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 901 - 1000 of 7430
Cat. # Name Description
901 00.43.9.2.2 Stone Chipped stone tool.
902 00.43.9.2.21 Stone Chipped stone tool.
903 00.43.9.2.22 Stone Chipped stone tool.
904 00.43.9.2.23 Stone Chipped stone tool.
905 00.43.9.2.24 Stone Chipped stone tool.
906 00.43.9.2.25 Stone Chipped stone tool.
907 00.43.9.2.26 Stone Chipped stone tool.
908 00.43.9.2.27 Stone Chipped stone tool.
909 00.43.9.2.3 Stone Chipped stone tool.
910 00.43.9.2.4 Stone Chipped stone tool.
911 00.43.9.2.5 Stone Chipped stone tool.
912 00.43.9.2.6 Stone Chipped stone tool.
913 00.43.9.2.7 Stone Chipped stone tool.
914 00.43.9.2.8 Stone Chipped stone tool.
915 00.43.9.2.9 Stone Chipped stone tool.
916 00.44.9.1 Tablet Record of men cutting reeds. A record of the (accepted?) offerings. 1 corner missing. Narrow gouge opposite corner. Color: GR-PK 00.44.9.1 (Tablet) image
917 00.44.9.2 Tablet From Jokha--the ancient Unima(?) A messenger tablet with a list of provisions suppled the messenger and (of?) the trinket (?) for the journey. 00.44.9.2 (Tablet) image
918 00.44.9.3 Cone, votive From Warka--the biblical______of Genesis 10:10. A votive cone given to the temple for the welfare of the King. It reads: "For Sin-ga-shid, the mighty hero, the King of Earth, King of Amann, in the ______of Niktar(?) which he built in the royal palace of his empire." Top crumbles. Color: GR-PK 00.44.9.3 (Cone, votive) image
919 00.46.2.51.1 Cap Sandwich Islands (now Hawaii). 00.46.2.51.1 (Cap) image
920 00.47.1.1 Calendar Three parts. a. Calendar stone (Replica); green. b. Base. c. Card for calendar stone, "The Calendar Stone of the Aztecs Replica presented by the Hamilton Watch Co., Lancaster, Pa." Color: GR
921 00.47.1.2.1 Sherd, pottery Pottery sherd. Roughly triangular. Color: GY
922 00.47.1.2.2 Sherd, pottery Pottery sherd, roughly rectangular. Desing on one side consisting of two horizontal lines with slanted design above, all incised. Color: BK
923 00.47.1.2.3 Sherd, pottery Pottery sherd, roughly square. Color: BK
924 00.47.1.2.4 Sherd, pottery Pottery sherd. 3 sides roungly rectantular with fourth side forming a hump. Color: TN,BK
925 00.47.1.2.5 Sherd, pottery Pottery sherd, roughly triangular in shape. One point has top flaked off. One side has 7 horizontal lines alternating grey and black. Color: GY,BK
926 00.47.1.2.6 Sherd, pottery Pottery sherd, irregular in shape. One side grey with tan showing through. Other side tan. Color: TN
927 00.51.1 Pipe Big yellow bowl. Color: YL a. bowl, b. stem
928 00.53.1.1 Cigarettes Torn package.
929 00.53.10.1 Thermometer In case. a. Thermometer. b. Wooden case. c. Wooden lid for case.
930 00.53.10.2 Libretto German opera text for Donizetti's Die Regimentstochter. Leipzig: Philipp Reclamjun. Donated Dec. 9, 1965. 00.53.10.2 (Libretto) image
931 00.53.10.3 Libretto German opera text for Beethoven's Fidelio. C. C. Reinhold & Sons. 00.53.10.3 (Libretto) image
932 00.53.10.4 Libretto Mozart. 00.53.10.4 (Libretto) image
933 00.53.10.5 Libretto German text for Verdi's Violetta (La Traviata). Frankfurt am Mainz: G. Horstmann's Press. Donated Dec. 9, 1965. 00.53.10.5 (Libretto) image
934 00.53.12.1 Shoe Pair. a. Left, b. Right.
935 00.53.12.2 Shoe Pair. a. Left, b. Right.
