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	Cat. #	Name	Description
1	ED1997.2.14	Sculpture	Wooden gazelle sculpture from Kenya
2	ED1997.2.15	Sculpture	Wooden bust of a women with stretched earlobes and traditional hairstyle, likely from Kenya. Written on the bottom "From Jim and Virginia Selzer Nov. 29-'53" and a metal disk imprinted with "7".
3	ED1997.2.9	Mask	Wooden mask. Face with frog in the center of the forehead. In the inside written "purchased in village near Guatamala City 1948".
4	ED1998.10.4	Coaster	West African. Woven with the same type of seeds used on a shekere. Roughly 15x15cm.
5	ED1998.10.5	Coaster	West African. Woven with the same type of seeds used on a shekere. Roughly 15x15cm.
6	ED1998.10.6	Trivet	West African. Woven with the same type of seeds used on a shekere. Roughly 30x30cm.
7	ED1998.11.2	Comb	Five metal tines with a wooden handle. This comb would be used with a guiro to create a scraping sound. Used namely in Latin American and Cuban music.
8	ED1998.12.1	Comb	Wooden comb with 8 tines. Carving of an elephant as decoration on the top.
9	ED1998.12.3	Comb	Wooden comb with tines on top and bottom. Top tines are shorter and one is missing from the end. The front of the comb is carved to look like a face.
10	ED1998.4.12	Blade, Stone	Lamellar blade. Chipped stone tool used as a knife.
11	ED1998.4.2	Spear Point	Chipped stone tool. Used as a spear point or knife.
12	ED1998.4.3	Tool, Stone	Chipped stone tool. Used as a knife or spear head.
13	ED1998.4.4	Tool, Stone	Chipped stone tool. Used as a knife or spear point.
14	ED1998.4.5	Tool, Stone	Chipped stone tool. Used as a knife or spear point.
15	ED1998.4.8	Tool, Stone	Chipped stone tool. Used as a knife or spear point.
16	ED1998.7.2	Spear Point	Hardin barbed point. Used as a spear or a knife.
17	ED1998.7.4	Spear Point	Belknap Contracting Stem Point. Used as a spear or knife.
18	ED1998.8.13	Vest	Woolen poncho style cardigan, open in the front with ties. Beige with black and grey geometric design on back.
19	ED1999.1.17	Biface	Chipped stone tool that has been formed on two sides. It could have been used for cutting scraping, chopping, and sawing.
20	ED1999.1.21	Biface	Chipped stone tool that has been formed on two sides. It could have been used for cutting scraping, chopping, and sawing.
21	ED1999.1.32	Copper	Native copper
22	ED1999.1.33	Biface	Chipped stone tool that has been formed on two sides. It could have been used for cutting scraping, chopping, and sawing.
23	ED1999.1.36	Sherd, Pottery	Reproduction sherd with mica flakes and rope impression.
24	ED1999.1.39	Ax Head	Grooved ax head made of formed stone.
25	ED1999.1.4	Hammer, Stone	Hard stone used to shape arrow heads, spear points, and other lithics.
26	ED1999.1.45	Hammer, Stone	Hard stone used to shape arrow heads, spear points, and other lithics.
27	ED1999.1.5	Copper	Native copper
28	ED1999.1.52	Hosho	An African (Zimbabwean) instrument with three dark, spherical gourds attached to a stick. Seeds are in the gourds, creating a rattle when shaken.
29	ED1999.1.54	Kpoko-Kpoko	Small red wood piece with faces on either ends. Two holes, one on each end, with strings strung through it holding pieces of wood that move to make sound. ard included with object: "Handmade from a light wood, then stained. This rattle originates in the southeast part of Nigeria where it is used as a part of rituals and dances and to celebrate market days."
30	ED1999.1.9	Biface	Chipped stone tool that has been formed on two sides. It could have been used for cutting scraping, chopping, and sawing.
