AMNH Special Collections:
35mm color Anthropology slides

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Slide# Subject Catalog # Country
K 12392 Diorama of Alexandria, Egypt in Hall of Asia Peoples Egypt

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Africans [composite or unidentified -- including images from AMNH's Hall of Man in Africa]

Slide# Subject Catalog # Country
T 76 Divination: Divining tray, Yorba; ivory head of Esu, the Divine Trickster. Yoruba; ivory "bell" used to
remove poison by sucking, Bira.
T 94 Masks and Social Control: Headdress mask, Ilesha.
T 93 Masks and Social Control: Benin mask.
T 530 Masks and Social Control: Text information slide (b/w).
T 89 Spirit World: Chief's chair - close-up.
T 88 Spirit World: Ancestor figure, chief's chair, Nimba fertility spirit.
T 87 Spirit World: Nimba fertility spirit, Baga.
T 86 Spirit World: Round mask of gourd, used to frighten children, Bwaska.
T 529 Spirit World: Text information slide (b/w).
T 537 Water and Politics: Text information slide (b/w).
T 527 Family Spirits: Text information slide (b/w).
T 105 Games and Education: Close-up of youth's or child's gambling game.
T 526 Divination: Text information slide (b/w).
T 74 Science of Curing: Female figure attached to baboon, Yoruba; fertility figurine, Rega; protective
medicine to guard wife from adultery.
T 525 Science of Curing: Text information slide (b/w).
T 524 Science of Prevention: Text information slide (b/w).
T 63 Divinity and Authority: Close-up of Kuduo vessel.
T 523 Divinity and Authority: Text information slide (b/w).
T 522 Hunters of the Forest: Text information slide (b/w).
T 528 Tribal Spirits: Text information slide (b/w).
T 125 Entry into Adult Life: Sande society mask.
T 139 Music and Society: Chordophones - lutes, lyre, zither. Musical instruments.
T 138 Music and Society: Aerophones - trumpet, whistle, flutes, ivory horns. Musical instruments.
T 137 Music and Society: Statue of musician, hand piano, bamboo pipes. Musical instruments.
T 136 Music and Society: Pressure drum, beater drummer, frame drum etc. Musical instruments.
T 134 Music and Society: Zithers. Musical instruments.
T 130 Music and Society: Rattle, lyre, bell, trumpet.
T 536 Music and Society: Text information slide (b/w).
T 531 Craftsmanship: Text information slide (b/w).
T 535 Early Hunters and Farmers: Text information slide (b/w).
T 104 Games and Education: Youth's or child's version of adult gambling game.
T 124 Entry into Adult Life: Sande society mask.
T 119 Entry into Adult Life: Sande society girl initiate.
T 534 Entry into Adult Life: Text information slide (b/w).
T 118 Personality in Dance: Junkai, spirit of terror - initiation rites.
T 533 Personality in Dance: Text information slide (b/w).
T 532 Sacred Societies: Text information slide (b/w).
T 106 Games and Education: Child's game.
T 49 Riverine Trading: Cowrie shells used as money and decoration.
T 128 Early Hunters and Farmers: Stone age hoe and figure holding bowl.
T 5 Christianity: Ethiopian canvas scroll recalling ancient ties with Solomon and Sheba.
T 507 Growth of the State: Text information slide (b/w).
T 12 Uplands: From the Barawa: battle axe, headdress worn by dancer representing ancestoral Dodo
spirit; hoe.
T 505 Uplands: Text information slide (b/w).
T 11 Uplands
T 504 Uplands: Text information slide (b/w).
T 10 Warfare: Battle scene - weapons.
T 9 Warfare: Battle scene painted on canvas.
T 7 Christianity: Similar to T5.
T 6 Christianity: Similar to T5.
T 508 Age: Text information slide (b/w).
T 502 Christianity: Text information slide (b/w).
T 187 Man the Toolmaker: Acheulian hand axes.
T 186 Man the Toolmaker: Digging stick weights, rear; axe heads, front.
T 554 Man the Toolmaker: Text information slide (b/w).
T 501 Herding: Text information slide (b/w).
T 500 Cultivation: Text information slide (b/w).
K 9908 Bakota - mask figure, details, used with skull basket. 90.2/5014
K 9909 Bakota - mask figure, detail, used with skull basket. 90.2/5014
T 503 Warfare: Text information slide (b/w).
T 514 Forest Fishing: Text information slide (b/w).
T 521 Riverine Trading: Text information slide (later trading-1650-1900) (b/w).
