Circum-Caribbean
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| 201 | 1974.30.14 | Pin | Burro with crude emerald on burro's back; farmer behind burro has circular flat crude emerald on farmer's back. |
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| 202 | 1974.30.15 | Idol | Brass-plated copper. Polished front. Dull back. Hanging loop built into back of head. It is a larger version of an pendant from Tolima. They had anthropomorphic properties and were used to express harmony and beauty. It was common for pendants to have bilateral tails. |
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| 203 | 1974.30.17 | Pendant, replica | Frog design in gold from necklace of small frogs from Quimbaya Archaeological Area. Encased in clear plastic with black background. Back has information in Spanish, English, and French with a small "9" written in ink on the lower proper left corner. Pendants were used to express beauty and harmony. |
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| 204 | 1974.30.18 | Ring, nose, replica | Reproduction of Tairona cast or "false" filigree nose ring. Gold reproduction imbedded in clear yellow plastic against black background. Looks like a butterfly with an arrow pointing upwards in the middle. These were meant to be anthropomorphic and bilateral. Information is written on the back in Spanish, English, and French. Has a small "12" written in ink on the proper left on the lower back of the artifact. |
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| 205 | 1974.30.19 | Pendant, replica | Reproduction of an anthropomorphic pendant made by the lost wax method from the Tolima Archaeological Area. Gold reproduction embedded in clear yellow plastic against black background. Pendants were used to express beauty and harmony, often showing figures with both human and animal traits. It is common to see the tail displayed in a bilateral fashion. Plastic has some scratches on it and a chip missing from the proper bottom right side. There is a white "2" painted on the bottom proper right side. Back has information written in Spanish, English, and French. |
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| 206 | 1974.30.2 | Hanging | On wooden pole at top; wood slats and reeds supporting hanging. Green, black and white strings on wooden pole at top. Color: GR,BK,WH |
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| 207 | 1974.30.20 | Pendant, replica | Reproduction of an anthropomorphic pendant made by the lost wax process from the Tolima Archaeological Area. Pendants were used to express beauty and harmony, often showing figures with both human and animal traits. It is common to see the tail displayed in a bilateral fashion. The back has information in Spanish, English, and French. |
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| 208 | 1974.30.21 | Pendant, replica | Reproduction of an anthropomorphic pendant made by the lost wax process from the Tolima Archaeological Area. Pendants were made to represent beauty and harmony, often expressing animal and human features. It is not uncommon to see a tail depicted bilaterally. There is information on the back in Spanish, English, and French with a small "5" written in ink on the proper left bottom corner on the back. There is a small scratch on the front plastic. |
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| 209 | 1974.30.22 | Pectoral | Reproduction of an anthropomorphic pendant made by the lost wax process in hammered gold, 24 karat. Known as "the owl"; encased in clear plastic with black background. From the Tolima Archaeological Area. The back has information in Spanish, English, and French and a small "7" written in ink on the proper left lower corner. |
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| 210 | 1974.30.23 | Pin | Sterling, with emerald. Tunjo shape with emerald on chest. Back has a pin and a loop to hang pendant from a chain or attach like a broach. Made to look like a pendant from the Tolima Archaeological Area. Pendants were made to represent beauty and harmony, often expressing animal and human features. It is not uncommon to see a tail depicted bilaterally. |
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| 211 | 1974.30.6 | Molinillo | Hand-carved, unfinished. One side and two paddles are brown. Bottom 3" consists of six paddles each extending about 1" from central core and rounded toward top and bottom. Central rod 5/8" in diameter just above beaters, narrowing very slightly toward top. |
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| 212 | 1974.30.7 | Statue | Typical farmer wearing brimmed hat, beard and mustache, carrying two bags at sides and one big round sack in front. Barefooted with long trousers. Handcarved. |
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| 213 | 1974.30.8 | Statue | Typical farmer wearing brimmed hat, beard hanging onto front of carrying cloth slung over back; bag on each side; carrying sack in right hand, hanging on to carrying cloth slung back with left hand. Two bags, one on each side. Barefooted. |
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| 214 | 1974.30.9 | Flute | Flauta or capador. 14 reeds of graduated lengths. |
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| 215 | 1978.34.1.0001 | Press, vegetable | Woven natural-color and dyed blue-green grass fibers with an oval loop woven handle at each end. Expandable and contractable by movement of handles. Open at top; closed at bottom. Color: TN,BK |
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| 216 | 1978.34.1.0002 | Head, axe | Soapstone head axe. |
