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 401 - 500 of 7429
Cat. # Name Description
401 1972.81.1.5.0010 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
402 2002.17.0001 Point, Projectile Corner notched; medium lenticular; oblique flaking pattern. Color: GY,BL,PK
403 1979.10.9.0058 Bead Quadralateral, pierced, notched on opposite ends. Color: WH
404 1968.10.0025 Mat Used as lid or as bellows. Orange, black, and natural color. Large natural color star with 8 points on orange background. Color: OR,BK,TN
405 1968.10.0498 Ring Handcrafted ring made with five loops, three on one side of the center band and two on the other. There are 25 dots throughout the design, place along the band and where the loops attach to the band. 1968.10.0498 (Ring) image
406 1972.81.1.1.0013 Sherd, pottery Gray-purple with diagonal stripes near rim. Black design over the rest. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
407 1970.41.3.0038 Point, projectile None
408 1968.10.493.0083 Chip, stone None
409 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
410 1972.81.1.4.0034 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
411 1972.81.1.6.0002 Sherd, pottery Part of a handle that once belonged on some sort of pottery. Curved in the shape of a "C". Color: GY
412 1979.10.9.0088 Bead Quasi-rectangular, pierced. White stripe, indented. Color: PK, WH
413 1970.41.4.0003 Point, projectile None
414 1968.10.493.0019 Chip, stone None
415 1972.81.1.1.0045 Sherd, pottery Gray with 2 black stripes. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
416 1970.41.3.0071 Point, projectile None
417 1968.10.493.0116 Chip, stone None
418 1972.81.1.4.0067 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
419 2015-3-3 Statue, Fipa A wooden standing female figure on a professional wooden base. Her legs are apart with right arm resting on her side and left arm pointing to her ear. The feet are quite large with repair to the left foot. The head is round with open mouth, coffee-bean eyes, and narrow nose. There is a hole ( cavity) on top of her head. Multi-colored beads are attached to the neck. No scarification marks can be found. The figure is in good condiditon except as stated plus a small split from the head to the left eye and white stain on the left breast. The figure dates to the mid to late 20th century. 2015-3-3 (Statue, Fipa) image
420 1973.80.3.27.0005 Postcard Ceramic vessel with human effigy and fret pattern. Color: RD,ML
421 1979.10.9.0027 Bead Small, flat bac; front curves outward from bottom and then curves back to form a mound shape. Hole drilled from side to side nearer top. Color: BK
422 1973.40.3.0003 Bell Double brass. 2 cone-shaped bells, each connected by a long shaft. Bells have designs around outer edge. 1973.40.3.0003 (Bell) image
423 1970.41.3.0007 Point, projectile None
424 00.54.17.0032 Mat, straw For sleeping.
425 1968.10.0089 Scoop One-half gourd bowl or scoop. 1968.10.0089 (Scoop) image
426 1968.10.493.0052 Chip, stone None
427 1972.81.1.4.0003 Sherd, pottery No design. Part of a rim. Color: GY
428 1972.81.1.5.0011 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
429 1979.10.9.0059 Bead Quadralateral, pierced, notched on opposite ends. Color: WH
430 1968.10.0026 Mat Four-pointed star, natural, edged in black, on orange background. Color: OR,BK,TN
431 1972.81.1.1.0014 Sherd, pottery Black design near rim on gray. Black dots on top of rim. Part of a rim. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
432 1970.41.3.0039 Point, projectile None
433 1968.10.493.0084 Chip, stone None
434 1995.37.0007 Arrow Shaft made of bamboo and measures 37" in length. Point is barbed along one side. Point is attached at the trough of the baboo shaft. Point and shaft are secured by 1/16" thick fiber to keep them in place. Color: TN,BR
435 1972.81.1.4.0035 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
436 1979.10.9.0089 Bead Quasi-rectangular, pierced. Color: PK
437 1970.41.4.0004 Point, projectile None
438 1968.10.493.0020 Chip, stone None
439 1972.81.1.1.0046 Sherd, pottery Gray with 4 thin black stripes. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
440 1970.41.3.0072 Point, projectile None
441 1968.10.493.0117 Chip, stone None
442 1972.81.1.4.0068 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
443 2015-3-4 Staute, Zande Related Wooden female standing figure on a professional wooden base. Her legs are spread apart and very short, her arms are suspended to her sides. The shoulders are square with a very thick neck and an oval-shaped head. The circular eyes are deep-set with a narrow nose and closed slit mouth. Her coiffure is double braided and sweeping behind the head. The figure is brown in color and in good condition. The figure dates to the mid to late 20th century. 2015-3-4 (Staute, Zande Related ) image
444 1973.80.3.27.0006 Postcard Globular vessel in clay with plumed serpent motifs, Color: BL,RD,YL
445 1979.10.9.0028 Bead Rectangular; hole drilled in each end. Color: BK
446 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
447 1970.41.3.0008 Point, projectile None
448 1968.10.0090 Scoop One-half gourd bowl or scoop. 1968.10.0090 (Scoop) image
449 1973.0082 Chart Sample page reprints, Codex Atlanticus; Leonardo da Vinci.
