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 6201 - 6300 of 7429
Cat. # Name Description
6201 2005.8.19 Tray Small. Carved into shape of a fish, complete with fins and tail. Back of tray also has carved features of a fish. Color: BR
6202 2005.8.2 Bag Open-weave with woven handle. Design is geometric bands of color that zig-zag around the bag. Background colors are green and yellow. Handle has two stripes in green and tan. Dyes for the color are made from betel juice and sweet potatoes. Color: GR, RD, TN,BL,Y
6203 2005.8.20 Tray Carved into fish design, complete with tail, fins and eyes. Back of tray also has carved features. Color: BR
6204 2005.8.21 Tray Carved into fish design, complete with tail, fins and eyes. Back of tray also has carved features such as eye, fins and tail. Color: TN
6205 2005.8.22 Tray Carved into fish design, complete with fish head with a shell eye and fins and a tail.. Back of tray also has carved features such as fins and gills, and a shell attached as an eye, Color: BR
6206 2005.8.23 Tray Carved into fish design, complete with fiins tail and head.. Back of tray also has carved features. Color: BR
6207 2005.8.24 Spoon Carved. Handle has carved designs and notched details, possibly a snake motif. Back of handle has the same design. Spoon basin has curved scalloped end and a triangular shape. Color: BR
6208 2005.8.25 Spoon Carved. Handle has carved designs, possibly a snake motif. Back of handle has the same design. Spoon basin has curved scalloped end and a triangular shape. Color: BR
6209 2005.8.26 Figurine Small figure of a male wearing a mask with an elephant-like trunk and a headdress. Figure is naked. Headdress is intricately carved and has carved featerhs or tufts coming off the sides. Very top of headdress has a diamond-shaped knob. Color: BR
6210 2005.8.27 Bowl Carved, with handle. Carved from one piece of wood. Sunburst carved on bottom with a half-moon shape alongside. Notched design decorates the rim. Color: BR
6211 2005.8.28 Necklace Made from light gray grass seeds and green beads. Color: GY,GR
6212 2005.8.29 Necklace Made from gray grass seeds and red beads. Color: RD,WH
6213 2005.8.30 Kit, sorceror's Case and poison: (a) Bamboo case; circular with four small prongs coming out of the opening. Three of the prongs have yellow twine made from plant fiber twisted around them and two of the prongs have remnants of feather twisted in the twine; (b) "Sanguma", or poison/ magic of the sorcery kit. Smaller circular design with three prongs that have plant fibers and the same yellow twine twisted thickly around the whole body of the object. Fits into the larger case. Color: TN,Yl
6214 2005.8.3 Bag Open-weave with tightly woven handle. Design is in zig-zag pattern with different bands of colors, going light purple, tan, green and only one stripe that is red. Colors are muted except for the purple bands located at the bottom of the bag. Dyes for the color are made from betel juice and sweet potatoes. Color: PR,GR,TN
6215 2005.8.31A Adze Two: (a) Carved wooden body and head of adze made of woven plant fibers covering it. Meant to help attach stone blade of adze; (b) Smooth carved stone blade. Color: BR
6216 2005.8.31B Adze Blade Two: (a) Carved wooden body and head of adze made of woven plant fibers covering it. Meant to help attach stone blade of adze; (b) Smooth carved stone blade. Color: BR
6217 2005.8.32 Carving Carved wooden fish. Stands upright. Details of fish are etched into the wood. Both sides of fish are carved with detail. Color: BR
6218 2005.8.33 Battle-ax Ax blade. Large, with sharp edge. Color: BL
6219 2005.8.34 Ax Two parts: (a) large ax body. Handle made of wood, while head has an elaborate woven design of geometric shapes. Ax head unusually shpaed, with a long, curved body that extends 22'' away from where the blade of the ax would be if it were still there; (b) wooden pieces of the handle. Color: TN,BR,BL
6220 2005.8.36 Adze Blade Thick, wide adze blade hewn from stone. Edge is wide and blunt. Deep grooves worn into the stone on the side farthest from the blade's edge. Color: BK
6221 2005.8.37 Skirt, hula Grass skirt ties with hemp or other natural fiber rope. Small section of skirt (on left side) only 8'' in length. Remainder of skirt 19'' long. Color: TN