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| 217 | 1978.34.1.4 | Belt | Red and black woven cloth with designs down center section and band design on each side; 2 1/2" red and black fringe at each end. Color: RD,BK |
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| 218 | 1978.34.2.0005 | Pectoral, replica | Circular with raised decoration, Quimbaya archaeological area. Cardboard box container disposed of. On top of box is image of golden raft with many figures on board below is "BALSA MUSICA/MUSEO DEL ORO BANCO DE LA REPUBLICA/BOGATA COLOMBIA S.A." On ends where box opens "PECTORAL CIRCULAR QUIMBAYA/OP 01" and "orfebreria prehispanica/de/colombia". On other alternate sides "Reproduction a escala de la pieza/No.2797 del Museo del Oro". On back of box "ORFEBRERIA/PREHISPANICA/DE COLOMBIA/Made in Colombia". |
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| 219 | 1979.16.11 | Doll | Female. White scarf with printed design; brown cloth face, embroidered features, red shawl, flowered tunic top, red and white flowered pants, round wooden base. Color: RD,BR |
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| 220 | 1982.18.3 | Figurine | Warrior figure. Seated figure of a man, made of clay, reddish tint to it; man wearing a 2-horned helmet, holding a weapon out in front of him. Large prominent nose on figure. |
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| 221 | 1985.18.3 | Molinillo | Two sets of blades at bottom; each set attached on opposite sides. Color: TN |
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| 222 | 1985.18.4 | Fan | Woven; square edge. Paddle shaped. Color: BR,TN |
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| 223 | 1985.18.6 | Booklet | "Siabibi's San Blas." Written by John Mann, formerly of Des Moines. 1984. ACALA, Inc. P. O. Box 3661, Balboa, Ancon, Republic of Panama. Tells story of Cuna girls' home and life and a brief history of area. Color: BK,WH |
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| 224 | 1990.55.1 | Dish, serving | Server and spreader. a. Condiment server. Apple-shaped; varnished lid has stem. b.Spreader fits in slot in lid. C. Lid. Spreader is brown; jar is tan with brown. Color: TN,BR |
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| 225 | 1990.55.2 | Figurine, animal | Two oxen pulling a cart that has colored sides and "Costa Rica" written on in in white on the cart tongue. Cart is mainly red. Oxen are tied to a yoke by a purple plastic band which is also tied to the tongue of the cart. Color: RD,BR,WH,BL |
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| 226 | 1990.55.3 | Doll | Female. Frilly cotton dress with white lower frills as well as mostly green middle. Also has a white apron with "Costa Rica" written in green letters. Long black hair braided on two sides and tied with green lace. Eyes open when upright. Color: WH,GR,PK |
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| 227 | 1990.55.4 | Doll | Man and woman in folk dress mounted on a triangular base. Man is wearing a type of cowboy hat and a multi-colored tie. The woman is wearing a white and light green dress. They both have black hair and the woman's is tied with a royal blue ribbon. The base has the words "Costa Rica" written on it in black pen. Color: WH,BK,YL |
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| 228 | 1992.33.2.0005 | Strainer | Half-sphere shaped woven basket. Color: TN |
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| 229 | 1992.33.2.0006 | Strainer | For tea. |
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| 230 | 1992.33.2.0008 | Molinillo | Twig with roots. Handle (stem) is curved. Color: TN |
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| 231 | 1992.33.2.10 | Spoon | Large wooden spoon from Bogota/Colombia with long handle (21 1/8") tapered to end; deep, oval-shaped bowl, roughly carved; hole in top of handle. Used for stirring sugar syrup. |
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| 232 | 1992.33.2.15 | Necklace | Indian bead, black seeds. Strung on cord; no clasp. Color: BK |
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| 233 | 1992.33.2.16 | Purse | Two woven fiber circles connected by braided strip to form circular purse. Back circle has 3 woven strips to top that fold over to form closure; small loop to fasten shut. Nothing to fasten to; edge braid extends to form handle. Color: TN |
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| 234 | 1992.33.2.17 | Tray | Woven circular fiber tray with twig bent to form rim; attached by cord. Has fiber loop for hanging. Wooden handle; circular. Color: TN |
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| 235 | 1992.33.2.2 | Scale | Scale made from a hollowed, carved gourd and a heavier, wooden scale mechanism. The wooden mechanism has a large block on the end of the right side. The top is smooth and carved starting with a "T". Finger must be placed in one of the divots on the back in order to balance correctly. The stem of the mechanism has dots to measure weight. Dots go numerically from one to four and then skip to six. Carved above the six dots are the roman numerals "M" and "XII". There is a dot between "XII" and another "M" with two dots to the left of the top "M" and one above the point on the right. Weighted block is carved from a single chunk of wood and is not finished. There is a hole drilled through the left side of the mechanism with three strands of cotton yarn and knotted on top. The three strands are entwined and split to tie in three different holes in a large gourd bowl. The gourd has been carved in half and hollowed out. There is a number "2" written in pencil next to one of the strands of yarn. There is a singular loop of the same cotton yarn that is tied around the three strands. The gourd has a crack in the bottom and one on the side slightly below the "2". The outside of the gourd is speckled in different shades of tan and brown. |