31	ED1999.5.3	Grindstone	Clay grinding stone. Reproduction of early human tools.
32	ED1999.6.1	Bag	Small bag (9 x 10cm) embroidered with stylized animals on the front, a geometric design on the back. Cream canvas with a red drawstring. Includes a pamphlet on the Reserva Ecologica Huitepec (Huitepec Ecological Reserve), which is located in the state of Chiapas in southern Mexico. The pamphlet and bag are made by Pronatura, which is the largest Mexican environmental conservation group. The text in the pamphlet relates the etiological myth from the Popol Vuh that explains why rabbits have long ears. The hero twins tried turning the forest of Huitepec into cornfields, and the animals interferred. The rabbit was punished by being pulled by the ears, making them longer. "Los Mayas han tenido siempre un gran respeto por la naturaleza uno de sus cuentos, que fue escrito en el antiguo libro, El Popol Vuh, y que hoy mismo se sigue relatando, dice como los heroes trataron de hacer milpa en el bosque y sus hermanos, los animales lo impidieron. Segun Manuel Arias de Chenalho; “Distintos animales llegaron a recitar: yokan te, yokan’ak’ yokan emol, yokan’amal (levantense arboles, bejucos montanas y selvas). Y se levanta la montana. Y dijo el Kox al conejo menor, estas jodiendo mi trabajo” y lo agarro por las orejas haciéndoselas mas largas Si, dijo el conejo porque no es tu lugar aqui. La gente debe trabajar y hacer su milpa pero algunos lugares se deben dejar en paz. Diseno tradicional de Chenalho de conejo que hablo con el Kox. Porque el Kox jalo sus orejas, hoy los conejos las tienen largas."
33	ED1999.6.3	Weaving	Sample of Chiapas style weaving, meant to be displayed as a wall hanging.
34	ED1999.6.6	Spindle	Spindle for spinning yarn. The stick is wood, pointed at both ends, with red and green stripes painted. The whorl is made of plaster or clay, painted with green, yellow, and red stripes.
35	ED2002.2.1	Blanket	Woolen blanket, mainly beige with multi-color design.
36	ED2003.5.1	Bone	A femur bone of a large animal, likely buffalo or something similar sized.
37	ED2003.7.14	Button	Two abalone buttons attached to a card. "Pearl" brand.
38	ED2020-1	Bracelet	Northern Cheyenne bracelet made of blue and red beads.
39	ED2020-2	Bracelet	A Northern Cheyenne beaded bracelet made of pale leather and red, navy blue, light blue, and yellow beading.
40	ED2020-3	Pin	A Native American pin with a white beaded circle and leather back. Four red and black arrows pointing to the center of the circle.
41	ED2020-4	Socks, Tabi	A set of 2 white tabi socks detached from the packaging (A,B) and the packaging with 2 more socks still attached (C). The packaging contains Japanese writing as well as the sizing stickers on the socks. "For women, size 22-24cm."
42	ED2020-5	Kimono	Grey, black and red patterned. Informal kimono, most likely worn by a man in Japan.
43	ED2020-6	Guiro	Guiro instrument (A) and striker (B). Percussion instrument used in Latin America played by running the striker along the ridges.
44	ED2021-1	Yearbook	"The Normal Eyte" State Normal School, Cedar Falls Iowa, June, 1905. Volume 15 Number 35. Dedicated to Our Honored President Homer H. Seerley. The Normal Eyte was the first version of a yearbook issued by what would become UNI.
45	ED2021-2	Amate	Amate is a type of bark paper that has been manufactured in Mexico prior to colonization. Bark is first soaked to soften the fiber then crushed or beaten to create a cohesive sheet. The bark fibers may be woven into a design before being flattened. This sheet has a design of two bulls, a bird, a person, and another animal, possibly a dog.
46	ED2021-3	Amate	Amate is a type of bark paper that has been manufactured in Mexico prior to colonization. Bark is first soaked to soften the fiber then crushed or beaten to create a cohesive sheet. The bark fibers may be woven into a design before being flattened. This sheet is decorated with two roosters and two chickens.
47	ED2021-4	Tin	Yellow, brown, and gold tea tin with lid. Jasmine tea exported from China. Writing in English, Chinese, and French on sides. "Jasmine Tea, Product of the People's Republic of China Fujian Tea Import & Export Corporation. Net. Wt (120 gms.)" Lid printed with logo and "Sunflower 1030". Plastic stopper underneath tin lid.
48	ED2021-5	Tin	Yellow, brown, and gold tea tin with lid. Jasmine tea exported from China. Writing in English, Chinese, and French on sides. "Jasmine Tea, Product of the People's Republic of China FooJoy Tea Company. Net. Wt 4 oz(113 g)" Lid printed with logo and "FooJoy 1030". Plastic stopper underneath tin lid.
