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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.

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	Cat. #	Name	Description
2101	1970.78.11.3B	Stick, Firemaking	Stick used to make fires. Partner to 1970.78.11.0003A. This used to be one whole stick but it was cut in half to make fires. The end of this stick has been rounded so that it can create friction for fire.
2102	1970.78.11.4	Blanket	Baby wrapper. Handwoven with a carved bone dangling fringe. Dirty gray-brown with gray horizontal stripes. Bone fringe varies in length from 2" to 4". Color: GY-BR
2103	1970.78.11.5	Tunic	Small boy's; handwoven. Dirty gray-brown with gray vertical stripes. Color: GY-BR
2104	1970.78.11.6	Belt	Small seeds; for a boy. Many short strings of 2-6 black seeds with a brown "bell-like" seed at the end, sewn onto a wide woven band.
2105	1970.78.11.7	Pipe, medicine	Carved bone. In shape of 90 degree angle with each ray being 4" long. White cotton thread holds two pieces of bone together, covered with black gum. Non-numbered edge has carved design ring around the top. This was used to treat headaches and sinus issues with naturally found essences around the rainforest.
2106	1970.78.11.8	Necklace	Multiple stranded, black seeds from the headwaters of the Amazon. 14 strands. Color: BK
2107	1970.78.11.9	Necklace	Multiple stranded black seeds; from the headwaters of the Amazon. About 9 strands. Men and women among the Machiguenga both wear necklaces for everyday wear.
2108	1970.78.12.1.1	Necklace	The single strand necklace has alternating colors of black and white on the left string of the necklace. On the top of the right string there are vertebrae that leads into black and white colors which has an occasional tan coloring. After the black and white coloring there is a pattern of tan and black. Where the necklaces is tied there is a small section of braided chambira on one side. Made from the vertebrae of the stingray, shells, seeds, and the finger bones of monkeys and thinly sliced thorns. Black and white "beads" and vertebrae necklace [sic]. The necklace was made for everyday wear and worn by both men and women.
2109	1970.78.12.1.2	Necklace	Made from bone (possibly stingray vertebrae) and pebbles from rocky beaches strung upon a handwoven natural fiber string. Double stranded, the outer strand has a pattern of black pebble to bone for 30 "beads" right at the start of the tie. These necklaces were used for everyday wear by both men and women.
2110	1970.78.12.1.3	Necklace	Necklace made from the vertebra (possibly stingray), shells, seeds, the finger bones of monkeys, and thinly sliced thorns. The necklace is double stranded and alternates between the black of the seeds or thorns and the tan of the bones.
2111	1970.78.13.1	Bag	Handwoven. Natural in color with blue vertical stripes and blackish-brown painted design. Handle is blue and white band. There are geometric designs that are very similar to those found in the Shipibo-Conibo culture and art.
2112	1970.78.14.0004	Saucer	Bird's head handle. Copy of Inca pottery. Orangish-brown in color with black and brown design of triangles, vertical and horizontal lines and llamas. Color: OR,BK,BR
2113	1970.78.14.1	Cloth	Has three bands of stripes in rainbow of colors -- reds, greens, oranges and blues. Color: RD,GR,BL,OR
2114	1970.78.14.2	Flute	This is a Quena flute and is native to the Andean region in Peru. It is traditionally crafted from Totora, a kind of giant bulrush sedge. It produces a much darker timbre than the metal western flute and tends to be shorter. These flutes are still used today, gaining popularity in the 60s and 70s among many contemporary musicians; this trend lasted until the 90s though it is still heavily used among native musicians. Though this Quena is made from Totora, in some Peruvian communities you can find them made from leg bones of Condors. The Quena has six finger holes on the top and one thumb hole on the bottom. Both ends are open, though carved differently to produce the music.