936 00.53.12.3 Shoe Pair. a. Left, b. Right.
937 00.53.4.1 Scarf Knitted.
938 00.54.1.10 Pipe, opium Color: BR
939 00.54.1.1 Medal Tsa-tsa cast, clay, ashes.
940 00.54.1.11 Pipe, opium Color: TN
941 00.54.1.2 Carving Buddha. Gummed label.
942 00.54.1.3 Novelty Small sandals made of wood and leather fastened together. Gummed label.
943 00.54.1.4 Box Wooden; with lid. a. Cup, longitudinal grain. b. Lid, dot grain.
944 00.54.1.5 Stem, bamboo Bamboo stem decorated with figures and flower patterns.
945 00.54.1.7 Pail, dinner Set of four trays and hinged lid with a handle for carrying. A purple background with pictures of some sort of small huts or temples. Top view resembles one-half of a doughnut shape.
946 00.54.1.8 Sailboat, model Made of miniature logs. Sail is made of some woven fiber. Paddles and mats are also part of the ship. a. Wooden sailboat, woven sail. b, c, d. Wooden mats, e. Utter(sic), sailboat, wood. f-k, Wooden sailboat paddles.
947 00.54.1.9 Pipe, opium Color: BK 00.54.1.9 (Pipe, opium) image
948 00.54.11.0005 Padlock Two parts. a. lock. b. key.
949 00.54.11.1 Pipe Three pieces. a, Pipe stand. b, Pipe. c, Bowl. d, Hinged container. e, Mouth piece. f, Mouth piece. g, Cleaning brush & tweezers, h. Brass rod and loop.
950 00.54.11.3 House, model Two parts. a. House. b. Foundation for house.
951 00.54.11.4 Umbrella None
952 00.54.11.6 Mirror, hand Antique Japanese hand mirror, all metal, bronze(?). Round, smooth one side; chased designs of trees, cranes and turtle, and inscription on reverse side. Flat handle.
953 00.54.13.1 Bowl A bowl taken from a Korean Grave. The bowl is over 1000 years old. Donated by Rev. E.M. Cable, a misssionary for 40 years Lee dynasty, Last dynasty, lasted from 1400-1909. Probably from somwhere in that preiod. In our library we have a book of artistic masterpieces of korea printed in Europe.  00.54.13.1 (Bowl) image
954 00.54.13.2 Spoon None
955 00.54.13.3 Tablet, ancestral None
956 00.54.13.4 Calendar Korean calendar made out of black fabric with paper backing. Features a design of the United States flag with 46 stars and the Korean flag used from 1919-1948 at the top with a Christian cross between them. Red and green tassels tie the flagpoles together. Korean characters are stitched below the design in pink and white thread.
957 00.54.17.0033 Hat Round with dome in center. Wooden band to which is attached woven like wicker to form shpe of hat. A chin strap is attached on each side of hat inside. Outside of hat formed by woven front that is braided at top and extends to outer edge of wooden band. Narrow strips of bamboo-like rider extends across hat just below dome and form a 6-point star. Color: TN,BR
958 00.54.17.1 Dipper None
959 00.54.17.10 Shuttle None
960 00.54.17.11 Cover, Book Buri palm leaf book cover 00.54.17.11 (Cover, Book) image
961 00.54.17.12 Sampler Square handkerchief. White with a pair of horizontal and a pair of vertical pink lines; these lines intersect to create squares. Corners are faded. Specimen of drawn work done by Philippine pupils.
962 00.54.17.14 Fiber, hemp Hemp fiber.
963 00.54.17.16 Model, house Four parts. a. Woven display mat. b. Young native dressed in grass skirt--stamped "Japan" c. Miniature hut. d. Miniature palm tree
964 00.54.17.17 Subing None
965 00.54.17.18 Spur, cock fighting None
966 00.54.17.19 Spur, cock fighting Two. a. and b.
967 00.54.17.20 Stick, swagger Lauan wood. Initialed "U.K."
968 00.54.17.2 Sword None
969 00.54.17.21 Mortar, model Lauan wood.