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| 236 | 1992.33.2.4 | Sieve | Punched leather and wood. Color: TN |
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| 237 | 1992.33.4.1 | Metate | Metate and mano (roller) a. Mano. b. Grinding platform. Small. Mano cigar-shaped. Grinding platform has 3 legs. Color: GY |
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| 238 | 1992.33.4.3 | Fan | Strips of woven palm leaf joined together by woven strips. Handle is woven strip folded over with fold at bottom and attached to each side of fan by woven strips. Woven strip on bottom of handle. Color: TN,YL,GR,PR |
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| 239 | 1992.33.4.4 | Fan | Diamond shaped with handle extending from bottom corner 4 3/4". Multi-colored palm fiber, red, green, purple and yellow. Wooden handle wrapped and attached to fan by braiding into fan. Color: YL,RD,GR,PR |
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| 240 | 1992.33.4.7 | Rattle, baby | Woven straw rattle. Egg shaped with straw handle turned back and tied at base of rattle with straw bands. Straw colored with purple, yellow, and light blue bands around rattle. Color: YL,PR, |
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| 241 | 1993.21.1 | Sampler | Mola. Applique and reverse applique. Cotton with orange, black, green, blue, pink, white, red, and yellow. Unfinished edges; basting stitches loose. Color: ML |
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| 242 | 1993.21.2 | Sampler | Three small circular molas sewn together; 3 designs one in each circle: shell with crab, bird, and fish. Red with white trim edge, black, blue, red, yellow, green, pink, orange, white decoration. Color: RD,BK,WH,ML |
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| 243 | 1993.21.3.1 | Textile | Hand-embroidered; on burlap square. Done in black outline. Village scene with cow & fields. 3 finished edges, 1 edge short fringe. Color: BR,GR,RD |
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| 244 | 1993.21.3.2 | Textile | Hand-embroidered; on burlap square. Done in black outline. Village scene with fields surrounding it; sun in center top, bird atop one of buildings. 3 finished and 1 fringed edge. Color: BR,GR,RD |
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| 245 | 1993.21.3.3 | Textile | Hand-embroidered; on burlap square. Done in black outline. Village in background. Woman carrying bundle on head & goat in foreground. 3 finished & 1 fringed edge. Color: BR,GR,RD |
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| 246 | 1993.21.3.4 | Textile | Hand-embroidered; on burlap square. Done in black outline. Village in background with goat in foreground. Top edge fringed. Other edges finished. Color: BR,GR,RD |
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| 247 | 1993.21.3.5 | Textile | Hand-embroidered on burlap square. Done in black outline. Village in background with goat in foreground. All edges finished. Color: BR,GR,RD |
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| 248 | 1993.37.11 | Purse | Square shaped, but bottom is rounded. A flap of leather covers the top half of the bag, except for an additional triangle that is used as a fastener. It hangs down the bottom half of the purse. To be fastened, it is inserted into a loop on the body of the purse. The top half of the flap is decorated in half-circles sewn on in yellow, red and green thread. A curving line separates this half of the flap from the bottom half, which is covered in brown fur. Black leather borders the entire flap and the body of the purse. The inside of the flap is lined in red leather. Inside, there is a second flap that covers the three front pockets. There are nine pockets total. The second flap is a lighter-colored brown. Black and yellow leather are cut and sewn onto the flap as decoration. The strap is black leather, decorated with yellow thread in diamond, oval and stripe designs. The strap is split in two along the side and buckles to itself. There are three series of three metal-lined holes in the leather. Along the back, "77" is imprinted into the leather. In red ink in the center back is a double oval design and print that has faded and is undecipherable. Also pressed into the leather in the back is a giant "T" running from the top of the purse to the bottom, and from side to side. "Colombia" is written in permanent ink on the inside strap of the purse. Color: BK,RD,YL,GR |
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| 249 | 1993.37.12 | Poncho | Poncho or serape, child's. Off white, woven wool square, folded in half with a hole cut for the head, 7" wide. The edge of the wool is hemmed with a similar colored thread. "Grant" is written in permanent ink along the inside edge of the garment. Color: CR |
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| 250 | 1993.37.2 | Poncho | Thick brown wool stitched in dark brown thread on bottom at sides and along the center "V" opening for the head. It is a large square; the front and back panels are not stitched together. Color: BR |
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