49	ED2021-6	Booklet	Booklet containing photos of KOLO, a Bosnian folk dancing group from Waterloo, Iowa.
50	ED2021-7	Coffee Pot	Small brass coffee pot with weighted lid. Engraged with diamond and oval designs around the body of the pot.
51	ED2021-8	Obsidian	Triangular shard of obsidian. Obsidian is a naturally occurring volcanic glass that is hard and brittle.
52	ED2021-9	Mica	Flakes of mica. Mica is a mineral that is most characterized by its ability to be easily split into thin, flexible sheets.
53	ED2021-10	Tusk	Fragments of a mastodon tusk. The mastodons were relatives of true elephants, which included the wooly mammoth. These huge elephant-like animals roamed across much of eastern North America during the latter part of the Ice Age. Most mastodon remains which are found date to between 40,000 and 10,000 years ago.
54	ED2021-11	Doily	An off-white crochet doily from Bosnia. Circular designs joined to create a diamond shape.
55	ED2021-12	Doily	A Bosnian off-white crochet doily. Circular design with picot edge.
56	ED2021-13	Bagh Chal	Bagh Chal is a strategy game that originated in Nepal. The game consists of a board incised with a grid (A), 4 tiger figures, 20 goat figures, and a bag to hold the pieces (B). It is a two player with one playing the tigers, while the other plays the goats. For the tigers, the objective of the game is to eliminate four goats from the board. For the goats, the object is to trap the tigers so they cannot move. The rules of the game are as following: - The person playing the tigers starts by placing one tiger in each of the board's four corners. - The person playing the goats then places one goat on any of the board's coordinates. (A coordinate is a spot where two or more lines intersect). - A tiger may now move once space towards the goat in an effort to jump it. If the tiger can jump the goat in a straight line to a free space (in a move similar to chekcers), the goat is thereyby eliminated and removed from the board. - In each turn a goat is placed on the board until all the goats are in play (unless being jumped has already eliminated them). A goat cannot move around the baord until all the goats are in play. - A tiger can only move one space in each turn. A jump does nto entitle a tiger to another turn. A tiger can jump more than one goat in a single move, however, if it has the opportunity to do so. - Once all the goats are placed on the board, they are free to move. A goat can only move one space in a single turn. - If the tigers eliminate four goats, the tigers win. - If the goats are able to trap the tigers and prevent them from moving, while losing no more than three goats, the goats win the game.
57	ED2021-14	Bookmark	Front: Gray silk embroidered with purple flowers. Back: off-white cotton with Chinese characters printed in black. Note with object states: "Made in Nanking, China, 1922".
58	ED2021-15	Yarn	White yarn, example of finished, spun wool.
59	ED2021-16	Roving	White, tan, brown and gray roving. Roving is wool that has been washed and carded in preparation for spinning.
60	ED2021-17	Yukata	Light blue with floral design in dark blue on hem and sleeves. A Yukata is a lightweight kimono worn in the summer months. Kanji written on the inside of the right hand side of the collar.
61	ED2021-18	Pillowcase	Woven decorative pillow case with a slit in the back, button closure. Geometric designs on the top and bottom, center panel with four llamas. Tassles at each corner. Brown, white, and black.
62	ED2021-19	Kurti	Tunic (a) and pants (b). Casual clothing set worn by women in India. Black with allover floral design.
63	ED2021-20	Kalimba	Also referred to as a mbira or thumb piano. Made of a gourd cut in half, covered with a wood soundboard with a sound hole cut in the center. 5 keys attached on top, meant to be played with thumbs. An animal skin string is threaded through the bottom edge for hanging.
64	ED2021-21	Sculpture	Abstract sculpture made of dark wood. Sticker with "Kenya" handwritten on the bottom.
65	ED2021-22	Lunchbox	Black, metal oblong lunch pail with 2 handles. Box (A) and lid (B).
66	ED2021-23	Bell	Tibetan bell (A) with dorje (C) and striker (B). The dorje and bell are the primary ritual tools of Tibetan Buddhism. Always kept together, they represent many layers of symbolism and meaning, and are used in almost all Tibetan ritual ceremonies. The dorje is always held in the right hand, and the bell in the left.