6222 2005.8.4 Bag Rectangular with tight closed weave. Design of geometric bands of color encircle bag. Colrs vary, shades of dark brown to tan. Handle is a slender string made from fibers twisted together. Dyes were made from betel juice and sweet potatoes. Color: BR,TN
6223 2005.8.5 Bag Open weave with a woven handle. Design has horizontal stripes of varying size and colors. Two wider bands have a checkered design in tan and white dye for the colors were made from betel juice and sweet potatoes. Color: RD,TN,BL
6224 2005.8.6 Bag Small open weave, with tightly woven handle. Design is different colored stripes that form a cross design on the front. Colors are muted in tone except for the vross design which is a dark navy blue. Color: BL,TN,CR,YL,GR
6225 2005.8.7 Bag Large, oblong, with open weave. Fibers used are thick and heavy. Design is bands of color (brown, tan and cream that hform geometric shapes. Handle made of a strip of a bplat's leaf or stem. Dyes used were made from betel juice and sweet potatoes. Color: BL,TN,CR,YL,GR
6226 2005.8.8 Bowl Carved from a coconut shell. Outside of bowl has been polished a rich brown with an incised design that is cream-colored. Design is an assortment of different carvings. Bottom of basket is a sun or flower. Rest of designs are geometric patterns and shapes. Color: BR,TN 2005.8.8 (Bowl) image
6227 2005.8.9 Basket Basket with handle carved out of a coconut shell. Outside has been polished to a reddish brown color with incised geometric designs and shapes. Bottom of bowl has a circle divided into 8 equal sections. Color: BR,CR 2005.8.9 (Basket) image
6228 2006.11.1 Doll, voodoo Male and female dolls are attached together at hands. Female has yellow hair, black body, white stitching for eyes, nose, & mouth. Brown thread used for body stitching. Black, white, green plaid top and pants with a grren and white plaid sash. Male - white body, black thread stitching for eyes, nose & mouth. Black thread for body stitching. Black & brown top. Color: BL, WH, YL, BR,
6229 2006.11.2 Doll, voodoo Dolls stitched together at end of arms. Female - black body, white thread stitching for eyes, nose & mouth. Black thread used to stitch body. Headdress - silver fabric with white tulle stitched on top. Long dress to mid-leg of silver fabric. Separate piece of silver fabric stitched to right side of dress w/red fabric attached. Red, green & yellow strips of fabric stitched to lower edge of left arm. Male - white body, black thread stitiching for eyes, nose, mouth. White thread to stitch upper body, black thread to stitch lower body. White fabric for upper body. Black fabric at neck stitched w/black thread. Color: WH,BL,RD,YL,GR
6230 2006.11.3 candle three candles joined together by wick. Tip is broken on one. Another one is broken in two place. The third one has a curved tip. Color: BL, WH
6231 2006.13.0003 Mask Mask is carved with facial features and tripartite head-wear. 3 peaks with lines carved on them adorn the head. Red paint separates head-wear from forehead. Mouth is also painted on. Leather tie to hold on mask is still attached. 2006.13.0003 (Mask) image
6232 2006.13.0004 Mask Wooden mask with carved facial features and head wear. Has antelope horns, ears turned to the side and human face. The eyes are carved into thin slits. There is zig-zag style adornment around the sides of the face, ending at a rounded goatee below the chin. The eyebrows are etched out and the hairline has small triangles carved out of it. 2006.13.0004 (Mask) image
6233 2006.13.0005 Mask Carved wooden mask. Includes facial features and beard. Hair and eyelids are painted on. There is scarification around the eyes. Has three carved bird heads coming out of the top. The additional texturing is hair, made into tight braids. 2006.13.0005 (Mask) image
6234 2006.13.0006 Mask Wooden carved mask. Has human facial features and ears of an antelope, also has animal horns. Hairline and eyebrows carved. Paint on/in ears and horns. Texture on top is hair. 2006.13.0006 (Mask) image
6235 2006.13.1 Mask Mblo mask used in Mblo performance and dance. Oval wooden mask with delicate facial features- small moth, long slender nose, arched eyebrows. There are three small scar slashes on the side of eyes and between eyebrows. Carved design for hair on top of head. mask has 2 horns in back of head that curve up and in. 3 wooden carved plaited braids curve down to forehead. Has small wooden beard on chin. There are three holes on each side for possible raffia attachments. 2006.13.1 (Mask) image
