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 5101 - 5200 of 7427
Cat. # Name Description
5101 1997.4.2B Drumstick, Drum Drum and stick. a. Drum appears to be made of hollow tree trunk. Secured at bottom and top with shaped branch and also rope, encircling it. At four places two ropes stretched from top to bottom, spread 4" at top and bottom and lashed together with leather thong in center for several inches. Crown of feathers wrapped around one end for 27 1/2". Top and bottom are parchment made from animal skin. Rope carrying handle. Hole, 3/8" diameter, drilled in each side. b. Drumstick. Curved wooden branch with small mallet carved in one end. 1997.4.2B (Drumstick, Drum) image
5102 1997.4.21 Club Long narrow heavy wood club from Venezuela. Lower half is basically flat on one side and curved on the other. Tapers about the center to a rounded form all around, and a very plain knob at the end. In the middle of rounded handle, a line has been carved out.
5103 1997.4.22 Headdress Crown of feathers attached to loosely woven headband of plant material. Most feathers are neutral tones, with one vivid green one near the right ear. A strip 6 1/2" long across the back, is 2 1/2" wide. Remainder is 6' high over the ears, tapering to 10" at center front. Center front is ornamented with whole bird, beak down. Felt eyes. Color: BK,WH,WH
5104 1997.4.28.1 Helmet Brimmed cowhide helmet, fur side outside, with felt lining and cotton braid trim. Crown formed of four basically triangular sections lashed together. Brim also in four sections, lashed to crown and to each other, wider at sides over ears than at front and back. Applied cowhide trim strips. Plain ones at sides. Notched one over crown, with 4 small yarn tassels at ends. Woven and braided multi-colored cotton strip over seam between brim and crown. One piece thick felt liner in crown, shrunk and shaped to fit shape of crown.Metal staples at fron and back jut out of brim. Color: BR,TN,ML
5105 1997.4.28.2 Glove, boxing Made of three layers, fitted over the hand. Inner layer is simple woven fabric. Center layer is twisted shaped rawhide. Outer layer is stockinette-knitted wool. Used by reaching in hole at top and grasping twisted rawhide strip on inside at bottom. Heavy. Gloves usually contained a small stone and not much padding. Part of a ritual violence among 10 male members of the community.
5106 1997.4.29 Rope, lead Rawhide strip, doubled and then twisted. Loop at one end. Hide side in, rawhide out. Color: TN
5107 1997.4.3.1 Stirrup Handcarved of a single piece of wood, with metal trim up sides, joined at the top. Entire surface of wood, including sole, is chip- carved in patterns in rows. Carved geometric motif on toe and heel of sole, front instep, toe, at sides and at back below opeining for foot. Metal strips up each side are welded at the top to a short metal rod with connects them. A pattern of three rows of Xs runs the length of each side. Inside shows carving marks. Marked by collector inside in pencil, "Made by Chilean cowboys."
5108 1997.4.30.1 Mortar Fashioned from tree trunk shaped to produce modified hourglass shape. Bowl at top has walls 3/4'' thick.
5109 1997.4.3.2 Stirrup Handcarved of a single piece of wood, with metal trim up sides, joined at the top. Entire surface of wood, including sole, is chip- carved in patterns in rows. Carved geometric motif on toe and heel of sole, front instep, toe, at sides and at back below opening for foot. Metal strips up each side are welded at the top to a short metal rod with connects them. A pattern of three rows of Xs runs the length of each side. Inside shows carving marks. Marked by collector inside in pencil, "Made by Chilean cowboys."
5110 1997.4.30.2 Pestle Very heavy wood, rounded at the bottom and slightly less so on top. Tapers from both top and bottom to center of length. Written in black ink on center "Dominican Republic 1956. In common use grinding corn and coffee." Written on smaller end in black ink "3".
5111 1997.4.3.3 Spur Made from metal alloy. Deeply incised with decorative pattern of diamonds and dots on the sides and a braid down the center. 32 points on rowel are clearly defined all the way to the center. Hand riveted to spur.
5112 1997.4.3.4 Spur Made from metal alloy. Deeply incised with decorative pattern of diamonds and dots on the sides and a braid down the center. 32 points on rowel are clearly defined all the way to the center. hand riveted to spur.