67	ED2021-24	Scarf	Large, rectagular scarf from India. Dyed and printed using batik and block printing techniques. Black, beige, and red.
68	ED2021-25	Tapestry	Large tapestry with casings on top and bottom. Block printed. Pink, orange, and black.
69	ED2021-26	Flag	Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
70	ED2021-27	Flag, Tibetan Prayer	Tibetan prayer flags. Tibetan prayer flags are colorful, rectangular clothes strung together. They are typically hung outdoors and used to bless their surroundings.
71	ED2021-28	Quill, Porcupine	8 porcupine quills. Prior to European colonization, porcupine quills were used by Native populations to sew and as decoration. They could be dyed prior to being used as adornment.
72	ED2021-29	Game	Pima Indian stick game. Includes instruction booklet and 4 sticks.
73	ED2021-30	Turquoise	Polished, uncut turquoise. Many cultures around the world and throughout history have used turquois as a decorative gemstone and held it in high esteem. In particular, Southwest Native American tribes considered this stone sacred.
74	ED2021-31	Rattle	Nigerian cocoa bean rattle. To be worn around the waist.
75	ED2021-32	Bag	Mala bag. Mala bags are considered to be very sacred because they are used to keep mala beads away from public gaze. Mala bags are also used to protect beads from dust, dirty, and to store the beads when they are not in use.
76	ED2021-33	Game	Ring and pin game. Many different Native American cultures played some version of this game. The specific rules and materials vary, but the overall purpose of the game is for the player to swing the ring into the air and catch it on the end of the stick. Among the Cheyenne, this game was considered a "love game", where willing to play the game with one another was seen as an acceptance or refusal of one's interest in the other.
77	ED2021-34	Bindi	9 multi-color bindi on a product card.
78	ED2021-35	Press, Tortilla	Wooden tortilla press made of three hinged pieces
79	ED2021-36	Pot	Small, metal (copper) pot from India. It is a religious pot and used during Hindu rituals or events.
80	ED2021-37	Set, Religious	A religious, Hindu puja set used during the Ganesh festival. Contains: 5 packets of powder (abil/abir, gulal, kanku, sindur, and chandan), 1 larger roll of holy thread (janoi), 1 smaller roll of thread (nalachhadi/nadachadi), 1 post card photo of Ganesh, and 1 small bag containing dry dates (kharek), black seeds (kamar kakadi), and other nuts. Exported by S.J. International and imported/distributed by Salwan Trading Inc. Product of India.
81	ED2021-38	Paper, Tapa	A painting of Tutuila island (the largest island of American Somoa) on real tapa paper. The painting consists of a map outline of the island with some labeled areas including Atauloma, Mapusaga, Tafuna Airport, Pago Pago, Fagalogo, and Rainmaker.
82	ED2021-39	Paper, Tapa	A replica piece of tapa paper on thin, wrapping paper material. Brown and cream colored with floral and zigzag patterns.
83	ED2021-40	Set, Demitasse	A Balkan (Bosnian) demitasse set with 6 plates (A-F) and 6 cups (G-L). White with a blue and gray meander pattern border.
84	ED2021-41	Pan, Watercolor Paint	A black, watercolor paint pan from the Dixon brand, non-toxic. Contains: 8 colors (L-R - yellow, black, green, blue, brown, purple, orange, and white) and one, brown paint brush.
85	ED2021-42	Pan, Watercolor Paint	A teal, watercolor paint pan from the Binney & Smith brand, non-toxic, titled "Artista Water Colors". Contains: 8 colors (L-R - red, orange, yellow, green, brown, purple, another brown, and black). No paint brush in case.
86	ED2021-43	Pan, Watercolor Paint	A black, watercolor paint pan from the Dixon brand, non-toxic. Contains: 8 colors (L-R - red, purple, blue, white, green, brown, orange, and black) and one, brown paint brush.
87	ED2021-44	Wick Trimmer	A metal candlewick trimmer. Small and rusted.
88	ED2021-45	Molinillo	A wooden molinillo with 5 rings from Mexico. It is used to make hot drinks (like hot chocolate) by rubbing together between the palms in order to form a froth at the top of the drink.
