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Type Title Date Coordinates Originating Location Description
Artifact
A photo of a single-story buildings with latticework on the porch and palm trees in front. There are two cars parked outside beside a dirt road. Hydro wires run overhead.
Hospital in Talara, Peru
1923 to 1949
Latitude: 4° 34' 43.025" S
Longitude: 81° 16' 20.95" W
South America
  • Small bungalow with palm trees and two cars in front of the building. 

  • A note on the front indicates that this is the Talara Hospital. 
Artifact
Four large, dark refinery stills with pipes standing along them. There are round storage tanks behind them and hills in the background.
Refinery Stills in Peru
1926 to 1949
Latitude: 4° 34' 58.706" S
Longitude: 81° 17' 0.409" W
South America
  • Overall views of refinery stills, with oil storage tanks in the background. 
  • Written on the back: "Another view of the refinery stills. These hills were all washed down so much during the heavy rains of 1926."
Artifact
A long one-story building with white pillars on the porch. There is a wide road in front and a railway crossing. Carts are in front of the building and there are four cars in the photo. There are storage tanks on the hill in the background.
General Offices in Talara, Peru
1923 to 1949
Latitude: 4° 34' 43.025" S
Longitude: 81° 16' 20.95" W
South America
  • Long, low building which stands just behind a railroad. There are oil tanks situated in the hills in the background. 

  • A note on the photo indicates that these are the "Talara General Offices", likely of the International Petroleum Company. 
Artifact
Four men standing in front of a rail car.
Railroad Construction
1923
Latitude: 7° 3' 31.856" N
Longitude: 73° 50' 21.646" W
South America
  • A group of four men standing in front of a type of rail car (?). 
  • Written on back: Railway construction, Barracabermeja, 1923, Tropical Oil Company." 
Artifact
A photo of a group of men crouching with an alligator on a river bank. Its mouth is open, showing its teeth.
Catching Alligators
1923 to 1949
Latitude: 7° 2' 52.602" N
Longitude: 73° 52' 40.073" W
South America
  • A group of men are crouching behind an alligator, which has been brought on shore. 

  • Note written on the back: "An alligator the crowd got one Saturday. Magdalena River, Colombia."
Artifact
A metal sword with an asymmetrical blade and a three-pronged pommel.
Billao Sword
1910 to 1921
Latitude: 9° 28' 13.811" N
Longitude: 46° 46' 42.283" E
Africa
  • Sword with an asymmetrical, leaf-shaped blade and three-pronged pommel. 

  • The pommel is made of horn (Billao-sword handles are typically made of buffalo horn) with alternating layers of metal along the grip.  
Artifact
A Persian water pipe made from wood and hammered metal.
Persian Water Pipe
1879
Latitude: 31° 56' 13.823" N
Longitude: 49° 18' 5.335" E
Asia
  • Persian water pipe made from wood and hammered metal.
  • 15 pieces of metal chain dangle from the cup at the top of the pipe. 
  • The stem is made from wood with a brass mouth piece at one end. 
Artifact
A checkered beige and navy blanket. The top and bottom edges are fringed.
Arab Blanket
1921 to 1931
Latitude: 31° 56' 13.823" N
Longitude: 49° 18' 5.335" E
Asia
  • Beige and navy rectangular blanket with a fringe on the two short ends. 
Artifact
A metal dagger with an ivory handle and a leather sheath pointing to the right. The blade is symmetrical and there are two grooves running the length of the blade. There is a "v" pattern towards the edge of the blade. There are decorative diagonal lines running vertically on the sheath.
Poisoned Dagger and Sheath
1879 to 1950
Latitude: 26° 8' 44.405" N
Longitude: 91° 43' 52.028" E
Asia
  • Sheath is made of leather and is folded over at the top. 