5113 1997.4.31 Press, cassava Braided cylinder, open at one end and closed with a twist and doubling back of fibers at the other end. Open end has a loop handle braided from one half of fibers in cylinder. Color: TN
5114 1997.4.32 Necklace Twisted cord, knotted in center, between decorative pendant of disk and seeds at each end. Pendants composed, top to bottom, of two beads,disk cut from gourd, then four lines dangling. Disk is trimmed with a design suggesting a stylized sunflower. Lines dangling are a sequence of gray seed, brown seed, plant stem, brown seed, gray seed, portion of brown pod. Color: BK,TN,GY
5115 1997.4.33.0001 Bow Simple, almost striaght bow with short tips. Light wood has been stained black. Color: BK,TN
5116 1997.4.33.0002 Arrow Straight light wood with barbed, dark chonta palm tip. Two feathers lashed to the end. Color: TN,BR
5117 1997.4.33.0003 Arrow Straight light wood with barbed, dark chonta palm tip. One feather lashed to end. Color: TN,BR
5118 1997.4.33.0004 Arrow Straight light wood with barbed, dark chonta palm tip. One feather lashed to end. Color: TN,BR
5119 1997.4.33.0005 Arrow Straight light wood with barbed, dark chonta palm tip. One feather. 1/4" wide spiral of some sticky stuff on shaft for 5" Color: BR
5120 1997.4.33.0006 Arrow Straight light wood with barbed, dark chonta palm tip. Six dark bands 3/8"wide painted around shaft. No feathers. Color: TN
5121 1997.4.33.0007 Arrow Straight light wood with barbed, dark chonta palm tip. No feathers. Color: TN,BR
5122 1997.4.33.0008 Arrow Straight light wood with barbed, dark chonta palm tip. One feather. 1/4" spiral of sticky substance 4 1/4" near center of shaft. Color: TN,BR
5123 1997.4.33.0009 Arrow Straight light wood with barbed, dark chonta palm tip. No feathers. Stucky spiral 1/4" wide, 4" long at center of shaft. Color: TN,BR
5124 1997.4.33.0010 Arrow Straight light wood with barbed, dark chonta palm tip. Two feathers. 1/4" spiral of sticky stuff, 2" long. Color: TN,BR
5125 1997.4.33.0011 Arrow Straight light wood with barbed, dark chonta palm tip. One feather. 1/4" spiral of sticky stuff 4 1/2" long. Color: TN,BR
5126 1997.4.33.0012 Arrow Straight light wood with barbed, dark chonta palm tip. Two feathers. 1/4" spiral of sticky stuff 4" long. Color: TN,BR
5127 1997.4.34.0001 Bow Smooth straight bow with very little curve. Small grain obvious in wood, apparently unfinished. Color: BK
5128 1997.4.34.0002 Bow Hand fashioned of heavy smooth grained dark wood. Center curved 1 5/8" above level of ends. Length is twisted slightly off straight. Knife marks visible on under edge. Color: BR
5129 1997.4.34.0003 Spear Straight shaft with separate, darker tip. Color: BR
5130 1997.4.34.0004 Spear Straight shaft with tip lashed on, and separate point lashed to tip. Color: TN,BR
5131 1997.4.34.0005 Spear Straight tan shaft with darker wood tip; triangular column barbed on all three intersections. Flat spear point. Color: TN,BR
5132 1997.4.34.0006 Spear Straight tan shaft with 3 tips, each with a metal end, lashed on end. Color: TN,BR
5133 1997.4.34.0007 Spear Tan shaft with brown tip lashed on. Tip has barbed metal point with cord attached to point and to shaft. Cord is 29 /2" long. Color: TN,BR
5134 1997.4.34.0011 Spear Wood shaft with wood dart lashed on end. Color: TN
5135 1997.4.34.10 Spear Tan wood shaft with metal point lashed on end. Color: TN,BK
5136 1997.4.34.12 Spear Tan wood shft & flat brown tip barbed on both sides, with metal spear point lashed on end. Color: TN,BR,BK
5137 1997.4.34.8 Spear Tan shaft with separate, darker, carved point lashed on. Color: TN,BR
5138 1997.4.34.9 Spear Tan shaft with brown wood tip and barbed metal point lashed on. Color: TN,BR
5139 1997.4.38 Corn Partially shelled ear, with large kernels. Tips of kernesl in one row stained red. Color: YL
