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 301 - 400 of 7430
Cat. # Name Description
301 1970.41.3.0083 Point, projectile None
302 1972.81.1.4.0053 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
303 1972.81.1.5.0023 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
304 1968.10.493.0084 Chip, stone None
305 1979.10.9.0066 Bead Quasi-rectangular, pierced. Color: WH
306 1970.41.3.0019 Point, projectile None
307 1972.81.1.2.0011 Sherd, pottery Gray with black design. Color: GY,BK
308 1979.10.9.0004 Bead Blade shpaed, tapers from larger end to a point; hole drilled in larger end. Color: BR,BK
309 1975.0017 Mola Horizontal. "Siamese" chickens joined at tails and facing right and left. One small chick attached to and above tail area of both and facing viewer's left. Two smaller chicks above, three below. Top cloth layer black. Multi-colored with much red, yellow and orange and also greens, blues and violets. Philipine mahogany frame 1/2" wide around mola and 5/8" deep. This mounted on framed red burlap. Double outer frame screwed together through extra burlap edge. Color: ML
310 1972.81.1.4.0085 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
311 1968.10.493.0020 Chip, stone None
312 1968.10.493.0116 Chip, stone None
313 1970.41.4.0001 Point, projectile None
314 1970.41.3.0052 Point, projectile None
315 1972.81.1.4.0022 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
316 1979.10.9.0037 Bead Color: GY
317 1973.80.3.27.0011 Postcard Breast plate in sheet gold from the Diguis region. Color: BK,GD
318 1970.78.15.0029 Point, projectile Spear 60" long with removable point 7" long, top 4 1/4" double headed barbed metal point, attaches to shaft by a cord 82" long. Two dark brown feathers 5" long attached to rear end. Color: TN,BR
319 1968.10.493.0053 Chip, stone None
320 1972.81.1.1.0033 Sherd, pottery Gray with black design. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
321 1995.37.0003 Arrow Four pronged-head made of wood, carved with serrated edges, lashed together & inserted into hollow ends of bamboo shaft.. Staff of arrow is made of bamboo and measures 51" in length. End of shaft is lashed with 1/8" wide fiber ( now loose). a finer fiber is also lashed to shaft below this. Color: BR,TN
322 1970.41.3.0084 Point, projectile None
323 1972.81.1.4.0054 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
324 1995.38.0001 Sculpture Tall, narrow; carved from one piece of wood. 11 small children grasping an adult. All have similar body features. Adult is largest figure. Children are wearing a garment wrap around the lower half of their bodies. 1995.38.0001 (Sculpture) image
325 1968.10.0500 Ring Handcrafted ring with three horizontal rows of tiny silver dots separated by 2 narrow silver lines. The outer edge of the design is made to look braided. 1968.10.0500 (Ring) image
326 1972.81.1.5.0024 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
327 1968.10.493.0085 Chip, stone None
328 1979.10.9.0067 Bead Quasi-rectangular, pierced. Color: WH
329 00.70.0029 Bow Bow, semi- recurved.
330 1970.41.3.0020 Point, projectile None
331 1972.81.1.2.0012 Sherd, pottery Gray with black swirly design. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
332 1979.10.9.0005 Bead Gear shaped, hole drilled in center; four gear-like cogs. Color: BR,BK
333 1975.0033 Print, photographic Mounted on black with a brown cardboard frame.a. Photo, color, bust of Queen Nefertiti; b. Pamphlet on the Egyptian Museum, Berlin, Germany Describes the collection in each of the rooms. On the back of the pamphlet is a chronological table of Egyptian history..
334 1968.10.0049 Ngoni String instrument, 6-strings. 29 3/4" overall length: 16" head, 26" shaft extending for 12" under parchment of head Head consists of wood bowl 2 3/4" wide, 3 1/4" deep, 16" long, covered with parchment extending 1" -1 3/4" over sides and tacked to wood. 6 green gut strings extend from leather thong attachment on shaft to wood with carved string-slits in hole of head. (Numbered shaft near head.) 1968.10.0049 (Ngoni) image
335 1972.81.1.4.0086 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
336 1968.10.493.0021 Chip, stone None
337 1968.10.493.0117 Chip, stone None
338 1970.41.4.0002 Point, projectile None
339 1970.41.3.0053 Point, projectile None
340 1972.81.1.4.0023 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
341 1979.10.9.0038 Bead Ring-shaped; hole in center. Color: WH
342 1973.80.3.27.0012 Postcard Authentic Pre-Columbian jade necklace and other pieces. Color: PR,WH,BR
343 1970.78.15.0030 Point, projectile Spear. Detachable head is 10" long with 2" a barbed metal tip. Two brown feathers 4 1/2" long attached to rear end. Removable point is attached to shaft with cord 93" long. Color: TN,BR
344 1968.10.493.0054 Chip, stone None
345 1972.81.1.1.0034 Sherd, pottery Gray with 2 curved black lines. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
346 1995.37.0004 Arrow Barbed point carved from wood, 16" long, iunserted into hollow bamboo shaft. Bamboo shaft lashed together with slender fiber to hold point secure. Color: TN,BR
347 1970.41.3.0085 Point, projectile None
348 1968.10.0089 Scoop One-half gourd bowl or scoop. 1968.10.0089 (Scoop) image
349 1972.81.1.4.0055 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
350 1972.81.1.5.0025 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
351 2017-17-6 Mask Kpeliye'e mask of the Senufo people. Oval, elongated face, with carved eye slits. There are two large protrusions out either side of the mask, with two handle-like pieces that protrude out through the side of the jaw. The lips extend outward, with three etches on either side of the mouth. There is a fin-like structure that extends out from the center of the top of the mask. 2017-17-6 (Mask) image
352 1968.10.493.0086 Chip, stone None
353 1979.10.9.0068 Bead Quasi-rectangular, pierced. Color: WH
354 00.70.0034 Arrow Arrow, fishing. South Sea island.