6236 2006.13.2 Mask Oval shaped mblo mask is carved with delicate facial features (slit for eyes, finely arched eyebrows with small slits across and connecting to ears, small cubed shaped mouth, thin ridge for nose with no nostrils, tiny semicircular ears). Has scarification marks on both cheeks, the proper right cheek has a plus sign and the proper left has an equal sign. There are three small slashes carved on each corner of mouth. The headband carved with geometric triangle pattern separating face and hairline. There is a carved frog sitting on top front center of head and a small beard around face with small point on chin. There are two holes on each side of face for attaching raffia or string. 2006.13.2 (Mask) image
6237 2006.13.7 Door latch Wooden door latch. Latch is in a tobacco pipe shape and made to fit in door piece. At the top of the latch is the carving of a human, with the body being the piece that attaches to the door. The body of the human has two holes, one at the chest and one near the bottom and a circular protrusion in the center. 2006.13.7 (Door latch) image
6238 2006.17.0002 point, projectile paleo point 11,250-8,000 ybp; eared lanceolate form; no beveling; no serrations; distal end missing; point cross sectionbi-convex Color: br 2006.17.0002 (point, projectile) image
6239 2006.17.0003 point, projectile time period uncertain, possibly archaic; un-notched lanceolate form; distal end obtuse, possibly acute at time of manufacture; point cross section bi-convex Color: tn 2006.17.0003 (point, projectile) image
6240 2006.17.0004 point, projectile time period unknown, possibly archaic; un-notched lanceolate form; distal end missing but probably acute;point cross-sectoin bi-convex Color: br 2006.17.0004 (point, projectile) image
6241 2006.17.0005 point, projectile late archaic stemmed form (contracting); distal end obtuse, possibly due to wear; point cross-section bi-convex Color: gy 2006.17.0005 (point, projectile) image
6242 2006.17.0006 point, projectile archaic side notched form; distal end acute; cross section bi-convex; munsell-7.5yr 6/2 pinkish gray Color: gy 2006.17.0006 (point, projectile) image
6243 2006.17.0007 point, projectile late archaic to late woodland 3,000-1,200 ybp; contracting stem; distal end broad; cross-section bi-convex Color: tn
6244 2006.17.0008 point, projectile early archaic 10,000-9,200 ybp; unfluted auriculate form; appears to have bevels on both edges of one side; distal end missing but was probably acute; cross-section is roughly rhomboidal Color: br 2006.17.0008 (point, projectile) image
6245 2006.17.0009 point, projectile late archaic 4,000-3,000 ybp; stemmed form; distal end broad; cross-section biconvex Color: gy
6246 2006.17.0010 point, projectile medium sized auriculate form; distal end missing; cross-section biconvex; edges roughly straight; base concave and eared Color: gy 2006.17.0010 (point, projectile) image
6247 2006.17.0011 point, projectile Mississippian 1000-500ybp; side notched form with multiple notches; distal end missing; cross- section biconvex Color: gy
6248 2006.17.0012 point, projectile Woodland 3,000-2,500 ybp; expanding stem form with some cortex at base; distal end missing but probably acute; cross-section biconvex Color: wh
6249 2006.17.0013 point, projectile woodland 2000-1000 ybp; expanding stem form; distal end acute; point ccross-section biconvex Color: pk
6250 2006.17.0014 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; slightly convex edges Color: wh
6251 2006.17.0015 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; fine serrations; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; slightly convex base; munsell- 5yr 8/1 white Color: wh
6252 2006.17.0016 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; convex edges; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; base horizontal to slightly convex; munsell- 5yr 7/3 pink Color: pk
6253 2006.17.0017 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; distal end acute; concave base; cross-section biconvex Color: pk