5140 1997.4.39 Bracelet Band of brown beads with a knob at one end and an open circle at the other. Two kinds of beads. Flat brown ones are threaded into a herringbone on the outer edges with a row of rounder, redder ones down the center. Loop at one end is all brown seeds while knob at the other uses both kinds. Square medallion in the center of the length, wider than the remainder, is radially symmetrical. Color: BR,RD
5141 1997.4.40 Bracelet Band of brown beads with a knob at one end and an open circle at the other. Two kinds of beads. Flat brown ones are threaded into a herringbone on the outer edges with a row of rounder, redder ones down the center. Loop at one end is all brown seeds while knob at the other uses both kinds. Square medallion in the center of the length, wider than the remainder, is radially symmetrical. Color: BR,RD
5142 1997.4.4 Bolo Three twisted rawhide strips, each with a leather covered stone at one end. Connected at other end. One ball 2 1/8" in diameter, one 1 1/3" in diameter, one 2 1/2" in diameter. Color: TN
5143 1997.4.41 Bracelet Band of brown beads with a knob at one end and an open circle at the other. Two kinds of beads. Flat brown ones are threaded into a herringbone on the outer edges with a row of rounder, redder ones down the center. Loop at one end is all brown seeds while knob at the other uses both kinds. Square medallion in the center of the length, wider than the remainder, is radially symmetrical. Color: BR,RD
5144 1997.4.42 Bracelet Band of brown beads with a knob at one end and an open circle at the other. Two kinds of beads. Flat brown ones are threaded into a herringbone on the outer edges with a row of rounder, redder ones down the center for part of the length, 3 on one end and 4 on the other. Loop at one end is all brown seeds while knob at the other uses both kinds. a Square medallion in the center of the length, wider than the remainder, is a radially symmetrical pattern of both kinds of seeds.. Color: BR,RD
5145 1997.4.43 Bracelet Band of brown beads with a knob at one end and an open circle at the other. Two kinds of beads. Flat brown ones are threaded into a herringbone on the outer edges with a row of rounder, redder ones down the center. Loop at one end is all brown seeds while knob at the other uses both kinds. a Square medallion in the center of the length, wider than the remainder, is radially symmetrical. Color: BR,RD
5146 1997.4.44 Cloth, tapa Decorated with patterns of black or brown geometric motifs in concentric borders. Center area 4 1/2' by 18" long, decorated with a whirligig pattern at each end and a row of striped patterns in the center. Color: CR,BK,BR
5147 1997.4.5 Raft, model Long narrow raft of 9 bamboo stems with bench sort of construction on top. Base pieces connected with bamboo strip threaded through with another lashed with copper wire, with another nailed on and also with copper wire. Two poles of similar girth as base are at sides on 2/3 of length. Bench arrangement of shorter segments sits on these poles. Color: TN
5148 1997.4.6 Mask Green devil, carved from curved piece of wood about 1/2" thick. Prominent hooked nose and chin. Red-painted mouth has 10 animal teeth inserted. Prominent eyebrows and cheek bones. Below carved eyebrows are eye slits carved out of the wood. Below the slits are red-painted eyes with paper pasted on. The paper has ink eyeballs. Under-surface of eyelids is painted red. Some sort of bovine horns are attached at the side. Marked on the back "8 marzo 1954. Panacho Michoacan ISP." and "No. 53." This is a Diablo mask from a Pastorelas Play, which is a retelling of the Christmas nativity scene. 1997.4.6 (Mask) image
