University of Northern Iowa

124-A5-2

Formerly:

CS 242 2

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Catalog # Name Description
1 00.30.318 Metate A metate is a mealing stone used by women in Central America to grind maize and other grains. The bottom is broken out to indicate a good wife.
2 1972.31.0005 Basket Basket with handle cut from gourd. Bush design incised across handle. "Recuerdo do Tabasco" carved around top with two rows of esigns below. The row below has flower designs and bottom row has diamond pattern. Bottom of basket has leaf design. Bottom is rounded. Color: BR,TN
3 1972.31.0017 Flute Five + one holes. Color: TN
4 1972.31.0018 Maraca Two pieces. a and b. Hollowed out wood fitted with rattles. Red on top with scene in middle painted in black, greenish design below. Natural colored handles. Color: TN,RD,BK
5 1988.21.0018 Bowl Carved with handle on side like frying pan. Curved bottom. Inside has marks from carving.
6 1995.26.0004 Bowl, decorative Carved decorative bowl with designs. A curvy line is carved around the circumference near the rim of the bowl, all the way around. Below are 2 birds followed by a mouse and then a dog. Bottom of the bowl has a rabbit, a bird, another rabbit and is followed by another bird. The ventral side of the bowl has a knot in the gourd that disrupts the trim for about 1/2". Paper tag glued inside "FDTR3252". Color: TN
7 1995.26.0009 Bowl with lid, decorative Two parts. a. Bowl. Top is cut out for lid with black 1/4 strip going around the rim of the bowl. The bowl has a floral print with flowers and leaves painted in black. Bottom has a flower with 6 petals. b.Lid to the bowl cut out to fit on top. In the middle is a knob that sticks up approximately 1/2". It is surrounded by 7 flower petals. Both the bowl and the lid are painted blue on the inside. Color: BK,WH,BL
8 2003.10.0011 Gourd Hourglass-shaped gourd with one-inch hole in the top and a rope around the center that forms a shoulder strap. Color: BR