6254 2006.17.0018 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; slightly convex edges; finely serrated: munsell- 10 yr 7/3 very pale brown Color: br
6255 2006.17.0019 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; munsell-5yr 8/1 white Color: wh
6256 2006.17.0020 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex Color: wh
6257 2006.17.0021 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; munsell-5 yr7/1 to 5yr 7/2, light gray to pinkish gray Color: gy
6258 2006.17.0022 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular pint; distal end missing but probably acute; cross-section biconvex; musell- 10yr 7/2 light gray Color: gy
6259 2006.17.0023 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex Color: br
6260 2006.17.0024 point, projectile mississippian 100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; finely serrated edges; cross-section biconvex; slightly convex edges; munsell- 5yr 8/1 white Color: wh
6261 2006.17.0025 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; incidental serrations; distal end acute; cross-section roughly plano convex; convex edges; munsell- 7.5 yr 7/2 pinkish gray Color: gy
6262 2006.17.0026 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; edges slightly convex; munsell- 5yr 8/2 pinkish white Color: wh
6263 2006.17.0027 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; slightly convex edges; convex base; munsell- 5yr 8/1 white Color: wh
6264 2006.17.0028 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; slightly convex edges; relatively straight base; munsell- 10 yr 7/2 to 10yr 6/2 light gray to light brownish gray Color: gy
6265 2006.17.0029 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; slightly convex edges; relatively straight base; munsell-7.5yr 6/2 pinkish grey Color: br
6266 2006.17.0030 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; slightly convex edges; relatively straight base; munsell-2.5yr 6/4, light reddish brown Color: or
6267 2006.17.0031 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; incidental serrations; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; slightly convex edges; relatively straight base; munsell- 10yr 8/3 very pale brown Color: cr
6268 2006.17.0032 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; incidental serrations; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; slightly convex edges; relatively straight base; munsell-10yr 7/1 light gray Color: gy
6269 2006.17.0033 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; slightly convex edges;relatively straight base; munsell-10yr 8/1 white Color: cr
6270 2006.17.0034 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; incidental serrations; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; slightly convex edges; relatively straight base; munsell- 2.5 yr 7/1 light grey Color: gy
6271 2006.17.0035 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; slightly convex edges; relatively straight base; munsell- 2.5 6/4 light reddish brown Color: br
6272 2006.17.0036 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; slightly convex edges; relatively straight base; munsell-10yr 7/1 light grey Color: gy
6273 2006.17.0037 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; slightly convex edges; relatively straight base; munsell-10yr 6/2 light brownish grey Color: gy
6274 2006.17.0038 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; slightly convex edges; relatively straight base; munsell- 7.5 yr 8/0 white Color: gy
6275 2006.17.0039 point, projectile mississippian 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; slightly convex edges; relatively straight base; munsell- 5yr 7/1 light grey Color: gy
6276 2006.17.0040 point, projectile mississippina 1100-200 ybp; un-notched triangular point; dirtal end acute; cross-section biconvex; slightly convex edges; relatively straight base; munsell- 2.5 yr 6/0 gray Color: gy
6277 2006.17.0041 point, projectile mississippian 1100-500 ybp; small triangular point with small side nothes; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; base slightly convex; edges straight Color: gy
6278 2006.17.0042 point, projectile mississippian 1100-500 ybp; small triangular side notched point; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; edges straight; base slightly convex; munsell- 10yr 6/2 light brownish grey Color: br