5149 1997.4.7 Mask This is a carved wood mask from Mexico. The wood is very light colored and there is no paint or extra additions to the mask. The mask has two bulging eyes and thin slits above for the mask wearer to see out of the mask. The nose is wide and has six indentations present, and no nostrils are carved. There appears to be an open mouth on this mask. There is a top lip that thins and curves outward. Inside of the mouth are two carved snakes that are descending from the top of the mask near its forehead. The snakes have carved eyes, mouths, and pattern features. The mask has two ears of an animal on the top, and between that is carved spikey hair. There are carved teeth in the mouth and two large sharp teeth are present at the bottom middle of the mouth. Along the outside of the mask are more carved indentations. Two holes are carved into the sides. On the back of the mask is the following, written in pen: "Patzuaro Michoacan 15 peso- 6 narco 1954 copalillo Madora Above is not correct" 1997.4.7 (Mask) image
5150 1997.4.8 Mask Pig's face mask carved from lightweight smooth grained wood. Mouth and eyes are carved open. Carving detail outlines ears, eyes, and tongue. Several teeth carved. Marked on the inside of the mask is: "Morelia -Macrh Mascara de Cerdo Madera "Pasqual" Francisco Ponce cost only 50 US cost 6 peso about 50 US" written in pencil and green pen. The number 54 is written in dark marker on the inside too. 1997.4.8 (Mask) image
5151 1997.4.9 Boomerang Arc-shaped with both ends curved the same. Rounded ends. Flat on bottom, curved across top surface. Small chip-carving leaves design of smooth wood depicting emus, hills, tree and kangaroos. Color: BR
5152 1997.5.0012 Cup Stem end of hollowed-out dry gourd, roughly conical in shape. 1997.5.0012 (Cup) image
5153 1997.5.11 Fan Raffia palm rectangle woven in herringbone pattern, around 1/2' stick. Diagonal pattern of green with narrow borders of gold and purple extends from top of stick on one side diagonally to bottom on other side. Color: GR,TN,PR,GD
5154 1997.5.13 Dish Shallow round unglazed terracotta. Color: RD
5155 1997.5.14 Container, mascara In shape of cone, tapering to a cylinder 1/2" long, at top. Widest part of cone, the bottom, has solid bottom ap;lied. Lid is 7/8" long tube with circular top of another piece ot tin. Lid is longer than cylindrical portion of container on to which it fits. Cone has 9 vertical rows of tiny dots formed by pounding on inside of metal before forming the container. Filled with powdered hematite. Color: GY
5156 1997.5.15 Plaque Rectangle with unevenly rounded corners. Design formed by striking, is of a floral branch. Narrow border. In lower left says "Eniang 31/1/97"; formed by same technique as design. Color: GD
5157 1997.5.17 Instrument, musical Four-strand braided raffia, 18" long has 15 pairs of seed pods threaded through it on twisted raffia. Seed pods have been cut so each is open at the bottom. Outsides of pods are very smooth; insides are rough. Top of each pod has been sliced off, creating a circle about 5/8" across. In the center of those circles is a hole to allow the twisted raffia to be inserted and tied. A narrower braided strip is at each end of the wider one. Color: BR,TN
5158 1997.5.18A Suit Man's unlined, unfitted lightweight suit of gray tweed. Collar, narrow lapels and left edge are stiffened with non-woven fabric interfacing. No shoulder pads. Two chest pockets are patch styled with bottom corners rounded. Gold fabric is used at top and on a wedge at center edge, with a strip of suit fabric sewn on top of the gold. One-inch turned up hem.
5159 1997.5.18B Suit Pants Slacks have single pleat each side, and slash pockets at side seams. Rear pocket on right has button tab. Belt loops. Inside facing is stamped "Executive Super Design". Legs have 2' hem. All hems and seams through are machine overcast.