450 1968.10.493.0053 Chip, stone None
451 1972.81.1.4.0004 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
452 1978.46.0226 Amulet Sewn leather. Knotted. Color: BR
453 1968.10.494.0018 Chip, stone None
454 1972.81.1.5.0012 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
455 1974.21.2.0006 Tapestry Handwoven tapestry of hand spun wool. Pre-Columbian bird designs in each of the two pieces made on the same loom but separated from each other by omission of a few rows of yarn. Color: TN,BL,OR
456 1979.10.9.0060 Bead Quadralateral, pierced, notched on opposite ends. Mottled color. Some brown coloration at one end. Color: GY,WH
457 1968.10.0027 Mat Six-pointed natural star on orange background. Natural and black inner circle. Color: OR,BK,TN
458 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
459 1972.81.1.1.0015 Sherd, pottery Black stripes near rim on gray. Black diagonal lines over the rest. Part of a rim. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
460 1970.41.3.0040 Point, projectile None
461 1968.10.493.0085 Chip, stone None
462 1995.37.0008 Arrow Shaft made of bamboo and measures 34 1/4" long. Sliced along length of shaft to form a trough. Point of arrow is 13" and is barbed on one side. Point of arrow and shaft are connected at the trough inside of shaft to secure point. 1/16" fibers used to bind arrow together. Color: TN,BR
463 2017-17-21 Standing Drum Standing drum leaning on two wooden bent attachments.There are vertical etches down the bottom 2/3 of the drum. There are five wooden spokes that protrude from the top of the etchings that hold down the drum head with string. 2017-17-21 (Standing Drum) image
464 1972.81.1.4.0036 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
465 00.77.0033 Point, projectile None
466 1979.10.9.0090 Bead Quasi-rectangular, pierced. Color: PK
467 1970.41.4.0005 Point, projectile None
468 1968.10.493.0021 Chip, stone None
469 1972.81.1.1.0047 Sherd, pottery Gray with 3 black stripes. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
470 1974.30.0005 Mola Red cloth top and bottom, multi-colored cloths between. Floral design. One edge finished with yellow band of cottom machine-stitched to main cloths. Multi-colord designs. Three sides unfinished. Color: RD,PK,GR,YL,ML
471 1970.41.3.0073 Point, projectile None
472 1968.10.493.0118 Chip, stone None
473 1972.81.1.4.0069 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
474 2015-3-5 Mask, Chokwe Large wooden mask in classic Chokwe style that includes coffee-bean eyes, narrow nose and flaring nostrils. Oval open mouth exposing rows of teeth. Vertical and geometric scarification marks below the eyes, chin, and head area. The mask is in good condition and holes are pierced  around the perimeter for attachments (missing). The mask dates to the late 20th century. 2015-3-5 (Mask, Chokwe) image
475 1973.80.3.27.0007 Postcard Jaguar effigy grinding stone from Nicoya region. Color: BR,CR
476 1979.10.9.0029 Bead Rectangular shape; hole drilled in each end. Color: BK
477 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
478 1970.41.3.0009 Point, projectile None
479 1968.10.0092 Scoop One-half gourd bowl or scoop. 1968.10.0092 (Scoop) image
480 1968.10.0355 Belt, tree-climbing For climbing palm trees.
481 1968.10.493.0054 Chip, stone None
482 1972.81.1.4.0005 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
483 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
484 1968.10.494.0019 Chip, stone None
485 1972.81.1.5.0013 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
486 1979.10.9.0061 Bead Triangular, pierced, notched on opposite ends. Chipped. Color: TN
487 1968.10.0028 Mat Six-pointed black star on orange background. 3 single circles of natural, 2 double circles of orange and black, center natural. Color: OR,BK,TN
488 1972.81.1.1.0016 Sherd, pottery Rust colored with 3 black stripes. Rim is black. Part of a rim. Design painted on the inside. Color: RD-BR,BK
489 1970.41.3.0041 Point, projectile None
490 1981.13.3.4.1.0001 Sherd, pottery Painted design on inside.
491 1968.10.493.0086 Chip, stone None
492 1995.37.0009 Arrow Shaft made of bamboo and measures 40" long. Sliced along length of shaft to form a trough. Point of arrow is 7 1/2' long. Plant binding below the arrow head is gold in color in some areas. Point of arrow and shaft are connected at the trough inside of shaft. 1/16" fibers are used to bind arrow together. Point is sliced from length of shaft to form a trough and sharp tip. Color: TN,GD,BR
493 1972.81.1.4.0037 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
494 1979.10.9.0091 Bead Quasi-rectangular, pierced twice. Color: PK
495 1970.41.4.0006 Point, projectile None
496 1968.10.493.0022 Chip, stone None
497 1972.81.1.1.0048 Sherd, pottery Gray with black design. Part of a rim. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
498 1972.81.1.1.0049 Sherd, pottery Gray with black design. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
499 1970.41.3.0074 Point, projectile None
500 1968.10.493.0119 Chip, stone None
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