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Type Title Date Coordinates Originating Location Description
Artifact
An International Driller and two local workers standing underneath an oil rig.
Oil Rig, Trinidad
1921
Latitude: 10° 9' 31.622" N
Longitude: 61° 32' 24.529" W
North America
  • International Driller standing next to a drilling rig, with a couple of local workers, in Trinidad. 
  • Driller is identified simply as "Dad", although this does not appear to be Fred Webb. 
Artifact
An International Driller and two local workers standing underneath an oil rig.
Oil Rig, Trinidad
1921
Latitude: 10° 9' 30.402" N
Longitude: 61° 33' 44.186" W
North America
  • An International Driller stands under a drilling rig in Trinidad with two local workers. 
Artifact
Two men wearing work clothes and hats standing inside a drilling rig. There is a large pipe and a wheel in behind them.
Drilling Rig in Ecuador
1925 to 1930
Latitude: 2° 10' 18.361" S
Longitude: 79° 55' 29.683" W
South America
  • Fred Webb (right) and an unidentified International Driller stand inside a drilling rig in Lapatol (?), Ecuador. 
Artifact
Four men looking down at a small water spring running through a bed of dirt and rocks. There are trees with no leave in the background.
Looking at a Spring in Ecuador
1925 to 1930
Latitude: 2° 10' 18.361" S
Longitude: 79° 55' 29.683" W
South America
  • Four International Drillers are investigating a spring in Ecuador.

  • From left to right: A.T. Burns, F.T. Webb, Von Bushwall, William Swan[son?]. 
Artifact
Fred Webb standing with one foot on the step of a car door. He is wearing white with a pith helmet. There is an oil rig with four legs behind him and a building with a roof on the left.
Fred Webb at Well Site in Colombia
1925 to 1930
Latitude: 7° 26' 56.573" N
Longitude: 74° 54' 31.601" W
South America
  • Fred Webb is seen standing in a white suit next to a car which is parked in front of an oil derrick. 
  • The oil derrick is partially covered in corrugated metal sheeting. 
  • Lengths of rod lay on the ground next to the car. 
Artifact
The front of a white jacket. It has a pocket on either breast with a flap to close them and an open pocket on either side near the waist. There are five white buttons running down the middle of the shirt.
Jacket
1907
Latitude: 1° 14' 4.474" S
Longitude: 116° 49' 24.859" E
Asia
  • White cotton jacket with two chest pockets and button closure. 
Artifact
A wooden fishing spear. The shaft is light brown and cylindrical. The head is dark brown and shaped like a diamond. The two pieces are held together by a piece of string.
Fishing spear
1889 to 1940
Latitude: 5° 46' 48.054" N
Longitude: 58° 49' 55.787" W
South America
  • Wooden spearhead fitted onto a wooden spear shaft and secured into place with string. 
  • The spearhead is made of wood from the purpleheart tree.
Artifact
A tablecloth embroidered with gold, pink, green, and white thread. There is a black sunburst around a medallion in the centre. Outside the sunburst there is a large square of embroidery, followed by a black border and an embroidered border.
Tablecloth
1879 to 1914
Latitude: 19° 4' 24.564" N
Longitude: 72° 52' 15.254" E
Asia
  • Tablecloth is made from thin black felt and embroidered mainly with gold thread. 

  • Other colours used in the embroidery include pink, green, and white. 

  • A sunburst shape has been left blank surrounding a centre medallion. 
Artifact
A pair of pants with a diagonal striped pattern that is blue, brown and off-white in colour. They have an off-white drawstring at the top.
Cloth Pants
1879 to 1902
Latitude: 2° 59' 43.411" S
Longitude: 104° 45' 15.023" E
Asia
  • Pair of lightweight fabric pants with a drawstring waist. 

  • The pants are blue, brown and off-white in colour with a bright pattern. 
Artifact
A long, dark wooden pipe. There are knots along the bamboo shaft. There is a metal bowl facing down on the left end.
Opium Pipe
1879 to 1902
Latitude: 2° 59' 43.411" S
Longitude: 104° 45' 15.023" E
Asia
  • Opium pipe made from a dark brown bamboo branch. 

  • A metal bowl is attached by six small nails onto the side of the branch near the end.