5160 1997.5.19 Bag, shopping Woven plaid bag bound with white binding. white zipper across center top, full length of top panel. 2 handles 7/8" wide are formed by one continuous strip of the same plaid, stitched at both edges down the side of the bag, across the bottom, up the side to form a handle, down the side, across the bottom, etc. Two manufacturer's paper labels stitched at top of one side between handles. One says "Parrot Brand Made in China" plus Chinese writing. The other reads 'JALOK MADE IN CHINA" and has two logos, one of thee arrows forming a triangle, marked PP, with 05 inside. The other is a circle with arrow inside, marked "Peregrune Punkt." Color: WH,BL,RD
5161 1997.5.20A Dress Dress (A) and headwrap (B). Fabric is hand tie-dyed, mottled blue with bursts of red centered with black. a. Dress is floor length, unconstructed, with scoop neck and extended shoulders. Made of one length of fabric seamed at the sides and folded crosswise to form shoulder line. Narrow turned up hem at bottom, sleeve edges and neckline. Chain stitich machine embroidery in white and yellow forms yoke 8 - 10" wide. Fabric in this area underlined with nonwoven interfacing. b. Headwrap. Same fabric, with narrow machine-stitched hem at ends, selvedge on both sides, and center seam the entire length. Machine chain stitch design, underlined, is of concentric yellow rings with loops at outside and white scallope line at outer edge. Color: BL,RD,BK,WH,YL
5162 1997.5.20B Headwrap Dress (A) and headwrap (B). Fabric is hand tie-dyed, mottled blue with bursts of red centered with black. a. Dress is floor length, unconstructed, with scoop neck and extended shoulders. Made of one length of fabric seamed at the sides and folded crosswise to form shoulder line. Narrow turned up hem at bottom, sleeve edges and neckline. Chain stitich machine embroidery in white and yellow forms yoke 8 - 10" wide. Fabric in this area underlined with nonwoven interfacing. b. Headwrap. Same fabric, with narrow machine-stitched hem at ends, selvedge on both sides, and center seam the entire length. Machine chain stitch design, underlined, is of concentric yellow rings with loops at outside and white scallope line at outer edge. Color: BL,RD,BK,WH,YL
5163 1997.5.21 Briefcase Traditional shape briefcase with top zipper and two compartments on inside. Outside is plastic-sheathed fabric panels that appear to have been batik-dyed. Accordion panel at top and ends is black plastic. Zipper is longer than side panels, to allow greater opening width. Fabric used is black with panels overlay design of green diagonal stripes in turn overlaid with white diagonal stripes, panels narrower and in reverse direction from green. Paper label under plastic on outside reads "WEST AFRICAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION/ ASSOCIATION OUEST AFRICAINE D'ARCHEOLOGIE 20th Anniversary and 7th Biennial conference/ THEME:/ THE PAST AS THE KEY TO THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE: CULTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT IN WEST AFRICA./ DATE: 25th-30th November 1996./ VENUE: INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, OYO STATE, NIGERIA. Color: BK,GR,WH
5164 1997.5.3 Bean, Calabar Hard brown bean, kidney shaped with long scar along one edge. Color: BR
5165 1997.5.4 Bean, Calabar Hard brown bean, kidney shaped with long scar along one edge. Color: BR
5166 1997.5.5 Bean, Calabar Hard brown bean, kidney shaped with long scar along one edge. Color: BR
5167 1997.5.6 Bean, Calabar Hard brown bean, kidney shaped with long scar along one edge. Color: BR
5168 1997.5.7 Bean, Calabar Hard brown bean, kidney shaped with long scar along one edge. Color: BR
5169 1997.5.8 Manilla, prince "C" shaped, pencil width column of forged metal, curled into shape and flattened at open ends. Color: BK
5170 1998.1.1 Mask Long blue bull mask with 2 horns. Face is painted like a globe. There are yellow continent shapes around the eye holes and down and under the mouth, There are also black lines drawn to represent latitude and longitude lines. The mouth is stylized and resembles a duck's beak more than a bull's snout. The eyes are teardrop shape. "96" is impressed into the forehead outlined in black. On the left horn are painted three children. The first is peach colored & has yellow shorts. The middle has a white body & black shorts. The bottom child is black with red shorts. The children start at the base of the horn and go up 11 1/2". The right horn has three white birds that also take up 11 1/2" of the horn. The horns each measure 22 1/2" long. The overall color of the mask is light blue with white mixed in to make the color look like water and sky. The inside of the mask is brown and left unpainted except for the puddle of white paint around th eye. The beak is rather dusty and dirty looking. A copper wire is inserted at the top of the skull for hanging. Color: BL,YL,BK,WH,RD,
5171 1998.10.1 Serape Red and white stripes. Plain garment that has slit cut in center for head to fit through. Along rhe sides of the garment is a red stripe 1/4" wide that has purple wool sewn it it. At the bottom of the garment are red and white fringe 3 7/8" long hanging down. Color: PK,RD
5172 1998.10.2 Poncho A white Shirt with Red, Orange, Blue, Purple, and Green geometric designs around the collar, with a blue satin collar.