355 1970.41.3.0021 Point, projectile None
356 1972.81.1.2.0013 Sherd, pottery Black on gray. Lined design. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
357 1979.10.9.0006 Bead Round disk-like, hole drilled at one side. Color: BR,BK
358 1972.81.1.4.0087 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
359 1968.10.493.0022 Chip, stone None
360 2016-18-1 Mask An egg-shaped wooden Punu Mask with circular-shape and downcast slit eyes, flat nose and bulbous closed lips. Full coiffure on both sides of the head and a bun on the top of the head. Metal clam-shape iron rattle is attached above the head adn bells are around the lower part of the head. Cotton cloth wrapped around the perimeter of the mask creating a concept of a beard. The mask dates from the mid to late 20th century. 2016-18-1 (Mask) image
361 1968.10.493.0118 Chip, stone None
362 2017-1-8 Blowgun Wooden blowgun wrapped in wicker. Darts with side holder attached with string and plant fibers. 5 Darts with cotton ball attached 1 inch away from the tip. One partial dart. 2017-1-8 (Blowgun) image
363 1970.41.4.0003 Point, projectile None
364 1970.41.3.0054 Point, projectile None
365 1972.81.1.4.0024 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
366 1979.10.9.0039 Bead Small ring shape with large hole in center. Color: WH
367 1973.80.3.27.0013 Postcard Authentic Pre-Columbian jade necklace and other pieces. Color: RD,BL,WH
368 1968.10.493.0055 Chip, stone None
369 1972.81.1.1.0035 Sherd, pottery Gray with 3 black stripes. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
370 1995.37.0005 Arrow Brroad point made of light colored wood lashed to outside of bamboo shaft with thin fiber cordage. Below this another 16", wide fiber is lashed to the shaft. Color: TN
371 1970.41.3.0086 Point, projectile None
372 1968.10.0090 Scoop One-half gourd bowl or scoop. 1968.10.0090 (Scoop) image
373 1972.81.1.4.0056 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
374 1972.81.1.5.0026 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
375 1978.46.0040 Mat Woven natural grass, multi-colored (natural, royal purple, green, black), reinforced edges, tri-fold. Color: ML
376 2017-17-7 Mask Kpeliye'e mask of the Senufo people. Oval, elongated face with scarring on cheeks and on protrusions along the lower jaw. The mouth extends from the face and exhibits a cylindrical beard-like object extending below the lips. The eyes are carved out slits. There is a fin shaped protrusion coming out from the top of the mask. 2017-17-7 (Mask) image
377 1968.10.493.0087 Chip, stone None
378 1979.10.9.0069 Bead Quasi-rectangular, pierced. Color: TN
379 00.70.0035 Arrow Arrow, fishing.
380 1970.41.3.0022 Point, projectile None
381 1972.31.0016 Flute Four + one holes. Color: TN
382 1972.81.1.2.0014 Sherd, pottery Gray with black design near top. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
383 1979.10.9.0007 Bead Irregular shape disk with hole drilled at one side. Color: BR,BK
384 2004.26.0005 pot Tan terra cotta vessel with small one-inch handle. Color: TN
385 1976.0041 Magazine Danish Foreign Office. Special issue for the United States. Cover photo of Their Majesties, King Frederik and Queen Ingrid. Color: BK,WH
386 1968.10.0051 Mask White painted face mask. The facial features are small and detailed in the center. The eye holes are cut out and the lips are painted red. There are two vertical yellow stripes on either cheek. The entire face is outlined in yellow paint, the proper right ear has been broken off. At the top of the mask is a half oval extension outlined in brown paint. There are two box nails at the top of the mask, on the proper left side. 1968.10.0051 (Mask) image
387 1972.81.1.4.0088 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
388 1968.10.493.0023 Chip, stone None
389 2016-18-2 Mask A wooden oval-shaped Pende Mask with sweeping eyebrows, classic Pende heavy eyelids, narrow nose and set of two vertical scars on both cheeks. The mask is red in color and in good condition. Holes are pierced around the perimeter for attachments, though there are none. The mask is in good condition except normal wear due to use and age and dates to the mid-20th Century. 2016-18-2 (Mask) image
390 1978.46.0073 Plate Woven elephant grass, natural tan color, 3/4" rimmed edge. Color: TN
391 1968.10.493.0119 Chip, stone None
392 2017-1-9 Talisman God's Eye Talisman. Carvings throughout the length and a feather attached at the top of the God's Eye. 2017-1-9 (Talisman) image
393 1970.41.4.0004 Point, projectile None
394 1970.41.3.0055 Point, projectile None
395 1972.81.1.4.0025 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
396 1979.10.9.0040 Bead Shell conical spiral, light color underneath; hole drilled at top (large end). Color: TN
397 1973.80.3.27.0014 Postcard Authentic Pre-Columbian jade necklace and other pieces. Color: RD,BL,PR
398 1968.10.493.0056 Chip, stone None
399 1972.81.1.1.0036 Sherd, pottery Gray with black stripe and black checkered design. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
400 1995.37.0006 Arrow Point made from bamboo sliced from length of shaft to form a trough with a sharp tip. Point has short shaft wooden piece attached at base inside of trough. These are lashed together and inserted into hollow bamboo shaft which is lashed with 1/1/6' thick fiber to secure point in place. Color: TN,BR
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