T 519 Riverine Trading: Text information slide (Barter) (b/w).
T 42 Forest Farming: Food Rasp; grinding tray.
T 41 Forest Farming: Raffia cloth loom, Hungwe, similar to Kwele; iron money, formerly used in
marriage payments; brass collar to supplement marriage merchandise; rattan basket for
carrying produce.
T 40 Forest Farming: Kwele round mask, close-up.
T 39 Forest Farming: Masks made by the Kwele.
T 516 Forest Farming: Text information slide (Kwele) (b/w).
T 38 Forest Fishing: Wooden bird, Haw.
T 14 Growth of the State: Objects symbolizing divine kingdom.
T 34 Forest Fishing: Basket traps.
T 15 Growth of the State: Ceremonial stool symbolizing divine kingship, close-up.
T 31 Iron Working: Axe with serrated edges, Bene Lulua; iron link necklace, Mangbetu; bush knife,
Ciga.
T 30 Iron Working: Knife, Kuba; money, Kasai; iron rod of Osanyn, Yoruba.
T 513 Iron Working: Text information slide (b/w).
T 29 Farmers of the Grasslands: Close-up of bloodletting.
T 512 Farmers of the Grasslands: Text information slide (b/w).
T 509 World Views: Text information slide (b/w).
T 17 Age: Headdress of "senior" warrior age grade, with alabastor lip plug.
T 53 Riverine Trading: Maternity figure; adze; pottery; gourd containers.
T 515 Forest Fishing: Text information (harpoons) (b/w).
T 170 Africa and Slavery: Close-up of wooden headdress.
T 543 Diffusion: Text information slide (b/w).
T 541 Nomads of the Desert: Text information slide (b/w).
T 157 Political Influence: Slave shackles in background; gourd with incision of Portuguese officer, left;
caricature of British administrator with gun, center; carved elephant tusk, right.
T 542 Jihad: Text information slide (b/w).
T 140 Water and Politics: Raising water in stages with Shaduf.
T 159 Political Influence: Close-up of British administrator.
T 520 Riverine Trading: Text information slide (early trading-1150-1650) (b/w).
T 158 Political Influence: Close-up of carved elephant tusk.
T 550 Slavery in South America: Text information slide (b/w)
T 169 Africa and Slavery: Mum carving of bound captive, left, is a house-post, symbolizing entrance of
serfs into new households; Hausa Koran, lower center Arab and European slave route, upper
center; carved wooden headdress from Ibo dance costume.
T 549 Africa and Slavery: Text information slide (b/w).
T 544 Economic Influence: Text information slide (b/w).
T 545 Political Influence: Text information slide (b/w).
T 551 The Zambezi: Text information slide (b/w)
T 548 Slavery in North America: Text information slide (b/w).
T 164 Society: Gourd used as water proof container, Bene Lulua.
T 546 Religious Influence: Text information slide (b/w).
T 141 Water and Politics: Raising water from a deep well.
T 142 Water and Politics: Raising water with Sakya or Persian wheel.
T 143 Water and Politics: Raising water with Archimedean screw or tambur.
T 144 Water and Politics: Irrigating a field with a baddala.
T 163 Society: Colored spheres indication aspects of culture.
T 538 Religion and Economy: Text information slide (b/w).
T 547 Society: Text information slide (b/w).
T 145 Religion and Economy: Ancestor figure - male, close-up.
T 146 Religion and Economy: Ancestor figure - female, close-up.
T 147 Religion and Economy: Ancestor figure, house post, ritual battons.
T 540 Desert Hunting: Text information slide (b/w)
T 149 Desert Hunting: Bushman's canteen, ostrich shells emptied of contents and carried in bag.
T 150 Desert Hunting: Close-up of ostrich egg.
T 78 Family Spirits: Ancestor figure, Ivory Coast; ancestor figure, Congo. AFRICA
COMPOSITE
T 129 Music and Society: Dahomean royal procession. Benin
T 92 Masks and Social Control: Brass mask, Cameroon. Cameroon
T 154 Diffusion: Cast brass horse and warrior; elephant tusk, Cameroon. Cameroon
T 112 Congo Initiation: Boy and girl initiates, Cameroon. Cameroon
K 10681 At Njoue village, a native stands beside a handsome communial house for men with its key-hole Chad
door.