5173 1998.10.3 Hat Made of straw sewn together in a circular pattern. The brim of the hat is very wide. The top of the hat has interweaving pieces of black and white color straw sewn together to form a circle. The circle measures 2 1/2" in diameter. Hanging from either side of the top of the hat are purple and pink ribbons that are 26 1/2" long. There is a piece of pink yarn tied on one bundle of ribbon. The untied ribbon also has a leather strap hanging down next to it measuring 22" long. The inside of the hat has black stripes and a leather strap sewn inside the top of the hat. The strap is 21 3/4" long and tied together with pink yarn. Color: TN,BK,PK,PR
5174 1998.10.4 Maraca Maraca is round and tan, made from a single large seed. Attached bottom is a wooden handle. The handle has three lines etched around the top and the bottom of it. The maraca has a painted scene of a green plant that has a person sitting in front of it. The person has a red shirt, white pants & brown hat. The person is bent over , head on the knees. In front of the person is a small green and blue picture. Written in black is "Mexico". Color: TN,AQ,RD,WH
5175 1998.16.1 Shirt Man's outer garment. Box shaped with small sleeves and a v-neck. Yellow, red, and green embroidery edge the neck, sleeves, and waist, with a green and red zig-zag pattern inside yellow lines and an inverted flower with 5 petals and 2 pistils at the base of the neck. The garment is made of rough dark brown wool. Color: BR,YL, RD,GR
5176 1998.19.1 Basket Miniature. The base, handle, and side supports are light brown plastic. The material which makes up the sides of the basket is also plastic and is colored deep pink. These plastic strips are woven through the side supports, which begin at the base, rise up, then circle down again to form a loop. Color: PK
5177 1998.19.10 Fan, rice Has been fired in a kiln. The rim and sides are rippled. The rim is painted green and the rest of the fan is painted red. In the center is a pink flower surrounded by green and yellow flecks. The inside is coverd with a clear glaze. Color: GR,RD,PK,YL
5178 1998.19.11 Fan, rice Has been fired in a kiln then painted. The rim and sides are rippled. The rim is painted green and the rest of the rice fan is red. In the center are 5 light yellow flowers, with either 5 or 6 petals per flower. Green paint flecks form a circle and travel through the center of the flowers. The inside has been covered in a clear glaze. Color: GR,RD,YL
5179 1998.19.12 Dustpan Miniature. Bottom is rectangular shaped, with the front edge slightly wider than the back. Near the front the edges are cut, so they angle inward. The handle is a single looped piece of tin which is attached to the dustpan by tucking the end of it under a piece of tin that had been folded into the bottom of the dustpan. Color: SL
5180 1998.19.13 Pitcher Miniature. A round base which extends upward and curves outward. A similar curved piece is then attached to the bottom piece. The two are welded together. There is a small hole in the top piece and to this an oval spigot is attached. This spigot extends upward and outward, with the mouth being slightly larger. A small handle is welded onto the back. Color: SL
5181 1998.19.14 Pail Miniature. There is a small upraised base, then welded onto that is the actual pail. The sides extend slightly outward. Two holes were punched into the sides of the pail opposite one another, and through this a piece of wire was inserted to create a handle. Color: SL
5182 1998.19.15 Coffee Pot Miniature. A round base is welded to the actual coffee pot. The sides of the pot extend upward and slant in. There is a small round lid with a handle that came with the coffeepot. This lid comes off. The spigot, slim and cylinder-shaped, begins near the base and extends up and away from the coffee pot at an angle. There is a handle on the back. Color: SL
5183 1998.19.16 Candlestand Miniature. The base is round with an upraised center. In the center of the upraised base is a slim, cylindrical cone where a candle is to be inserted. A curved piece of tin is welded to the base, and ir rises upward 1". This is to reflect the candle's glow. A handle is attached to the backing. Color: SL
5184 1998.19.17 Ladle Miniature. A piece of concave copper is shaped like a bowl to create the actual scoop. The handle is a separate piece of copper attached by a small nail. The handle extends up and out at about a 45 degree angle, and curves under at the end. Color: OR
