
1907 1968.9.9.56 Sherd, pottery None
1908 1968.9.9.57.1 Sherd, pottery Glazed; modern.
1909 1968.9.9.57.2 Sherd, pottery Glazed; modern.
1910 1968.9.9.57.3 Sherd, pottery Glazed; modern.
1911 1968.9.9.57.4 Sherd, pottery Glazed; modern.
1912 1968.9.9.58.1 Remnant, glass None
1913 1968.9.9.58.10 Remnant, glass None
1914 1968.9.9.58.11 Remnant, glass None
1915 1968.9.9.58.12 Remnant, glass None
1916 1968.9.9.58.13 Remnant, glass None
1917 1968.9.9.58.14 Remnant, glass None
1918 1968.9.9.58.15 Remnant, glass None
1919 1968.9.9.58.16 Remnant, glass None
1920 1968.9.9.58.17 Remnant, glass None
1921 1968.9.9.58.18 Remnant, glass None
1922 1968.9.9.58.19 Remnant, glass None
1923 1968.9.9.58.20 Remnant, glass None
1924 1968.9.9.58.2 Remnant, glass None
1925 1968.9.9.58.21 Remnant, glass None
1926 1968.9.9.58.22 Remnant, glass None
1927 1968.9.9.58.23 Remnant, glass None
1928 1968.9.9.58.24 Remnant, glass None
1929 1968.9.9.58.25 Remnant, glass None
1930 1968.9.9.58.26 Remnant, glass None
1931 1968.9.9.58.3 Remnant, glass None
1932 1968.9.9.58.4 Remnant, glass None
1933 1968.9.9.58.5 Remnant, glass None
1934 1968.9.9.58.6 Remnant, glass None
1935 1968.9.9.58.7 Remnant, glass None
1936 1968.9.9.58.8 Remnant, glass None
1937 1968.9.9.58.9 Remnant, glass None
1938 1968.9.9.59.1 Sherd, pottery None
1939 1968.9.9.59.2 Sherd, pottery None
1940 1968.9.9.59.3 Sherd, pottery None
1941 1968.9.9.59.4 Sherd, pottery None
1942 1968.9.9.60.1 Tile Glazed.
1943 1968.9.9.60.2 Tile Glazed tile from Mohammed Maro's tomb near Omar Khayam's tomb. Nishapur
1944 1968.9.9.60.3 Tile Glazed.
1945 1968.9.9.61 Shard, pottery Bowl shard from Robat Sharif Caravansery Color: GR
1946 1968.9.9.62.1 Remnant, glass Color: BL
1947 1968.9.9.62.2 Remnant, glass Color: GR
1948 1968.9.9.63.1 Sherd, pottery None
1949 1968.9.9.63.2 Sherd, pottery None
1950 1968.9.9.63.3 Sherd, pottery None
1951 1968.9.9.63.4 Sherd, pottery None
1952 1968.9.9.63.5 Sherd, pottery None
1953 1968.9.9.64.1 Sherd, pottery None
1954 1968.9.9.64.2 Sherd, pottery None
1955 1968.9.9.66.1 Sherd, pottery Unpainted, incised. May say "1968.98.66.1"
1956 1968.9.9.66.2 Sherd, pottery Unpainted, incised.
1957 1968.9.9.66.3 Sherd, pottery Unpainted, incised.
1958 1968.9.9.66.4 Sherd, pottery Unpainted, incised.
1959 1968.9.9.66.5 Sherd, pottery Unpainted, incised.
1960 1968.9.9.66.6 Sherd, pottery Unpainted, incised.
1961 1968.9.9.67.1 Sherd, pottery None
1962 1968.9.9.67.2 Sherd, pottery None
1963 1968.9.9.67.3 Sherd, pottery From south of Zabol, Iran, by a tepe ( hill). (17499).
1964 1968.9.9.67.4 Sherd, pottery None
1965 1968.9.9.67.5 Sherd, pottery None
1966 1968.9.9.68.1 Sherd, pottery None
1967 1968.9.9.68.10 Sherd, pottery None
1968 1968.9.9.68.11 Sherd, pottery None
1969 1968.9.9.68.12 Sherd, pottery None
1970 1968.9.9.68.13 Sherd, pottery None
1971 1968.9.9.68.14 Sherd, pottery None
1972 1968.9.9.68.15 Sherd, pottery None
1973 1968.9.9.68.2 Sherd, pottery None
1974 1968.9.9.68.3 Sherd, pottery None
1975 1968.9.9.68.4 Sherd, pottery None
1976 1968.9.9.68.5 Sherd, pottery None
1977 1968.9.9.68.6 Sherd, pottery None
1978 1968.9.9.68.7 Sherd, pottery None
1979 1968.9.9.68.8 Sherd, pottery None
1980 1968.9.9.68.9 Sherd, pottery None
1981 1968.9.9.69 Cane Top 1/3 of cane is natural and brown carved design. Color: BR
1982 1968.9.9.70 Vest Wool. Machine embroidered. Color: TN
1983 1968.9.9.7 Tile Head of Avicenna, one of the earliest philosophers. Tile is painted green and head is white. Color: GR,WH
1984 1968.9.9.8 Plate Picture of Shah and wife. Basically round with scalloped edges. Colored picture of Shah and wife in center surrounded by a gold ring and a blue design. Orange and green design near the edges. Plate basically white. Plastic string on back for hanging. "Plasco" written on back. Color: ML
1985 1968.9.9.9 Plate Plastic; (replica of a china one). Illustration of an Iranian poem. Plate is round. The center 6" of diameter is white with a picture of a man, woman, and a tree. Colors are brown, green, pink, blue, yellow, orange and tan. Outside edge is blue with a gold floral design. "Plasco, ORNAMIN 417" on the back. Color: ML
1986 1969.20 Bowl Large. Circular decorative bronze or copper (?) bowl. "Made in Iran (Persia) 1742" printed below. 1969.20 (Bowl) image
1987 1969.21 Caftan Gold-colored machine embroidery around neck, down front, and on sleeves. 1969.21 (Caftan) image
1988 1969.25 Trap, fish Woven.
1989 1969.3.1 Model Ancestral worship, a chair and food for the departed one. One of a series entitled "People at Work".
1990 1969.3.10 Model Old Mandarin ceremonial dress. One of a series entitled " People at Work."
1991 1969.3.11 Model Embroidering. One of a series entitled "People at Work."
1992 1969.3.12 Model Tibetan camel. One of a series entitled "People at Work."
1993 1969.3.13 Model Feeding goose. One of a series entitled "People at Work."
1994 1969.3.14 Model Driving geese. One of a series entitled "People at Work."
1995 1969.3.15 Model Personal jin-li-ch'e. One of a series entitled "People at Work."
1996 1969.3.16 Model Baby learning to walk. One of a series entitled "People at Work."
1997 1969.3.17 Model Keymaker and mender of china. One of a series entitled "People at Work."
1998 1969.3.18 Model Peddling watermelons. One of a series entitled "People at Work."
1999 1969.3.19 Model Farmer on water buffalo. One of a series entitled "People at Work."
2000 1969.3.2 Model Watermelon stand. One of a series entitled " People at Work."
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