K 10662 At a camel park near the market in Fort Lamy, a man watches camels while owners shop. Chad
T 83 Tribal Spirits: Animal nail fetish for use in judicial procedure, Congo. Congo
T 82 Tribal Spirits: Human nail fetish for use in human judicial procedure, Congo. Congo
T 176 The Congo: Drinking cup for palm wine, Kuba, left; ceremonial axe, Luba. Congo
K 9494 Thumb piano or sansa. Congo
K 9911 Aruwimi region - Pipe bowl, carved wood. 90.0/2398 Congo
K 7307 Head of fetish figure. Congo
K 9915 Baschilele - mask. 90.0/6943 Congo
K 9493 Bamboo strings on a reed zither, detail. Congo
K 9912 Aruwimi region - Pipe bowl, carved wood, profile view. See also K9911. 90.0/2398 Congo
T 37 Forest Fishing: Harpoon heads, close-up, Central Congo. Congo
T 50 Riverine Trading: Iron money, Congo River States. Congo
T 36 Forest Fishing: Harpoons, nets in background, Central Congo. Congo
K 9499 Rattle. Congo
K 7991 Kneeling figure, lower Congo. Congo
K 9473 Bakuba cup. Congo. Congo
T 131 Music and Society: Slit gong, Congo. Congo
T 115 Congo Initiation: Initiator - skinmask, raffia armband. Congo
T 114 Congo Initiation: Mask, Ogowe River area. Congo
T 532 Congo Initiation: Text information slide (b/w). Congo
K 9916 Figure, carved wood, skull basket guardian. Pangwe tribe, Ngunba. 1/5703 Congo
K 9495 Thumb piano, detail of keys. Congo
T 51 Riverine Trading: Iron money, Congo River States. Congo
K 9496 Horn trumpets, Basongo. Congo
T 113 Congo Initiation: Kwele mask, Congo. Congo
T 13 Upper Nile Marshlands: Left to right: from the Nuer: fighting club; gourd food containers; from Egypt
Dinka: fighting club; toys made of baked clay; from the Anuak: fighting club, beads, fighting club.
K 9464 Mask from Ogowe River area, profile. French Equatorial Africa [Gabon]. Gabon
K 9464 Mask from Ogowe River area, full front view. French Equatorial Africa [Gabon]. Gabon
T 127 Early Hunters and Farmers: Late stone age hoe, Ghana. Ghana
K 9469 Poro mask, probably Gio tribe. Liberia
K 9470 Poro mask, Gio tribe. Liberia
T 121 Entry into Adult Life: Poro and Sande society initiates, Liberia. Liberia
T 120 Entry into Adult Life: Poro initiate, Liberia. Liberia
K 7295 Maw mask used by Poro Secret Society. Liberia
K 9468 Poro mask, Gio tribe. Liberia. Liberia
T 156 Economic Influence: Madagascar window frame, Brahma bull illustrates influence from east. Madagascar
T 556 The Niger: Text information slide (b/w) Niger
K 9500 Pressure drums. Nigeria
K 9479 Benin, bronze head of woman, a tusk holder. Nigeria
K 9471 Detail of headdress mask, Ilesha. Nigeria
K 7294 Dahomey funerary mask. Nigeria
K 9480 Benin, bronze head of woman, detail. Nigeria
T 117 Personality in Dance: Egungun society dancer, Nigeria. Nigeria
T 4 Herding: Close-up of milk bucket, Sudan. Sudan
K 9502 Tube fiddle and bow. Uganda
K 9501 String lute. Uganda
K 9503 Trough harp, wood. Uganda
K 9504 Trough harp, wood, detail of stringing. Uganda
T 168 Slavery in North America: Carolina slave wedding. United States
T 175 The Zambezi: Ancient grave figure of an ancestor, Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe
Ainu
Slide# Subject Catalog # Country
K 8139 Ainu woman, Nibutani; Explorers Club flag. Japan
K 8134 Ainu chief, Akan village, demonstrating bow dance (prior to slaughter in bear festival). Japan
K 8140 Japanese & Ainu men at Akan village. Japan
2307 Ainu Priest with religious objects. Case 12A in AMNH Hall of Asian Peoples. Japan
K 8121 Ainu man of Shirqoi village, with salmon spear (used in rivers). Japan
K 8138 Japanese hut; Ainu woman. Japan
K 8137 Ainu patriarch, remote village east of Nibutani; pure Ainu still living in pretty much the old way. Japan
K 8136 Shiraoi Ainu with baby sack; child is somewhat old for carrying. Japan
K 8123 Ainu man, Akan village, with hastily-made fish spear, wooden point and wire barb, (degenerate Japan
copy of former well-made fish spear) used for lake fishing.
K 8124 Shiraoi Ainu chief demonstrating short bow (note: bow is only used in winter, not summer as Japan
shown here).