2115	1970.78.14.3	Bowl	This bowl was fashioned from a gourd and designed by using native Peruvian etching styles and practices. The design that is depicted was created by using a buril to engrave or draw the scene upon the gourd. Occasionally the artists will draw out their design in pencil before using the buril to permanently impress the scene. Once the design or scene has been fully engraved, the gourd is burnt to make the artwork stand out against the lighter colour of the gourd. It is more common to find bowls that have been carved from gourds than bowls that are made from ceramics among natives in the Andes and this practice dates back about 6,000 years in Peruvian history. The bowl depicts a scene of a Peruvian mountainside. There are images of oxen and men plowing fields and a bus driving down a road that winds from the top to the bottom of the bowl. There are alpaca in the proper left bottom corner and houses above them. On the proper right there is an Andean woman leading an alpaca through the hills. These scenes together show the many facets of Peruvian live and detail the importance of farming and alpacas to their culture.
2116	1970.78.15.0003	Bowl	Small, brown with white geometric painted design both inside and out. Color: BR,WH
2117	1970.78.15.1	Masato Vessel	A vessel depicting a standing chief in a contemporary style
2118	1970.78.15.10	Belt	Heavy multiple strands of small white beads. The number of strands indicates the wealth of the owner. Used over folded skirts to hold the skirt up on both men and women in the Shipibo-Conibo culture.
2119	1970.78.15.11	Necklace	This necklace is double-stranded and made up of beads and seeds. The strands have a repeating pattern of one gray seed, one brown seed, one gray seed, one red bead, two white beads, two red beads, two white beads, and ends with one red bead. the strands are connected by a single gray seed that is connected in the middle of the two red beads in the pattern. The strands come to an end in an intricate woven detail with beads, seeds, teeth, shells, and bone.
2120	1970.78.15.12	Stick, design	Carved geometric design stick. Used by the Shipibo-Conibo for painting their faces. When rolled in paint and across the face (specifically going from ear to ear across the nose) it will impart a geometrical design framed by two solid lines. It is quite common to find geometric designs among the Shipibo-Conibo because in the past the symbols had meaning that held their beliefs and values. The ability to interpret and translate that meaning has since been lost, but the designs are still present.
2121	1970.78.15.13	Comb	This comb is made from a soft, light wood. They are carved to be relatively the same length on the bottom and the top has been cut into a "U" shape. There is a green and red geometrical pattern woven across the middle of the comb. Geometrical designs are common among Shipibo-Conibo culture because it holds value and meaning that represents their beliefs. The ability to translate the meaning has since been lost, but it is still commonly seen in their art.
2122	1970.78.15.14	Necklace	Chief's; beaded bib with a metal disc fringe. Bead work is mostly white with black, red, yellow, green, brown and blue. Color: WH,ML
2123	1970.78.15.15a	Crown	This was a type of crown that was made for Shipibo-Conibo chief. These are no longer made or worn. The crown is crafted from bark and a weaving. The bark is soaked in water to give it flexibility and then shaped to the wearer's head. It is hand sewn to form a circle. There is a weaving that covers the outside of the crown. It is an intricate pattern of red, blue, white, black, green, and yellow cotton yarn. Geometrical designs are common among Shipibo-Conibo culture because it holds value and meaning that represents their beliefs. The ability to translate the meaning has since been lost, but it is still commonly seen in their art.
2124	1970.78.15.15b	Crown Feathers	This bunch of feathers is paired with a chieftan's crown of the Shipibo-Conibo people (1970.78.15.0015A). The bundle is made of white heron and macaw wing feathers. The macaw feathers are inserted through a hole in a small piece of wood that has been hollowed out. The white heron wing feathers are placed around the piece of wood and tied to the base using green string. This type of crown is no longer made or worn among the Shipibo-Conibo.
2125	1970.78.15.16	Paddle	Wooden carved canoe paddle from Peru
2126	1970.78.15.17	Bow	Bow streaked brown and black with black predominant. Bow string is natural colored cord. Color: BK,BR
2127	1970.78.15.18	Spindle	This spindle is from the Shipibo-Conibo culture in Peru. The weaving in the culture is done by women and is a large part of their culture. In the past the geometrical designs that are commonly seen in Shipibo-Conibo art were part of a codified system that expressed the beliefs and values of the culture. Since contact, the ability to translate these motifs has been lost even among the people; however, the designs and symbols are still present in the artwork. This spindle has a wooden core that is decorated by carved simple lines and widens at the top and narrows to a point at the bottom. The core passes through a stone that widens and narrows at the center and has white, cotton thread wrapped around two-thirds of the core.