6279 2006.17.0043 Drill fragment of stone drill; distal end acute; beveling on both edges of both sides; cross-section roughly rhomboidal; age and cultural affiliation inconclusive; munsell- 10yr 6/6 light red Color: pk
6280 2006.17.0044 Drill large portion of stone drill; one edge of base missing; beveling on both edges of both faces; distal end missing; cross-section roughly rhomboidal; one edge of base missing; munsell-5yr 8/2- pinkish white Color: cr
6281 2006.17.0045 Drill stone drill; one edge of base missing; distal end missing; beveling on both edges of both sides; cross-section roughly rhomboidal; munsell-5yr 8/2 to 5yr 7/3- pinkish white to pink Color: cr
6282 2006.17.0046 Drill stone drill fragment; distal end missing; beveling on both edges of both faces; cross-section roughly rhomboidal; munsell- 10yr 7/1- light gray Color: gy
6283 2006.17.0047 Drill stone drill; beveling on both edges of both faces; distal end broad; cross-section roughly rhomboidal; munsell-10yr 7/3- very pale brown Color: tn
6284 2006.17.0048 Drill basal portion of stone drill; distal end missing; beveling on both edges of both faces; cross-section roughly rhomboidal; munsell- 7.5yr 7/2- pinkish gray Color: tn
6285 2006.17.0049 Scraper expande stem form; scraper (stone); bifacial Color: br
6286 2006.17.0050 point, projectile distal end of point; cross-section biconvex; bifacial; munsell- 10yr 6/6- light red Color: rd
6287 2006.17.0051 point, projectile triangular point with base missing; distal end acute; cross-section biconvex; munsell- 5yr 8/1- white Color: wh
6288 2006.17.0052 point, projectile biface; triangular shaped point; base missing; corner notched with distinct barb, one missing; very slightly convex edges Color: wh
6289 2006.17.0054 point, projectile small, thin triangular form, "skewed" to one side; base missing; munsell- 5yr 7/1- light gray Color: wh
6290 2006.17.0055 point, projectile small, thicker biface; distal end broad; cross-section biconvex; slight barbs; edges convex Color: br
6291 2006.17.0056 point, projectile medium sized biface; base missing; distal end missing; cross-section biconvex; evidence of barbs with one missing Color: bk
6292 2006.17.0057 point, projectile small to medium sized bifacial point; bae missing but appears either side notched or stemmed; distal end acute with chip on one edge; cross section biconvex; edges convex and long in relation to width; munsell- 5yr 6/3- light reddish brown Color: tn
6293 2006.17.0058 point, projectile small to medium sized bifacial point; base missing; distal end acute; cross section biconvex; appears to have been side notched or stemmed; edges convex and long in relation to qidth; munsell- 5 yr 8/2- pinkish white Color: wh
6294 2006.17.0059 point, projectile medium sized bifacial point; base missing; barb on one edge; distal end missing or obtuse; cross-section plano-convex; munsell- 2.5y 4/1- dark grey Color: gy
6295 2006.17.0060 point, projectile medium sized bifacial point, base missing; distal end broad to acute; cross-section biconvex; convex edges; munsell- roughly 5yr 7/2- pinkish grey Color: tn
6296 2006.17.0061 point, projectile medium sized bifacial point; base missing; distal end broad; cross-seciton biconvex; edges convex; munsell- 10 yr 8/3- very pale brown Color: tn
6297 2006.17.0062 point, projectile medium sized bifacial point; possible serrations on one edge, beginning roughly at mid point and extending toward base; distal end acute; cross-section roughly biconvex; edges convex; munsell- largely 5 yr 7/1- light grey Color: wh
6298 2006.17.0063 point, projectile medium sized bifacial point; distal end missing; base missing; broken at roughly mid point; edges straight to slightly convex Color: br
6299 2006.17.0064 point, projectile small to medium sized bifacial point; distal end acute to broad; cross-section plano convex; edges slightly convex; munsell- 5yr 7/1- light grey Color: wh
6300 2006.17.0065 point, projectile small bifacial point; some appearnace of side notching; mush of base missing; distal end obtuse; cross-section biconvex; edges convex; munsell-5yr 6/1- gray to light gray with inclusion of various shades of red Color: gy
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