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.

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Cat. # Name Description
1 2000.15.0006 Cloak Men's hooded long-sleeved pull-over cloak. Neck closure emboidered decorative rayon with knot and loop closures. Short slits on each side along bottom cuff. Hood is large, terminating in pronounced point. Color: BK
2 1979.10.9.0060 Bead Quadralateral, pierced, notched on opposite ends. Mottled color. Some brown coloration at one end. Color: GY,WH
3 1972.81.1.1.0011 Sherd, pottery Gray with black diagonal lines. Black line on rim. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
4 1970.41.3.0004 Point, projectile None
5 1968.10.493.0065 Chip, stone None
6 1972.81.1.1.0049 Sherd, pottery Gray with black design. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
7 1970.41.3.0098 Point, projectile None
8 1972.81.1.4.0070 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
9 1974.21.2.0006 Tapestry Handwoven tapestry of hand spun wool. Pre-Columbian bird designs in each of the two pieces made on the same loom but separated from each other by omission of a few rows of yarn. Color: TN,BL,OR
10 1968.10.493.0001 Chip, stone None
11 1979.10.9.0090 Bead Quasi-rectangular, pierced. Color: PK
12 00.70.0029 Bow Bow, semi- recurved.
13 1970.41.3.0036 Point, projectile None
14 1995.37.0004 Arrow Barbed point carved from wood, 16" long, iunserted into hollow bamboo shaft. Bamboo shaft lashed together with slender fiber to hold point secure. Color: TN,BR
15 1968.10.493.0097 Chip, stone None
16 1972.81.1.4.0006 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery.
17 1968.10.0049 Ngoni String instrument, 6-strings. 29 3/4" overall length: 16" head, 26" shaft extending for 12" under parchment of head Head consists of wood bowl 2 3/4" wide, 3 1/4" deep, 16" long, covered with parchment extending 1" -1 3/4" over sides and tacked to wood. 6 green gut strings extend from leather thong attachment on shaft to wood with carved string-slits in hole of head. (Numbered shaft near head.) 1968.10.0049 (Ngoni) image
18 1979.10.9.0028 Bead Rectangular; hole drilled in each end. Color: BK
19 1968.10.493.0033 Chip, stone None
20 1972.81.1.1.0017 Sherd, pottery Rust with black design. Part of rim. Design painted on the inside. Color: RD-BR,BK
21 1968.10.494.0018 Chip, stone None
22 1993.37.0036 Hat Woman's. Plant fiber (fique?) trimmed in velour. Tigthly woven cream color, with black trim. "BM-" is written in pencil on the inside of the hat. "%)" isdeciperable, like an ink stamp. "Colombia" is written in black ink, permanent on green iron-on fabric attached to the inside of the hat.
23 1970.41.3.0068 Point, projectile None
24 1978.46.0226 Amulet Sewn leather. Knotted. Color: BR
25 1968.10.493.0129 Chip, stone None
26 1972.81.1.4.0038 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
27 1972.41.0009 Leaflet Pictures and describes Korean figurines #72.41.002 - #72.41.008. Costumes of figurines: 1. Bride 2. Nobleman 3. Grandfather 4. Lady wearing festive dress 5. Farmer 6. Farmer's wife or woman at market 7. Bridegroom 8. Grandmother
28 1973.80.3.27.0006 Postcard Globular vessel in clay with plumed serpent motifs, Color: BL,RD,YL
29 2000.15.0007 Shirt Men's full length long-sleeved pull-over shirt. Zipper neck closure. Stand up collar. Collar and zipper decorated with embroidered rayon. Three short slits along bottom cuff. The slits are closed at their posterior termination. Right and left breast pockets. Color: WH
30 1979.10.9.0061 Bead Triangular, pierced, notched on opposite ends. Chipped. Color: TN
31 1972.81.1.1.0012 Sherd, pottery Gray with 3 stripes near rim and black design. Part of a rim. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
32 1970.41.3.0005 Point, projectile None
33 1968.10.493.0066 Chip, stone None
34 1981.13.3.4.1.0001 Sherd, pottery Painted design on inside.
35 1972.81.1.1.0050 Sherd, pottery Gray with black design. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
36 1974.30.0005 Mola Red cloth top and bottom, multi-colored cloths between. Floral design. One edge finished with yellow band of cottom machine-stitched to main cloths. Multi-colord designs. Three sides unfinished. Color: RD,PK,GR,YL,ML
37 1970.41.3.0099 Point, projectile None
38 00.54.17.0028 Fabric, hemp fiber None
39 1972.81.1.4.0071 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
40 2017-1-2 Rattle Gourd rattle with thin wood branch handle. Green and pink yarn on either side of the gourd, with a feather attached at the top. 2017-1-2 (Rattle) image
41 1968.10.493.0002 Chip, stone None
42 1979.10.9.0091 Bead Quasi-rectangular, pierced twice. Color: PK
43 00.70.0034 Arrow Arrow, fishing. South Sea island.
