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- Amulet necklace
- Unknown
- Personal Artifact - Adornment -Necklace
- A necklace of assorted silver amulets, coins, bracteats, beads and stones strung on twisted black cords with a larger diamond shaped silver prayer box at the center. Two of the amulets are stylized "Hands of Fatima" symbols. Amulets are thought...
- Czech Glass Bead Strand
- Unknown
- Personal Artifact - Adornment - Beads
- A strand of 23 molded Czech glass melon beads in white, red, light blue and one yellow. They were probably made to imitate Indian agate beads.
- African Trade Beads
- Unknown
- Personal Artifact - Adornment - Bead
- Nine strands of African Trade Beads. African Trade Beads are usually made in Venice, some as early as 1600. They were traded for goods and services in Africa and then traded around the world until they eventually became known as African Trade...
- FLower Money
- Unknown
- Communication Artifact - Exchange Medium - Coin
- A 3mm thick round piece of silver with an embossed flower design, used both as a pendant and as a medium of exchange. Also called Willow Leaf Money, it was made and used in Burma, 1600 - 1800. Flower money was produced in the Shan provinces along...
- Ancient Glass Mixed Bead Necklace
- Unknown
- Personal Artifact - Adornment - Necklace
- A combination of Ancient glass beads dating from the Roman to Islamic Period, 63BC - 1400AD. Detail: The detail shows the bottom beads on the necklace strands and closeups of design motifs such as trailed lines are easy to see.
- Sorcerer's Armband
- Unknown
- Communication Artifacts - Ceremonial Artifact - Relic
- A hand-carved bone armband worn as dance regalia by Tibetan priests during ceremonies to drive away evil spirits. The dance outfit includes an apron and a pair of armbands. The carved plaques depict Himalayan deities and emblems important to the...
- Midwife trunk
- Unknown
- Personal Artifact, Personal Gear, Trunk
- Wooden trunk
- Flapper dress
- Unknown
- Personal Artifact; Clothing Outerwear; Dress
- Homemade flapper aqua chiffon gauze dress made in style used in the 1920's
- A photograph of a pitcher and basin, pot with lid and quilt
- Vermillion, Dan
- Communication Artifact: Documentary Artifact: Print, Photographic
- A photograph of a pitcher and basin as well as a pot and quilt. These are some of the items used to furnish the cabin. Cabins were grouped around an administrative house where meals were served and bathroom facilities were provided, so there was...
- Observations of environmental change in Grand Canyon, Arizona
- Webb, Robert H.
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.) -- Environmental conditions -- History;
- 41 pages (PDF version).
- Field test of a landscape model for Mexican spotted owl breeding habitat in northern Arizona
- Willey, David
- Mexican spotted owl--Habitat--Arizona; Mexican spotted owl--Breeding--Arizona
- 22 pages (PDF version). File size: 119 KB
- La Posada Supplement to the Winslow Daily Mail Newspaper
- Winslow Daily Mail
- Communication Artifacts: Documentary Artifact: Brochure
- This 32-page booklet marked the opening of La Posada, the sprawling hacienda styled Harvey House designed by May Colter. It featured articles about the hotel, Fred Harvey's touring cars called the Harveycars, lengthy narratives about area sites to...
- Diviner's Pouch
- Yoruba Tribe
- Personal Artifact - Personal Gear - Bag
- Many strands of red glass seed beads, some whitehearts, with a woven beaded pouch at each end and coin dangles on the pouches. Coins are British West Africa one cent pieces dated 1938, 1941, 1942 and 1943. Beadwork is red and white. Whitehearts...
- Crown and Beaded Bottle
- Yoruba Tribe
- Communication Artifact - Personal Symbol - Crown
- The crown on the right is a cone-shaped hat covered with glass seed beads. Beaded face motifs are raised elements in orange and yellow. A beaded bird with dangling fringe sits on the point of the crown. Along the base of the crown is a beaded...
- A newspaper photograph of Santos Rubira and Iveanne Scruggs in front of TB cabin
- Zeno, Jim
- Communication Artifact: Documentary Artifact: Newspaper
- A photograph of the relocated TB cabin moved to the Cave Creek Museum grounds. The structure is seen mounted on a trailer. Cross bracing was used to stabilize the structure during the 1 mile move. Santos Rubira acquired the land and cabin in 1945...
- A newspaper photograph of moving the TB cabin
- Zeno, Jim
- Communication Artifact: Documentary Artifact: Newspaper
- A newspaper photograph of the TB cabin being moved by trailer from a lot near the Horny Toad Restaurant to the Cave Creek Museum where it is to be a permanent display. The cabin's move was paid for by Humana Hospital and Jack and Martha Arnold....
- Love Letter I
- Zulu Tribe
- Communication Artifact; Art
- Color coded messages (or love letters) are found in Zulu tab necklaces. Girls send messages that are prized by the young men who receive them. The message is often an invitation to courtship, but can be read in many different ways. The design...
- Love Letter II
- Zulu Tribe
- Communication Artifact; Art
- Color coded messages (or love letters) are found in Zulu tab necklaces. Girls send messages that are prized by the young men who receive them. The message is often an invitation to courtship, but can be read in many different ways. The design...
- Love Letter III
- Zulu Tribe
- Communication Artifact; Art
- Color coded messages (or love letters) are found in Zulu tab necklaces. Girls send messages that are prized by the young men who receive them. The message is often an invitation to courtship, but can be read in many different ways. The design...
- Ear Plugs
- Zulu Tribe
- Communication Artifact; Personal Symbol
- Married Zulu women wear ear plugs to "insure that ears of the mind may also hear". The plastic pieces used to make these ear plugs are cut from old vinyl records.