  • The leather sheath has decorative cross-hatching. 
Artifact
A metal dagger with a symmetrical blade and a wooden sheath, pointing to the left. The dagger has a dark wooden handle and two rows of dots along the blade. The brown wooden sheath has four nails on either side along the edge.
Dagger and Sheath
1879 to 1950
Latitude: 26° 8' 44.405" N
Longitude: 91° 43' 52.028" E
Asia
  • Poison dagger and wooden sheath possibly decorated by the natives of Upper Assam, India. 
  • Dagger has a dark wooden handle and a double line of dots along the blade. 
Artifact
Machete facing right
Machete
1879 to 1950
Latitude: 26° 8' 44.405" N
Longitude: 91° 43' 52.028" E
Asia
  • Machete with a long, curving blade and a bone handle affixed to a dark wooden base. 
  • A sun burst is painted onto the blade, near the handle. 
Artifact
An axe with a short, wide metal blade and a dark wooden handle. The handle has circular holes at the end and three of them are filled with tufts of russet hair. The handle is surrounded by red strings braided near the blade.
Headhunters Axe
1879 to 1950
Latitude: 26° 8' 44.405" N
Longitude: 91° 43' 52.028" E
Asia
  • Southeast Asian headhunter's axe with a short, wide blade, and a wooden handle.

  • The wooden handle has holes at the end where tufts of hair are added, each representing a victim.
Artifact
The molt skin of a pit viper, rolled in a cylindrical fashion. The skin is brown with a pattern of pale spots.
Pit Viper Skin
1920 to 1935
Latitude: 10° 40' 3.677" N
Longitude: 61° 31' 15.164" W
South America
  • The skin of a mapepire zanana, a type of pit viper from Trinidad.
Artifact
The snout of a sawfish. It is pale brown and has a row of pointed teeth along the upper and lower sides. The left end is curved and the right is right.
Sawfish Rostrum
1920 to 1935
Latitude: 10° 40' 3.677" N
Longitude: 61° 31' 15.164" W
North America

 

  • Muzzle of a common sawfish found in subtropical waters.
  • The muzzel is cream on one side and gray on the other with 56 teeth on the two long edges.
Artifact
A tray holding twenty samples of wood. Each sample is labeled with a beige sticker and black ink. There is a piece of wood across the middle to secure the samples in the tray.
Wood Samples
1920 to 1935
Latitude: 10° 40' 3.677" N
Longitude: 61° 31' 15.164" W
North America
  • Small wooden box containing 20 samples of wood from Trinidad. 
  • Each sample is marked with the type of wood, durability, and weight. 
Artifact
A dagger with a carved ivory handle in a plain brown wooden sheath, pointing to the left.
Kris Dagger
1899
Latitude: 28° 45' 6.062" N
Longitude: 77° 9' 15.192" E
Asia
  • Poisonous dagger in a wooden sheath.
  • Ivory handle of the dagger is curved and has an ornamental piece of metal at the attachment to the blade. 
  • Blade is created by alternating layers of different types of metals, giving the blade a swirling pattern.
Artifact
The top of a pair of Arabian shoes. They are covered in mosaic tile and there are two layers of fabric on each shoe. The top layer of fabric is checkered.
Shoes
1859 to 1960
Latitude: 25° 39' 4.824" N
Longitude: 49° 6' 4.964" E
Asia
  • A pair of wooden shoes painted black with inlaid mosaic tile. 
  • A strip of fabic, with a second fabric decorated in a tile pattern, holds the foot onto the shoe. 
Artifact
A dark brown wooden doll with articulated arms and legs. It is decorated with tufts of grass around its neck, arms, knees, and ankles. There is a piece of cloth around its groin. It has a necklace and earring made from white and red beads. Dark eyes, eyebrows, and a mouth have been carved into the face.
Doll
1859 to 1960
Latitude: 9° 21' 58.381" S
Longitude: 147° 9' 43.52" E
Asia
  • Wooden doll with articulated arms and legs, decorated with tufts of grass. 

  • Doll is also wearing a red-beaded necklace and a single beaded earring. 
Artifact
An ivory-coloured hippopotamus tooth. It is long and slender and pointed at the end. The end has a band of orange colouring on it.
Hippopotamus Tooth
1930
Latitude: 1° 44' 30.077" N
Longitude: 21° 37' 5.606" E
Africa
  • Hippopotamus tooth, ivory and orange in colour, from the Belgian Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo). 
Artifact
Three porcupine quills with a slight curve. They have alternating white and brown stripes.
Porcupine Quills
1930
Latitude: 1° 44' 30.077" N
Longitude: 21° 37' 5.606" E
Africa
  • Three porcupine quills which are brown and white in colour, from the Belgian Congo (Democratic Republic of the Congo), where some porcupines weighed over 100 pounds. 
  • The quills range in length from 9.5 inches to 14.5 inches.

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