44 1970.41.3.0037 Point, projectile None
45 1995.37.0005 Arrow Brroad point made of light colored wood lashed to outside of bamboo shaft with thin fiber cordage. Below this another 16", wide fiber is lashed to the shaft. Color: TN
46 1968.10.493.0098 Chip, stone None
47 1972.81.1.4.0007 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
48 1970.78.10.0002 Net, fishing Woven of mostly natural colored cotton attached to round wooden circle. Blue and red trim around center. Wooden edge bound with cotton cord. Pocket about 6" in diameter in center. Color: TN,RD
49 1979.10.9.0029 Bead Rectangular shape; hole drilled in each end. Color: BK
50 1968.10.493.0034 Chip, stone None
51 1972.81.1.1.0018 Sherd, pottery Gray with black stripe near rim. Black striped design over rest. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
52 1968.10.494.0019 Chip, stone None
53 1970.41.3.0069 Point, projectile None
54 1968.10.494.0001 Chip, stone None
55 1972.81.1.4.0039 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
56 1973.80.3.27.0007 Postcard Jaguar effigy grinding stone from Nicoya region. Color: BR,CR
57 1979.10.9.0062 Bead Rectangular, pierced, grooved. Color: TN
58 1970.41.3.0006 Point, projectile None
59 1968.10.493.0067 Chip, stone None
60 1981.13.3.4.1.0002 Sherd, pottery Painted design on inside.
61 1972.81.1.1.0051 Sherd, pottery Gray with 3 black stripes. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
62 1970.41.3.0100 Point, projectile None
63 1972.81.1.4.0072 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
64 1968.10.493.0003 Chip, stone None
65 1979.10.9.0092 Bead Quasi-rectangular, pierced. Color: PK
66 00.70.0035 Arrow Arrow, fishing.
67 1970.41.3.0038 Point, projectile None
68 1995.37.0006 Arrow Point made from bamboo sliced from length of shaft to form a trough with a sharp tip. Point has short shaft wooden piece attached at base inside of trough. These are lashed together and inserted into hollow bamboo shaft which is lashed with 1/1/6' thick fiber to secure point in place. Color: TN,BR
69 1968.10.493.0099 Chip, stone None
70 1972.81.1.4.0008 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
71 1968.10.0051 Mask White painted face mask. The facial features are small and detailed in the center. The eye holes are cut out and the lips are painted red. There are two vertical yellow stripes on either cheek. The entire face is outlined in yellow paint, the proper right ear has been broken off. At the top of the mask is a half oval extension outlined in brown paint. There are two box nails at the top of the mask, on the proper left side. 1968.10.0051 (Mask) image
72 1970.78.10.0003 Basket Handcrafted large basket carried on the back with a woven rope over the forehead, woven of fiber in natural and black, design has a diamond-like look. Attached to square wooden rim at top. Wooden sticks at corners, two sticks extend down side and across bottom to form opposite corner. Carrying strap attached to one side. Between corners at bottom stick holds woven fibers. Color: TN,BK
73 1979.10.9.0030 Bead Rectangular shape but wider at one end than the other; hole drilled in each end. Color: GY
74 1972.81.1.5.0014 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
75 1968.10.493.0035 Chip, stone None
76 1972.81.1.1.0019 Sherd, pottery Gray with black design. Part of rim. Design painted on the inside. Color: GY,BK
77 1968.10.494.0020 Chip, stone None
78 1970.41.3.0070 Point, projectile None
79 1968.10.494.0002 Chip, stone None
80 00.54.12.0001 Stamp, postage From the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. 50 fils.
81 1972.81.1.4.0040 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
82 1973.80.3.27.0008 Postcard Metate with the head of a macaw; grinding stone for corn. Color: RD,TN
83 1973.80.3.27.0009 Postcard Human figure in clay from the Diguis region. Color: BL,RD,CR
84 1979.10.9.0063 Bead Triangular, pierced. Color: WH
85 1970.41.3.0007 Point, projectile None
86 1968.10.493.0068 Chip, stone None
87 1981.13.3.4.1.0003 Sherd, pottery Painted design on inside.
88 1972.81.1.1.0052 Sherd, pottery Rust with brown design. Design painted on the inside. Color: RD-BR, BR
89 1970.41.3.0101 Point, projectile None
90 1972.81.1.4.0073 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
91 1968.10.493.0004 Chip, stone None
92 1979.10.9.0093 Bead Quasi-rectangular, pierced. Color: PK
93 00.70.0036 Arrow Arrow, fishing. South Sea Islands.
94 1970.41.3.0039 Point, projectile None
95 1995.37.0007 Arrow Shaft made of bamboo and measures 37" in length. Point is barbed along one side. Point is attached at the trough of the baboo shaft. Point and shaft are secured by 1/16" thick fiber to keep them in place. Color: TN,BR
96 1968.10.493.0100 Chip, stone None
97 1972.81.1.4.0009 Sherd, pottery No design. Piece of pottery. Color: GY
98 1970.78.10.0004 Spear Has two feathers 8" long attached on one end, one all black and the other black with some white. Head is 16" long, made of wood with printed black and brown v-shaped design. Head attached to shaft by black and red cotton cord wrapped around shaft. Feathers attached with black and natural cord wrapped around shaft. Color: TN,BK
99 1979.10.9.0031 Bead Irregular sphere shape with flat back; hole drilled in each end. Color: GY
100 1972.81.1.5.0015 Sherd, pottery Incised design. Color: GY
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