89	ED2021-46	Korean Masks	A small shadowbox set of 3 Korean masks (Yangban Mask, Imae Mask, and Bune Mask). It is titled "The Mask of Hahoe Byeolsin Exorcisim" and contains a small paragraph explaining the legend of the Hahoe mask in both English and Korean.
90	ED2021-47	Rosary	A rosary with 53 small, red beads and 6 big, silver beads. The hanging pendant on the end of the rosary shows Jesus Christ on the cross. The smaller, middle pendant shows an image of Jesus's mother, Mary. The rosary rests in a plastic container with a picture of Mary and the words "Ntra Senora de Guadalupe" on the lid.
91	ED2021-48	Rosary	A rosary with 59 small, green/blue beads. The hanging pendant on the end of the rosary shows Jesus Christ on the cross. The smaller, middle pendant shows an image of Jesus's mother, Mary. The rosary rests in a green and silver striped box. It was purchased for 20.95 pesos.
92	ED2021-49	Doll, Troll	A small troll doll from Norway. The troll is in a sitting position and holding mini-versions of a man and a woman, one in each hand. Troll appearance: wild black hair, tan overalls, a long nose, big ears, and a long tail. A golden sticker with the words "Candy designs - Norway" is on the bottom of the doll.
93	ED2021-50	Coffee Pot	A Turkish coffee pot (other names: ibrik, coffee ibrik, cezve) with a silver cup base and a redish-brown handle.
94	ED2021-51	Flag, Tibetan Prayer	"The Tibetan Prayer Flag Pack" (B). Contains: 1 small book titled "The Book of Blessings" (A) and 2, multicolored Tibetan prayer flags.
95	ED2021-52	Postcard	Three replica postcards, laminated. A-C. A: Folded card, featuring a cut out drawing of a rabbit with flowers. Exterior: "Easter Greetings". Interior: "Some Easter wishes were planted- /The grew, and grew, and grew,/ And now, beneath each each flower pot/ You'll find them blooming/ for you," opposite: drawing of three potted flowers. B: Single sheet postcard. Front: Brown, black, and pink drawing of stylized flowers and butterflies. "A Birthday Greeting/ I've a weakness for beautiful flowers/ For very nice people-- and how!/ But wishing you Birthday gladness--/ That's my weakness now!". Back: Personal letter beginning "Dear Sister", dated Sept 22, 1932. C: Single sheet postcard. Front: Printed image of a witch riding a broomstick in front of houses at sunset. "Hallowe'en Joys/ Here's-wishig-that-this-Hallowe'en/ Will-bring-you-much-delight;/ Its-joys-remain-as-a-parting-gift/ When-the-witches-take-their-flight." Back: Personal letter beginning "Dear Sis + bro:" Postmark: "Cooksville, ILL: Oct 31 PM 1935" 1 cent stamp, Addressed to "Mrs. Wilbur Lesher, Towanda, Illinois."
96	ED2021-53	Incense	A red box of Kalachakra traditional Tibetan incense which contains 35 redish-brown sticks. Tibetan people burn incense as a religious practice. The traditional way to burn the incense is to lay it down in its ashes.
97	ED2021-54	Glasses	Children's eye glasses from the 1930s. The glass pieces are rimmed in a gold color and the ear pieces are very looped, almost resembling a candy cane shape.
98	ED2021-56	Pendant	A large, metal pendant which resembles a tumi, a knife used for ceremonial purposes in ancient Bolivian and Peruvian civilizations. The pendant consists of a carved, half-circle blade (not sharp) on the bottom and an image of Naylamp, a water god, on the top. It is stored inside of a small, cardboard box with a blue "Smythson" stick on top, along with object ED2021-55.
99	ED2021-57	Shell, Sea	A plastic bag containing 8 shell halves (clam shells) of varying sizes and a smaller, plastic bag containing about 22 shell buttons. 6 of the shells have circle-shaped, cut-out holes from button-making. At one point in history, Muscatine, Iowa was considered the "pearl button capital of the world" since its location on the Mississippi river provided a lot of clam shells for pearl button manufacturing. (Items: A-E, G-I= shells, F = small bag of shell button cut outs).
100	ED2021-58	Stereograph	A stereograph with a picture of a man sitting in a boat on a canal in Italy. The image is titled "The Rialto Bridge, Venice" and lays on top of a general, green background color. Stereograph images were viewed through stereoscopes and allowed the viewer to see the image in 3D.