2128	1970.78.15.19A	Loom Shuttle	This is used in weaving to move the fabric in and out. It is a long, wooden tool that is carved in the shape of a knife with "^" carved towards the tip.
2129	1970.78.15.19B	Loom	Piece of reed which goes between toes.
2130	1970.78.15.19C	Loom	Piece of reed which is at the waist.
2131	1970.78.15.19D	Loom Spindle	This is the part of the loom that is used to incorporate the thread into a weaving. The thread is red completing the continuous red patterns. It is quite common to find geometric designs among the Shipibo-Conibo because in the past the symbols had meaning that held their beliefs and values. The ability to interpret and translate that meaning has since been lost, but the designs are still present.
2132	1970.78.15.20	Ribbon	Piece of handwoven ribbon that is green and black around the edges followed by a yellow and green checkered design with the inner stripe being white with a repeating black pattern. The proper right edge has five strands that are twisted and tied at their ends so the ribbon can be fastened. The proper left end is sewn shut. This kind of ribbon is used to make ankle and armbands.
2133	1970.78.15.2	Pot	Wide-mouthed, thin-walled; painted white with black and red designs all over the outside including the bottom. Glazed reddish-brown on inside. Color: WH,BK,RD.
2134	1970.78.15.21	Necklace	This necklace is made of beads and seeds. It has a pattern of two white beads, two black beads, two yellow beads, one seed, two yellow beads, two black beads, two white beads, and a seed. This pattern is repeated over the entire band until it comes to an end with two seeds that are tied to the pendant that is one larger seed pod. The pendant has two strands hanging from the bottom that have a pattern of three white beads, two black beads, two yellow beads, and ending in one black and red seed. There is also a beaded strand on either side of the pod. These have a pattern of three white beads, two black beads, two yellow beads, one black seed, one white bead, and ending in one black seed.
2135	1970.78.15.22	Necklace	This necklace is made of seeds and beads. There is an alternating pattern of one seed, one blue bead, two white beads, and completed with one blue bead. There is a pendant made from a nut shell with beads on each side. The top beads are black with a yellow bead in the middle. The bottom bead is green and the rest of the sides have two white beads sticking off the shell.
2136	1970.78.15.23	Necklace	This necklaces has seeds, beads, and bone used in decoration. The pattern that makes up the necklace is a seed, two white beads, eight blue beads, two white beads, and ends in another seed. The Strand ends with the blue beads fastened into the piranha jawbone. Hanging from the jawbone are three strands. The outer strands have six red beads, two yellow beads, and two gray seeds. The proper left strand has a single yellow bead beneath the seeds. The middle strand has two black beads, three yellow beads, two black beads, two white beads, one brown seed, and ends in two white seeds.
2137	1970.78.15.24	Bracelet	This bracelet is made with fiber ties and colourful beads that form a geometric diamond pattern. The Shipibo-Conibo have geometric designs on much of their pottery and art. These geometric patterns and symbols were part of a codified system that represents different aspects of their beliefs; however, though it is still used for decorating the ability to translate this language has been lost over time and outside interference with the culture. Women create the art among the Shipibo-Conibo.
2138	1970.78.15.25	Basket	Storage basket with lid.
2139	1970.78.15.4	Textile	White with black, red, and white geometric painted design. Color: WH,BK,RD
2140	1970.78.15.5	Skirt	Brown with black geometric painted design. Color: BR,BK
2141	1970.78.15.6	Skirt	Natural colored, handwoven; with black painted design and touches of red, green, pink yellow and blue embroidery. Color: BK,ML
2142	1970.78.15.7	Skirt	Handwoven; child's. Mostly natural in color with some yellow and orange woven into it and black painted black design. Color: TN,YL,OR
2143	1970.78.15.8	Skirt	Black with red, yellow and green geometric embroidery work. Color: BK,RD,YL,GR
2144	1970.78.15.9	Blouse	Typical, with short front designed for nursing convenience. Red with black lace around yoke and blue/white polka dot material around bottom of back. One button in back. Color: RD,BK,BL
2145	1970.78.16.1	Necklace	Brown seed necklace with seven pendants of birds carved from nut shells. The string is made from Chambira, a natural palm fiber found in the Amazon Rainforest near the Ticuna.
