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Description
Material: Konga tree fiber.
Short wrap-around skirt made from Konga tree Fibers. The lengths of fiber thread are woven into the braid of a stiffer character which forms the belt of the skirt. The ends are two cords each (4 total) which can be tied together to secure the skirt.
The woven pattern appears to be the result of knotting individual threads onto the belt.
Holdings
35mm slide: 20852
Image Number
17214

Description
"Everyday" grass skirt made from the bark of the betel nut tree. The individual fibers are knotted onto a thicker brade (which comprises the belt) individually, leaving a long side and a short side (approx. 1.5 inches long). The braid which forms the belt is in two thinner cords on each side which are knotted at the ends and can be tied together to hold the wrap-around skirt in place.
Material: Betel nut tree bark fiber
Holdings
35mm slide: 20853
Image Number
17215

Description
A rectangular mat made from plant fibers woven in a simple over-under checkerboard pattern done on a diagonal. This gives the mat zig-zag borders with flat corners. Mat has been folded for a long time and is quite stiff.
Holdings
35mm slide: 20854
Image Number
17216

Description
Remants of strings of shell beads. The string broke and many beads came off, the entirety is in an envelope in a small box. The shell beads are probably spondyllus, and the majority are white, with black dirt from age. Some orange and pink beads are interspersed on the part of the strong that is still intact. The end that broke free is the knot of cloth used to tie the strong onto the body. A different partial string is of larger pink spondyllus
Holdings
35mm slide: 20855
Image Number
17217

Description
Pleated, cylindrical b ag with pointed top made from hand-woven brown plant fibers. Has 21 long tassles used to tie the bag to its owner--worn either slung over the shoulder or tied around the wrist. Weave is simple over-under pattern. Tassles are wound cord, some of which are fraying at the end.
"Dilly Bag"
Holdings
35mm slide: 20856
Image Number
17218

Description
Bundle of two preparations of fiber made from Konga Tree bark. The bark has been washed, bleached, and shredded to form two types of fiber. The finer, softer, lighter swatch is made into the best quality grass skirts. The darker, coarser preparation is made into slightly less formal wear. The prepared fiber is of pliable texture and forms a coarse weave of almost honey comb-like shape.
Holdings
35mm slide: 20857
Image Number
17219

Description
Cuicuilco, Federal District. -- Close-up view of southern reconstructed wall.
Holdings
35mm slide: 456
Image Number
1722

Description
"Everyday" grass skirt made from coarse unfinished fibers. Skirt is fairly thin, with fewer fibers knotted onto the belt than most other skirts. Two strands of cord on each end to secure the skirt. Object is brittle and dried into shape in which it was folded for extended period of time.
Holdings
35mm slide: 20858
Image Number
17220

Description
High quality "grass" skirts made from prepared fibers of the Konga Tree. Fibers are short and knotted densely onto a thick length of braided cord. The skirt is light colored and has a few patches of "shortened" fibre that may have come off earlier. The cord has double strands at both ends for tying the skirts.
Holdings
35mm slide: 20859
Image Number
17221

Description
Coarse, dark, "everyday" grass skirt. Fibers are knotted in bundles onto a braided cord. The skirt is mid-length, as opposed to both the short "high-quality" skirts and other long everyday skirts. Creases from being folded for an extensive period of time. Each end has two braids of cord for tying.
Holdings
35mm slide: 20860
Image Number
17222

Description
Square tapestry made of tapa cloth. Pattern is on one side, beige-orange background with design in white lines of triangles, lines, and outlines of brown and black triangles, diamonds, and coffee-bean shaped outlines. Pattern is the same on six panels. Underside is beige with white outlines of patterns. Panels are different deepness of color.
Holdings
35mm slide: 20861
Image Number
17223

Description
Straight, slightly rounded length of shaped, polished bone used as a septum plug. Lengths of brown thread are wrapped around the bone near each end. Ends are sharp. Bone is stained slightly yellow with age.
Holdings
35mm slide: 20862
Image Number
17224

Description
75 red seeds, flattened with point hilums and blackening opposite the hilum. Probably Caesalpinaceae (legumes).
Holdings
35mm slide: 20863
Image Number
17225

Description
Broom made of plant locally referred to as "broom plant"
bound with white nylon cord in four locations along handle
contributed by Nicolina "Grandmother" Bordian, January 2002
remaining leaf and seed material in broom head
broom head round
The Laurent Jean Pierre Broom Collection
No. 1HCB 1 NB
Holdings
35mm slide: 20864
Image Number
17226

Description
Broom made of sorghum
bound with blue nylon cord in seven locations along handle
handle 39cm long
head flat
contributed by Nicolina Bordian, January 2002
purchased from local craft market
The Laurent Jean Pierre Broom Collection
No. 2 HCB 2 NB
Holdings
35mm slide: 20865
Image Number
17227

Description
Small hand brush made of palm
woven with thicker leaves at handle
contributed by Laurent Jean Pierre
purchased from street seller in Addis Ababa, September 2002
The Laurent Jean Pierre Broom Collection
No. 3 HCB 1 LJP
Holdings
35mm slide: 20866
Image Number
17228