5185 1998.19.18 Pitcher Miniature. The bottom half is rounded and curves up and out, then in. The top half extends out and up. There is no mouth or spigot. A large round handle is attached to the pitcher by a nail. Color: OR
5186 1998.19.19 Pitcher Miniature. The bottom half curves up then in; the top half extends up and out, with an extended piece to create a mouth. On the back is a handle. On the front, under the mouth, is painted a pink flower with a yelllow center, and three green dashes on each side of the flower. The rest of the pitcher is dark brown. Color: BR,GR,YL,PK
5187 1998.19.2 Basket Miniature. Base, side supports and handle are of light brown plastic, and the sides are pink plastic. The pink plastic strips are woven through the looped side supports. Color: PK
5188 1998.19.20 Pitcher Miniature. The bottom half curves up, then in. The top half extends up and out, with no defined mouth. On the back is a handle. On the front is a blue flower with a yellow center, with three green leaves on either side of the flower. The rest of the pitcher is colored dark brown. Color: BR,BL,YL,GR
5189 1998.19.21 Pitcher Miniature. Upraised base. The center section is circle shaped. There is a very extended mouth with a long spout. Color: BR
5190 1998.19.22 Pitcher Miniature. Upraised base. Above the base, it extends upward and out, curves inward, and gently slopes up to the top opening. There is a small lip around the top opening. A small handle is on the back, and on the front is a small "S" shaped spigot. Color: BR
5191 1998.19.23 Cup Miniature. Has an upraised base which curves toward the center. The actual cup extends cup and out; it is shaped like a hollow half oval. No handle. Color: BR
5192 1998.19.24 Cup Miniature. It has an upraised base which curves toward the center. The actual cup extends up and out. It is shaped like a hollow half-oval. No handle. Color: BR
5193 1998.19.25 Cup Miniature. It has an upraised base which curves toward the center. The actual cup extends up and out. It is shaped like a hollow half-oval. No handle. Color: BR,PR
5194 1998.19.26 Urn Miniature. It has an upraised base which slants inward. The actual urn extends out and up, then curves and moves inward. Around the top opening hole is a small lip. There is a small handle near the rim opposite one another. Color: BR
5195 1998.19.27 Plate Miniature. On a small upraised base which curves outward slightly to form the outer rim of the actual plate. Close to the center of the plate. There is a small upraised ridge. Color: BR
5196 1998.19.28 Pin, rolling Miniature. The center p;iece is round light brown wood. At both ends of the center piece there is a slight ridge highlighted by dark brown ink, then the center roller ends. At both ends a handle protrudes from the center roller. The handles are of light brown wood, extend out and up at an angle, and are curved at the tip. Color: TN,BR
5197 1998.19.29 Turner, cake Miniature. A handle with a rounded tip widens slightly when it connects with flat turner. At the top of the turner there is a diagonal cut into the wood, extending out, then it is a straight line down and across to complete the turner. The wood tapers to become thinner from the top of the turner to the bottom. Color: TN
5198 1998.19.30 Masher, potato Miniature. A handle with a rounded tip widens slightly when it connects with the potato masher. The top of the masher angles out slightly to create a ridge which is colored dark brown. The rest of the masher is cylinder-shaped, and near the top a line of dark brown ink is drawn around the cylinder masher. There is a small hole in the base of the masher. Color: TN,BR
5199 1998.19.3 Basket Miniature. Base, side supports and handle are of light brown plastic, and the sides are yellow plastic. The yellow plastic strips are woven through the looped side supports. Color: BR,YL
5200 1998.19.31 Ladle Miniature. The handle widens before it connects with the ladle. Looking down into the ladle, the center is carved out, and there is a small hole in the center. Looking at the ladle from the side, the ladle curves downward and looks like a half-circle. Two dark brown lines are drawn into the bottom of the ladle, and another one at the base of the handle. Color: TN,BR
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