K 8125 Present day Ainu thatched hut built on the old style, Shiraoi. Japan
K 8126 Ainu young man (Beki Paramanko) of Akan Village; probably ¾ Ainu. Japan
K 8141 Ainu man, Nibutani; making Inau (prayer sticks of shaved wood). Japan
K 8127 Lakeside altar with Inau (prayer sticks of shaved wood); Akan Lakeside facing the sacred Japan
volcano; Ainu gathered to demonstrate ceremonies for the volcano spirits.
K 8122 Ainu-Japanese woman, Nibutani village, with horizontal loom and paddle (willow fibers and Japan
raffia used for making tightly woven wall mat).
K 8128 Ainu of Akan and Kushiro, demonstrating "stamina" dance whereby dancers try to outdo one Japan
another in tossing hair about to see who can maintain the exertion the longest.
K 8132 Three generation Ainu family at Hidaka village (remote); old woman fairly pure, mixture with Japan
Japanese in second generation (man probably ¾ Japanese).
K 8133 Ainu woman about 58 years old, Piratori village; with authentic lip tattoo; fairly pure Ainu; garb Japan
influenced by recent Japanese.
K 8135 Ainu woman of Shiraoi village, with old style tote board & headstrap. Japan
K 8131 Pounding grain (millet or rice) in wooden mortar and pestle, Shiraoi village; (seldom used now; Japan
mat in background is authentic).
K 8130 Ainu woman’s dance at river side, Nibutani village. Japan
K 8129 Ainu of Shiraoi demonstrating salmon harpoon head of bone with metal point and barbs. Japan
Aleuts
Slide# Subject Catalog # Country
K 13949 Aleut basket. United States
K 13971 double human figure - front is inscribed with six months daily calendar showing phases of the United States
moon and some constellations.
Anyi (African people)
Slide# Subject Catalog # Country
T 101 Craftsmanship: Terra cotta figure; male funerary statue, Anyi.
Apache Indians
Slide# Subject Catalog # Country
K 9540 Tray - San Carlos Apache. United States
K 9537 Water bottle - San Carlos Apache. United States
K 9538 Storage basket - San Carlos Apache. United States
K 9539 Tray - San Carlos Apache. United States
Arapaho Indians
Slide# Subject Catalog # Country
1491 Arapaho Societies: male & female officers; left, Officer of Arapaho Drum Society; right, "White United States
Woman" officer of Women’s Buffalo Society. Display in AMNH Hall.
1492 Arapaho Societies Officers: left, Dog Society; right, Crazy Society. United States
Armenians
Slide# Subject Catalog # Country
3117 Decorative fan. Armenia. Armenia
Ashanti (African people) [includes images previously classified under
Slide# Subject Catalog # Country
K 13855 20th century wooden figures and dolls of which few were preserved for more than a generation.
Most Asante wood carving was done in a soft white wood called esese (a species of Funtumia).
K 13854 Spokesman's wooden staffs. (No date)
K 13853 Spokesman's wooden staffs, first developed among the Fante and other coastal groups and
copied in Asante from about 1910 onward. (1950)
K 13851 Sheet gold decoration (19th century). Probably attached to a hat or sandals, it represents the leaf
of the aye plant.
3050 The First Day of the Yam Custom from plate 2, Bowdich, Mission from Cape Coast Castle to
Ashantee. London, 1819.
K 13850 Pectoral disk mounted on a plate.
K 13849 Cast gold pectoral disk (probably early 19th century) worn on a white cord around the neck by
servants of the King.
K 13871 Asantehene and Major Chiefs who formed the State Council. All the Asantehene's public
appearances were formal, often ritual, occasions.
K 13848 Cast gold key (19th century). Bunches of keys were carried by officials of the Royal Treasury as a
mark of rank.
K 13859 Hwedon chair. The arms and stretchers are based on the lathe-turned parts of European chairs
and were used only by senior chiefs.
K 13858 Wooden stools. (L) the donton-korowi, or circular rainbow stool (late 19th century). (R) collected
in Kumase by T.E. Bowdich (1817), this design is called "mma" or female stool.
K 13852 Beads were widely used to show status as well as being a basic item of female dress
(multi-colored glass being the most valued).
T 66 Divinity and Authority: Ashanti gold weights - human figures and sacred stool.
K 13856 Wooden figure of executioner grasping a victim's severed head. (Early 20th century)
T 174 Slavery in South America: Carved comb, left, Ashanti, compared with comb, right, Djuka.
T 173 Slavery in South America: Pegged drum, left,