Description
Broom with long wooden handle, stripped of bark
broom head flat, made of palm
head bound with metal wire and pink and blue nylon
contributed by Laurent Jean Pierre
purchased from street seller in Addis Ababa, September 2002
The Laurent Jean Pierre Broom Collection
No. 4 HCB 2 LJP
Holdings
35mm slide: 20867
Image Number
17229

Description
Cuicuilco, Federal District -- Stair inside pyramid.
Holdings
35mm slide: 457
Image Number
1723

Description
Broom with long wooden handle
broom head flat, made of coconut
head bound with red and green nylon cord
contributed by Isabel Hemphill
purchased from street vendor in Beijing, April 2002
The Laurent Jean Pierre Broom Collection
No. 5 HCB 1 IH
Holdings
35mm slide: 20868
Image Number
17230

Description
Ornamental broom
handle bound in blue plastic material, red at tip of handle
flat broom head made of plant material
plant material bound into columns at top of broom head
columns wrapped in red nylon ribbon
blue nylon border at bottom of red ribbon columns
yellow and black striped plastic material wrapped around outer edges of ribbon section of head
contributed by Heather Butcher, May 2002
purchased as import in Habitat Store, Cantebury, U.K.
Holdings
35mm slide: 20869
Image Number
17231

Description
Small hand broom
round head
handle bound in three woven columns around diameter
contributed by Amy Worren, November 29, 2001
The Laurent Jean Pierre Broom Collection
No. 8 LJP
Holdings
35mm slide: 20870
Image Number
17232

Description
Small hand broom
looks like sorghum
bound in three places along handle with black nylon cord
top of head bound in black nylon cord
head flat, end cut at angle
leather strap at end of handle
contributed by Angela McKinnon, November 29, 2001
purchased in craft market in California
The Laurent Jean Pierre Broom Collection
No. 9 LJP
Holdings
35mm slide: 20871
Image Number
17233

Description
Relatively large broom
material looks like sorghum
bound with wire in five locations along handle and twice near top of broom head
broom head flat
seeds in broom head
"most common broom used indoors" (in Russia presumably)
contributed by Maureen Enns, January 23, 2002
purchased at Market in Moscow
The Laurent Jean Pierre Broom Collection
No. 10 LJP
Holdings
35mm slide: 20872
Image Number
17234

Description
Relatively large broom
essentially a bundle of branches (probably birch)
bound with wire in three locations along handle and once near top of broom head
some branches stripped near top of handle
contributed by Marjeta Brennan, March 15, 2002
purchased from broom maker at market in Slovenia
The Laurent Jean Pierre Broom Collection
No. 11 LJP
Holdings
35mm slide: 20873
Image Number
17235

Description
Long broom
handle of stripped wood
head is a bundle of branches (probably birch)
head is bound with wire at three locations, top wire held by a nail
contributed by Marjeta Brennan, March 15, 2002
purchased from broom maker at market in Slovenia
The Laurent Jean Pierre Broom Collection
No. 12 LJP
Holdings
35mm slide: 20874
Image Number
17236

Description
Small hand broom
wooden handle
head probably made of palm
head bound in two locations with strips of metal
contributed by Eval Bernard, April 14, 2002
The Laurent Jean Pierre Broom Collection
No. 13 LJP
Holdings
35mm slide: 20875
Image Number
17237

Description
Broom.
Holdings
35mm slide: 20876
Image Number
17238

Description
Small ornamental hand broom
made of sorghum and bamboo
plant material dyed turquoise blue near top interwoven with red cord
broom head flat
leather strap at top of handle
contributed by Laurent Jean Pierre
purchased from gift shop at Fairchild Tropical Gardens, Miami, Florida, 5/17/2002
The Laurent Jean Pierre Broom Collection
No. 15 LJP
Holdings
35mm slide: 20877
Image Number
17239

Description
San Angel, Federal District -- "Pedregal" -- Middle culture.
Holdings
35mm slide: 458
Image Number
1724

Description
Small hand broom
bound in approximately 10 locations with wire along handle and near top of broom head
broom head cut at an angle
contributed by Isabel Hamphill
purchased at Shanghai street market, May 20, 2002
The Laurent Jean Pierre Broom Collection
No. 16 LJP
Holdings
35mm slide: 20878
Image Number
17240

Description
Small hand broom made of latanye
handle woven with plant material
round broom head
latanye is threatened on St. Lucia due to overharvesting for broom manufacture
contributed by Laurent Jean Pierre, July 2001
The Laurent Jean Pierre Broom Collection
No. 17 LJP
Holdings
35mm slide: 20879
Image Number
17241

Description
Long handled broom
broom head made of latanye
broom head woven with plant fiber in two locations near and at top
broom head is temporarily bound with plant fiber
contributed by Carnie and Sharon Lawson
purchased at the Central Market, St. Lucia, 2003
The Laurent Jean Pierre Broom Collection
No. 18 LJP
Holdings
35mm slide: 20880
Image Number
17242