2146	1970.78.16.2	Necklace	Mottled gray and white seeds form the band of the necklace with 7 pendants of birds carved from nut shells. The string of the necklace is made from Chambira, a natural palm fiber found in the Amazon Rainforest near the Ticuna.
2147	1970.78.17.1.1	Skirt	Color: TN
2148	1970.78.17.1.2	Skirt	Fiber.
2149	1970.78.17.1.8	Palm fibers	Bundle. Color: TN
2150	1970.78.17.2.1	Earring	This earring is made from wood, seeds, and fiber. There is a long piece of fiber that the earring is looped through to wear. It is attached with two small brown seeds to a circular piece of wood wityh a depiction of an arrow and an animal in the center of it that has a small, triangular piece dangling from it with a face painted on it. There are seeds and beetle wings decorating the string that binds the two together.
2151	1970.78.17.2.2	Earring	This earring is made from wood, seeds, and fiber. There is a long piece of fiber that the earring is looped through to wear. It is attached with two small brown seeds to a circular piece of wood with a that has been lost that has a small, triangular piece dangling from it with what could be a man running depicted on it. There are seeds and beetle wings decorating the string that binds the two together.
2152	1970.78.17.3	Panpipe	Twelve pipes ranging from 7" long to 2 1/2" long and from 7/16" wide to 5/16" wide, bound to two crosspieces with thin, brown string. Music is a large part of the Ticunan culture and men make the musical instruments.
2153	1970.78.17.4	Bag	Handwoven dyed fiber with three green and maroon horizontal bands. This is made from palm fibers native to the Amazon Rainforest, probably Chambira, by women in the Ticuan culture. This was used to collect things in the field and worn with the strap around the head and the bag hanging down the back.
2154	1970.78.2.0001	Basket	Double woven. Color: TN Men among the Awajún are in charge of basketry.
2155	1970.78.2.0002	Basket	Double woven.
2156	1970.78.2.3	Skirt	Handwoven vertical design; worn by a chief. Two pieces sewn together. Color: BR,BK Men are in charge of the textile crafting.
2157	1970.78.2.4	Vest	Million seeded vest for chief. 74 loops of small brown seeds 25" long on fine thread woven into 2 strings. Strands are linked at two points by white cord that is braided around strands to keep them together but separated to form a band. The vest is worn as a status symbol by a chief of the Awajún people.
2158	1970.78.2.5	Vest	Seeds alternate white/red and black/white, etc. Toucan feathers are white with some black and red and black with yellow and red. Worn by a chief.
2159	1970.78.2.6A	Earring	These are earrings made from iridescent beetle wings and toucan feathers. Previously among the Awajún both men and women wore earrings. The men wore earrings made of beetle wings and toucan feathers, like these ones, and women wore earrings made entirely of toucan feathers. Both sexes have a small loop in their earlobes permanently on which they can hang different earrings. The toucan feathers are glued together by a native resin and this is an everyday ornamentation. For special occasions the earrings are made from two types of beetles and called "akite-tóika" after the beetles the wings are from. On these special occasions, the earrings are fastened with perforated bone and strung with glass pearls instead of simply attached to the small loop in the earlobe. They have three bundles of toucan feathers at the top and each strand of wings are taken from the Shining leaf chafer beetle and have a bundle of toucan feathers at the bottom.
2160	1970.78.2.6B	Earring	These are earrings made from iridescent beetle wings and toucan feathers. Previously among the Awajún both men and women wore earrings. The men wore earrings made of beetle wings and toucan feathers, like these ones, and women wore earrings made entirely of toucan feathers. Both sexes have a small loop in their earlobes permanently on which they can hang different earrings. The toucan feathers are glued together by a native resin and this is an everyday ornamentation. For special occasions the earrings are made from two types of beetles and called "akite-tóika" after the beetles the wings are from. On these special occasions, the earrings are fastened with perforated bone and strung with glass pearls instead of simply attached to the small loop in the earlobe. They have three bundles of toucan feathers at the top and each strand of wings are taken from the Shining leaf chafer beetle and have a bundle of toucan feathers at the bottom.