970 00.54.17.23 Spoon None
971 00.54.17.24 Knife Two parts. a. Knife. b. Case.
972 00.54.17.25 Box Small, cardboard; with tiny bamboo strips along the side. There is a mirror in the lid and a medal or coat of arms in the box. It has a knight's helmet and a flower on a shield with 1 spear or lance on each side. a. Box. b. Mirror. c. Medal or coat of arms.
973 00.54.17.26 Fan Made by pupils, Philippines. Leaf shaped. In pencil "Manuel Romotuque" and "Nahars."
974 00.54.17.27 Fan Made by pupils, Philippines. Oval shaped. Carved in handle - "Mari??? M. Aball?"
975 00.54.17.29 Bag Used for marketing,
976 00.54.17.30 Broom Made from middens of palm leaf.
977 00.54.17.3 Guitar None
978 00.54.17.34 Spoon Pear shaped. Probably Philippine.
979 00.54.17.35 Shield Wooden shield from the Philippine Islands trimmed with black paint and lacing. It bulges out in the middle of the front and has a handle on the back. Two points on one end, three points on the other end.
980 00.54.17.4 Spoon None
981 00.54.17.5 Spoon None
982 00.54.17.6 Stove, Model Model. a. Stove. b. Kettle c. Lid for kettle.
983 00.54.17.8 Comb None
984 00.54.17.9 Comb None
985 00.54.20.1 Flag Thai.
986 00.54.20.2 Button For dress.
987 00.54.20.3 Picture Six cards, each with a color picture of a different costume; all six pasted side by side on a piece of tagboard.
988 00.54.20.4 Stamp, postage Twenty-eight postage stamps pasted on a piece of tagboard.
989 00.54.22.0002 Cup, nesting Small; nesting. (only largest is numbered) 5 cups in series.
990 00.54.22.1 Cup, nesting Fit together in an egg.
991 00.54.22.11 Bag None
992 00.54.22.3 Spoon None
993 00.54.22.5 Hammock Hammock model made of natural fibers 00.54.22.5 (Hammock) image
994 00.54.22.6 Bowl, model Model of a grinding bowl.
995 00.54.22.7 Canoe, model Canoe and paddle. a. Outrigger canoe. b. Paddle.
996 00.54.22.8 Wheelbarrow, model Wheelbarrow type cart.
997 00.54.22.9 Puppet Traditional Burmese marionette (yoke thé) with a human appearance and ornate, beaded garments. Puppet has embroidery with a combination of handsewn and machine stitching. Includes a separate swan figurine component with 6 strings that are connected to the puppet at the head, hands, and shoulders. Head, hands, and feet are carved from lightweight wood, most likely teak, and painted white with black, gold, and red details on the lips, brow, eyes, chin, feet. The figure also has remnants of hair placed in small holes placed around a painted black circle at the top of the head, based on the age of the puppet the hair used was most likely human. The puppet also has sandals, made of a combination of cloth-like material over pieces of wood or cardboard-like material.  Burmese puppets do not often represent specific characters like most other puppetry traditions in the region, instead, each puppet is made to represent an archetype, such as princess, jester, or alchemist. This particular figure most likely represents a queen or other woman of the court based on the ornate court style garment and gold accented features. The distinctive bird-shaped handle is less common for adult human puppets and would instead be more typical to find on an animal or child figure as the small size limits the number of strings that can be attached to manipulate the figure. A standard Burmese marionette utilizes 16-24 strings, but the most elaborate figures could have as many as 60, which were used to create the incredibly precise and intricate expressions, movements, and dances that are at the core of the tradition. As this figure has only six strings, all attached to the upper body, it is unlikely that it played a major role in the stories or fulfilled any of the more well-known female archetypes such as the princess, handmaid, or votaress. 00.54.22.9 (Puppet) image
998 00.54.23.1 Wheel, prayer Used by the Lamas of Tibet. a. Wheel. b. Wheel lid. c. Prayer (2 rolls).
999 00.54.4.1 Lamp Made by Burmese potters. Gummed label .
1000 00.54.4.2 Box, needlework Sewing box from Burma, used on the floor and pinning the sewing on the cushing on the standard. Gummed label.
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