Description
This large shadow puppet depicts the monkey deity Hanuman. Hanuman was Rama's most trusted and valuable officer in the Rankien. During Rama's war against the demon king Toskanth, Rama asked Hanuman to infiltrate the court of Toskanth. Hanuman tricked Toskanth into believing that he had defected to the demon's side. Toskanth was so pleased by this that he made Hanuman the crown prince of his kingdom, replacing his son Indrajit, who Hanuman had ironi
Holdings
35mm slide: 20881
Image Number
17243

Description
This shadow puppet probably depicts the simian deity Hanuman. It is also possible that the puppet illustrates the demon king Toskanth instead. If it is Hanuman it portrays him during his time as Toskanth's heir. Hanuman tricked Toskanth earning the king's trust so that he could do reconnaissance on behalf of Rama. This puppet is probably made from cow leather. IT was heavily oiled when it was made to give it a black shine. It has retained enough o
Holdings
35mm slide: 20882
Image Number
17244

Description
This shadow puppet depicts the hero of the Ramakein, Rama. Rama, who is the crown prince of Ayudhya, is dispatched by his father to do away with demons, who are harassing a local population of hermits. Having completed his task Rama wanders further from home winning the hand in marriage of Princess Sida through a feat of strength. Exiled for fourteen years by his father under the influence of an evil wife Rama wanders far and wide. At some point h
Holdings
35mm slide: 20883
Image Number
17245

Description
This shadow puppet is made from either cow or water buffalo leather. It has four wooden sticks bound to the leather with twine for controlling the puppet. Most of the leather has lost its black shine and faded to a dark green. In places where the red paint was applied it has faded in various ways from a ruddy orange to light yellow. The leather is perforated with holes to create a fancy illuminated pattern around the central figure. This figure i
Holdings
35mm slide: 20884
Image Number
17246

Description
This shadow puppet appears to depict a tiger. It is made from eight overlapping pieces of very thin cow leather. The pieces are joined by small pieces of rope with knots on each end. This gives a pivot so each piece can move independently. The two largest pieces are the torso pieces front and back. The front torso piece has two legs attached to it and has the face painted on it. The back torso piece has the tail and the two other legs attached to
Holdings
35mm slide: 20885
Image Number
17247

Description
The painting appears to be on a thin canvas. The background of the painting is an olive green. In front of this background are six figures, four of whom are masked or are perhaps demons. The masks are red wit h very large eyes and perpendicular noses. The other two figures’ faces are pale, with long thin eyes and a nose that is a straight continuation of the forehead line. In the bottom left corner and across the top, encircling the top two figure
Holdings
35mm slide: 20886
Image Number
17248

Description
Sharkey County, Mississippi. Anderson Landing vessel.
Holdings
35mm slide: 23088
Image Number
17249

Description
Teotihuacán -- Citadel.
Holdings
35mm slide: 459
Image Number
1725

Description
Proconsul: Known from numerous fragments adding up to almost complete skeletons, Proconsul is considered to be a very early ape, the ancestor of the chimpanzee and perhaps of the gorilla. A contemporary of Pliopithecus, it is often found with it in the same fossil site.
Date of Photo
1965
Holdings
35mm slide: 11307
Image Number
17250

Description
Proconsul (by Wilson).
Date of Photo
1965
Holdings
35mm slide: 11308
Image Number
17251

Description
Ramapithecus: The easliest manlike primate found so far, Ramapithecus is now thought by some experts to be the oldest of man's ancestors in a direct line. This hominid status is predicated upon a few teeth, some fragments of jaw and a palate unmistakably human in shape.
Date of Photo
1965
Holdings
35mm slide: 11309
Image Number
17252

Description
Australopithecine sites. The African sites which have yielded fossilized remains of Australopithecus, popularly known as ape-men, near-men, or half-men. The three northern sites are in the Republic of Tanzania; the five southern sites are in the Republic of South Africa.
Date of Photo
1965
Holdings
35mm slide: 11310
Image Number
17253

Description
Australopithecus africanus Taungs.
Date of Photo
1951
Holdings
35mm slide: 11311
Image Number
17254

Description
Australopithecus (Plesianthropus) Transvaalensis, Sterkfontein.
Date of Photo
1951
Holdings
35mm slide: 11312
Image Number
17255

Description
Paranthropus robustus, Kromdraai.
Date of Photo
1951
Holdings
35mm slide: 11313
Image Number
17256

Description
Craniograms of Australopithecus africanus, infant (dashed and dotted line); Australpithecus prometheus, female (solid line); and Paranthropus robustus, male (dotted line).
Date of Photo
1951
Holdings
35mm slide: 11314
Image Number
17257

Description
Craniograms of Australopithecus prometheus (solid line); Plesianthropus transvaalensis, male (dashed and dotted line); and Paranthropus robustus, male (dotted line).
Date of Photo
1951
Holdings
35mm slide: 11315
Image Number
17258

Description
First milk molars of Australopithecus, Paranthropus, and Bushman.
Holdings
35mm slide: 11316
Image Number
17259
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