2161	1970.78.2.7	Headdress	Headdress worn by men in the Awajún culture. Made from macaw feathers and tied onto a piece of chambira, a woven palm fiber natural to the Amazon Rainforest. There are many different feathers varying in colours including black, yellow, red, blue, and green. Feathers are woven into the chambira backing and the headdress is worn on the forehead and tied in the back.
2162	1970.78.3.1	Blowgun	Has sight and bone blow tip. Wrapped with an unknown material that is flaking off badly. Color: BK
2163	1970.78.3.2	Quiver	With gourd container. Blow darts are very narrow and carved from light woods. They are not sharpened to a point until the hunter is ready to shoot. When he draws a blow dart he carves the tip with a piranha jaw tool and dips it in poison to paralyze his prey. He then loads the dart and blows it through the blowgun with a quick, sharp, full breath. The hunter might go through as many as 30 blow darts before he catches his prey. This quiver is worn around the neck by the cloth strap for ease of access. The quiver is made of a light wood, possibly from the native Big Leaf Mahogany tree. The blow darts are dried out and resemble reeds. The quiver shows native repair with the use of gum made from natural elements found in the area. The poison container is made from a gourd with two holes drilled through the bottom so that it can be looped on to the quiver. There is a hole in the top where the stem was and this is where the hunter would dip his arrow. There are seven nails hammered into the circumference on the bottom of the quiver and nine pieces of thin wood are wrapped around it and tied to the stick that is holding the gourd in place.
2164	1970.78.4.1	Cradle	Cradleboard, wood and banana leaves. Wood fiber woven handle that goes over forehead. Color: TN
2165	1970.78.5.0001	Basket	Small, stovepipe type. Ribs of basket extend above rim and are tied together to form handle. Color: TN
2166	1970.78.5.2	Hammock	Large, handwoven chambira. Natural in color except for 6 burgundy stripes. Color: TN,PR
2167	1970.78.5.3	Cup	Medium sized drinking gourd. Tape residue on one side. Women are in charge of pottery and cooking and likely made this drinking gourd. Round gourd with a drinking hole in the top. Scratches and evidence of use among the culture. Rougher on the inside than the outside, carved out.
2168	1970.78.5.4	Fan	This fire-fan was used to keep coals burning. Made from black toucan wing and red, yellow, and white toucan body feathers. The feathers are attached to a smooth wooden handle by tying them together loosely, allowing for the feathers to flop creating a breeze to feed the coals. The white body feathers are attached by their hide and tied together in the back with white cotton string that is stained tan with age.
2169	1970.78.5.6	Horns, beetle	22 beetle horns with eyes tied together (not native) using standard white sewing thread. These horns come from a rhinoceros beetle and were used in stringing necklaces.
2170	1970.78.5.7	Cup	Small drinking gourd. Hole in the top small scratches from natural use. Inside is lighter and rougher than the outside. Women in the Tapweyokwaka culture are in charge of crafting pottery and cooking, this gourd was most likely made by a woman but used by the entire culture.
2171	1970.78.6.1	Bag	Handwoven. Natural in color with bands of black stripes. One piece of cloth folded to form bag and sides sewn together. Asháninka people survive by gathering fruits and vegetables from the forest as well as hunting. They would weave bags to carry home the food in woven bags like these.
2172	1970.78.6.2	Comb	Small wooden comb wrapped with burgundy colored weaving. Has string extending from center. Because Asháninkan women wear their hair long, this comb was used to keep it neat.
2173	1970.78.7.1	Skirt	Handwoven; men's. Natural in color with the stripes which are black, blue, burgundy. Men wear this on the occasion of a special visit paired with a brightly coloured shirt.
2174	1970.78.7.2	Crown	Alternating bands of black and white toucan feathers, touched with yellow and red, attached to a woven wood ring. White feathers are tipped in red and alternate with black feathers. The Apu ("chief") will wear this crown often accompanied with face paint. On rare visits from relatives, the man in the home wearing the crown will be the first to speak in the welcome ceremony. Known as "xarpamashi" in the native language.
