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	Catalog #	Name	Description
1	1965.51.0002	Carving	Elephant, polished black wood. 2 ivory toenails on each foot. Color: BK,WH
2	1968.9.12.1.0007	Sherd, pottery	Part of a mosaic.
3	1968.9.12.16619	Figure	Head of Venus. Appears old; facial features extremely worn. Indentations where eyes and mouth are, tip of nose worn from being rubbed. General outoine of hair on head with lines drawn to show hair styling. Head is hollow with a hole in base of neck, once attached to body? Number 16619 written on back of neck.
4	1968.9.35.16622	Tile	Mosaic squares from ruins. From Roman times.
5	1968.9.35.16625	Sherd, pottery	Base.
6	1973.54.6.2	Necklace	Beaded in black and white. Double strand comes together with large yellow bead; from this bead 8 strands of black beads fan out to form top of 1 5/8" x 1 5/8" square of beaded white and black beads. This square is trimmed with 8 small strings of white beads. One of these small strands contains one black bead; otherwise all strands are completely white. At opposite end there is 3" of plain string white knot at end where necklace is closed. Number on yellow bead. Color: BK,WH
7	1973.58.1	Figurine	A small camel toy, stitched shut with yellow thread, with eyes painted on and small ears sewed on. Stands on all four feet with head slightly turned. On far back of camel held on by a small metal dowel is a woman's head with painted facial features. Head is clad in white head scarf with yellow see-through veil covering mouth and cheeks. Camel has blue and white twisted yarn harness.
8	1975.0033	Print, photographic	Mounted on black with a brown cardboard frame.a. Photo, color, bust of Queen Nefertiti; b. Pamphlet on the Egyptian Museum, Berlin, Germany Describes the collection in each of the rooms. On the back of the pamphlet is a chronological table of Egyptian history..
9	1979.10.18	Seal	Discoid type; drilled on sides; round, smoothed edges; engraved bird on base. Color: BK
10	1979.63.0008	Booklet	"Challenge of the Great Pyramid: A Scientific Revelation to a Scientific Age", by Howard B. Rand, Destiny Publishers, Haverhill, Mass., 1943. Concerning history development, and significance of Egyptian pyramids; paper cover, illustrated with photograph of pyramid; 20 pages, illustrated with line drawings and black-&-white photographs; upper left front cover inscribed to "Dr. Cable in appreciation: Herbert Payton Major, Salvation Army, Wateroo, Iowa".. Color: BK,WH
11	1990.21.0040	Cup	Cup only of goblet, two groupings of two groves at top.
12	1990.21.0060	Tray	Basketry tray with domed center. Outer rim is edged with an open zig-zag weaving. Color: TN,RD,BL-GR,BK
13	1990.21.0061	Tray	Zig-zag weave worked around the rim. Lettering covers one side of interior; a gold star fills the center and a crescent shape decorates the other side of the interior. Color: ML
14	1990.21.0062	Tray	Green, red, tan and purple fibre. Color: ML
15	1990.21.10	Lamp, kerosene	Kerosene lamp, made from a tomato can. Red label with a picture of tomatoes on it is painted on the can.
16	1990.21.128	Comb	Ladies' ; crude.
17	1990.21.131	Picture	Needlepoint picture of woman on silk.
18	1990.21.132	Painting	Three Wise Men.
19	1990.21.133	Painting	Domestic scene; Cooking bread.
20	1990.21.134	Painting	Of 2 men using basket tables and a woman liftng the lid to one of the tables. Color: ML
21	1990.21.135	Painting	Of woman at well and grinding grain.
22	1990.21.136	Painting	Of meeting of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
23	1990.21.137	Painting	Of King Solomon and a queen with a soldier and servants.
24	1990.21.138	Painting	Men working in a weaver's hut.
25	1990.21.139	Painting	Farmers at work in field.
26	1990.21.140	Painting	Of religious instructor and his students.
27	1990.21.141	Painting	Lions and an early representation of Haile Selassie.
28	1990.21.142	Painting	Warriors with their attendants behind them. Warriors are carrying ceremonial spears.
29	1990.21.143	Painting	People going to market.
30	1990.21.144	Painting	Domestic scene.
31	1990.21.146	Pot	Miniature coffee urn. 2 small handles. Mid section has triangle and dot design. 2 small handles.
32	1990.21.147	Pot	Miniature clay coffeepot. Single spout and handle.
33	1990.21.148	Pot	Miniature coffeepot. Triangle and dot design. Color: Bk-BR
34	1990.21.149	Pot	Miniature. 2 small handles. Pattern of lines around the middle section.
35	1990.21.15	Wick	None
36	1990.21.151	Bracelet	Leather strip with fringed end. Fringe has cowrie shells attached to each piece. Color: RD-BR, WH
37	1990.21.30	Lamp, kerosene	Made from a a Carnation condensed milk tin. Part of the paper label is still on the can.
38	1990.21.53	Spoon	Handle carved with line pattern. The bowl is marquis shaped.
39	1990.21.54	Spoon	Handle carved with line pattern. The bowl is marquis shaped.
40	1990.21.55	Spoon	Handle carved with line pattern. The bowl is marquis shaped.
41	1990.21.56	Spoon	Handle carved with line pattern. The bowl is marquis shaped.
42	1990.21.63	Tray	Flat. Green center; tan outer rings marked with triangular shaped weaving done in magenta and orange or green and tan; rimmed in green. Color: TN,GR,PR
43	1990.21.64	Tray	Flat. Green, purple, orange, magenta and tan. The center has a pinwheel pattern; outer rings are divided into 7 sections each having spear-shaped pattern done in combinations of same colors; outer rings done in orange and green. Color: PR, OR,GR,TN
44	1990.21.65	Basket	Basket with lid, for jewelry box. Multi-colored; predominant color is blue. Color: BL,ML
45	1990.21.81	Point, projectile	Barbed; topped by projectile-like point; lower portion made to have shaft inserted.
46	1990.21.82	Point, projectile	Barbed with projectile-like point at the tip. Lower end has opening for insertion of shaft.
47	1990.21.83	Point, projectile	Barbed with projectile-like point at the tip. Lower end has opening for insertion of shaft.
48	1990.21.9	Lamp, kerosene	Made from a black pepper spice can. Wick is made of cotton. Handle. Wording on the label is printed in three languages.
49	1993.37.4	Slipper	Woman's. Black leather on the inside sole of the shoe, decorated with white leather woven along the edges. A single black leather band crosses the top of the foot. It is decorated with red and white leather in "V" and "X" designs. There is no strap around the heel. a. and b. Color: BK,WH,RD
50	2000.15.5	Cap	Knit cap with stylized designs. At top center seven gray strips ~.5" wide radiate symetricaly and extend to the bottom edge which is completely fringed in gray. Near the junction of the anterior and lateral portions of the cap the gray strip widens and inside this area is a white stylized "temple". On the lateral portion, between each gray area is a white area that contains a gray stylized "tree" made up of stacked triangles. The trees terminate at the anterior-lateral junction giving way to a field of white. There are seven "trees" and seven "temples" total. Small hole at center top. Color: WH,GY