  • The hollow end of the branch is sealed with a meal cap held by a single nail. 
Artifact
A dark wooden club that narrows to a point at both ends. There are raised veins in the grain of the wood. The right end and point are wider than the end on the left.
Australian Waddy
1889 to 1940
Latitude: 33° 48' 35.363" S
Longitude: 151° 16' 13.75" E
Australia
  • The waddy, or hunting stick, is carved from heavy dark wood with raised veins. 

  • Both extremities end in points, and one end is wider than the other. 
Artifact
A dark piece of wood with a sharp curve in the middle. The grain of the wood is raised.
Boomerang
1889 to 1940
Latitude: 33° 51' 34.006" S
Longitude: 150° 54' 12.215" E
Australia
  • Boomerang made from dark-coloured heavy wood with raised grain. 
Artifact
Two stacked drums from the side. Skins have been stretched across the tops and they are head together with string or hemp.
Drums
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 2° 57' 14.62" N
Longitude: 58° 44' 39.379" W
South America
  • Two drums of different sizes, made by stretching a skin over the end of a hollow tube and tightening it with string or hemp. 
  • The larger drum has a drum stick attached.
  • The smaller drum measures 6 inches in diameter and 5.75 inches in height.
Artifact
A honey-coloured handmasher with a long shaft and four short pieces of wood that are interlocked on the end.
Handmasher
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 12° 19' 13.267" S
Longitude: 71° 5' 45.942" W
South America
  • Honey-coloured stick with a wooden grid fitted onto the bottom. 
Artifact
A honey-coloured handmixer with a long shaft and four prongs sticking out of the end.
Hand Mixer
1889 to 1940
Latitude: 12° 19' 13.267" S
Longitude: 71° 5' 45.942" W
South America
  • Honey-coloured stick with four prongs, presumably originally branches or roots.
Artifact
A straight, dark wooden bow. There are notches for attaching a string at both ends and the string is laying along the bow. There are four bands of brown string wrapped along the shaft for decoration.
Bow
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 6° 11' 23.118" N
Longitude: 58° 40' 32.189" W
South America
  • Bow made of wood from the purpleheart tree. 
  • The bow is not properly strung, with the rope hanging loosely at the side. 
  • Both ends of the bow have notches for attaching the string, and the shaft of the bow is decorated with bands of wrapped string. 
Artifact
A brown wooden grandfather clock with a peacock carved into the top and carved dragons on the supports. There is a floral pattern around the clock face and pendulum case. The clock is off-white with gold numbers and hands. The pendulum is also off-white.
Clock
1915
Latitude: 16° 47' 25.649" N
Longitude: 96° 8' 46.19" E
Asia
  • Carved teak clock and wall mount. 
  • Floral designs cover most of the clock and mount. A peacock sits at the top of the clock and two dragons form the supports for the wall mount. 
Artifact
Full view of the Persian tar. It has a long neck and double bowl with a waist. There are turning keys at the top of the neck and strings that run down to the double-bowl.
Persian Tar
1889 to 1960
Latitude: 35° 41' 13.114" N
Longitude: 51° 24' 12.989" E
Asia
  • Stringed instrument with a long neck and double-bowl with waist.  

  • Double bowl is carved from mulberry wood, and a thin membrane made from stretched lambskin was applied to cover the opening. 
Artifact
A spear with a metal head tied to a brown wooden shaft with string. The spearhead has a large barb on the end and a smaller one closer to the shaft.
Fishing Spear
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 6° 18' 45.421" N
Longitude: 58° 38' 53.311" W
South America
  • Metal spearhead with a single barb on the end, and a second smaller barb about 1.5 inches down. 
  • The spearhead is tied to a wooden shaft with string. 
Artifact
Three spears with wooden shafts and metal spear heads. The one on top is the shortest and is made from dark wood. It has a tapered point. The middle spear is light-coloured and has a rounded head. The bottom spear is light-coloured and has a long pointed head.
African "Assegai" Spears
1889 to 1950
Latitude: 29° 17' 48.793" S
Longitude: 24° 16' 37.942" E
Africa
  • Collection of four spears of various lengths. The function of each spear varies depending on the length of the shaft, the weight of the point, and the location of the grip. 

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