2175	1970.78.7.3	Headband	These types of headbands are worn by men underneath their crown of feathers and has human hair and toucan and spatuletail hummingbird feathers dangling from the end. Some of the feathers are from the toucan's body, but most still have the skin attached to them. The feathers and hair are attached to strings of woven cotton that are then further woven into a band. The band is striped with pink and red.
2176	1970.78.7.4	Tie, ponytail	For a man; many bobs of toucan feathers and 14 strands of hair from his wives. Red/white/blue and purple striped. Has 8 strands red, white, and blue beads attached to center of band and seeds at end of each string of beads.
2177	1970.78.8.0001	Pot	Small cooking pot with lid. Pot has three bands of incised dots around the neck. Lid has been glazed on top and has a loop handle on top. Rim is scalloped. a. pot b. lid. Color: TN,BK
2178	1970.78.9.1A	Pipe Bowl	Wood, cone-shaped, pipe bowl with a knob at the bottom. Handcarved and shows evidence of cultural use. There is a small hole carved into the proper backside of the bowl in which the stem will sit. In the bowl are remains of the substance that was smoked in the culture. The pipe bowl has a large rim with a small but deep bowl hollowed out of it.
2179	1970.78.9.1B	Pipe Stem	Makisapa (a species of monkey found in the Amazonian Rainforest) bone stem that belongs to a pipe. The stem is very skinny and short, showing evidence of cultural use. The bone was crudely cut at both ends and is hollow to allow air and smoke to pass through.
2180	1970.9.10	Sling	Center sling almost exclusively natural with a little brown in center. Color: TN,BR
2181	1970.9.100	Boat	Child's balsa made of XXX reed. Reed sail and mast lying in balsa, not upright. Color: TN
2182	1970.9.1	Sling	Black tassel 22" at one end, natural color tassel 22" at other end. Black cord 33" long attaches tassel and natural 35" long to covered handle 15" long x 1 1/4" wide. Color: TN,BK
2183	1970.9.11	Rope	Braided. Color: BK,TN
2184	1970.9.12	Rope	Braided.
2185	1970.9.13	Rope	Braided rope.
2186	1970.9.14	Rope	Braided. Loop tied at one end. Color: BK,TN
2187	1970.9.15	Necklace	Braided with a long tassel.
2188	1970.9.16	Cotton	Raw cotton with string wrapped around much of it; string wrapped around 17" in center.
2189	1970.9.17	Rope	Fine, twisted.
2190	1970.9.18	Tassel	Fifteen strands.
2191	1970.9.19	Poncho	Neck portion of a child's poncho, light brown with dark red embroidery.
2192	1970.9.20	Broom, whisk	Tightly woven handle of braided strands that come to a fringe of multiple braided strands that are all cut to be equal lengths.
2193	1970.9.2	Sling	Sling with one black tassel 34 1/2" long and one natural 36 1/2" long. Cord 36" long attaches natural tassel to handle. Cord 31" long attaches black tassel to handle 16" long. Color: BK,TN
2194	1970.9.21	Poncho	Child's. Woven striped patterns in green and red on outside and 5" apart; narrow yellow stripes between, 0.6" apart, red and green stripes 5 1/4" apart. The poncho is sewn together with a few stitches at the collar.
2195	1970.9.22	Blanket	Sewed together in center of length. 7" red border on each side, full length with 2 narrow yellow and 2 narrow blue stripes through the outer edges of the red; center of blanket is brown, yellow edge to total blanket. There appears to be a very vague, faded design painted on the red. Color: BR,RD,BL,YL
2196	1970.9.23	Tape, fabric	Red, woven; with yellow woven pattern in it, stylized animal designs.
2197	1970.9.24	Belt	Red woven, with yellow, brown and black, and white woven pattern of stylized animals.
2198	1970.9.25	Belt	Woven; brown with woven geometrical pattern in 2 browns, red, yellow, and natural.
2199	1970.9.26	Cloth fragment	Torn, natural color with blue geometric design, part just plain. Pattern in reverse color on reverse side. Blue and natural woven border with rows on one side. Stained from body oils.
2200	1970.9.27	Cloth fragment	Natural color with blue design in reverse color on reverse side. Irregularly shaped.

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