This is a cast, or model, of the lower jaw of a Triceratops, which lived during the Cretaceous. Triceratops was a four legged plant eater best known for the huge horns that grew above its eyes. Some of the horns could be up to three feet long! This...
Indians of North America; Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast of North America; Haida indians; Haida Indians -- Social life and customs; Implements, utensils, etc.; Sheep; Mountain Goat; 19th Century
For hundreds of years the Northwest Coast cultures used their abundant natural resources to create useful objects. Spoons were made from the horns of both sheep and mountain goat. They were used to transfer ceremonial food from serving bowls and...
The Musk Ox can be found in northern Canada and Greenland inhabiting the tundra. This animal is superbly equipped for harsh weather with a dense undercoat of fur which neither cold nor water can penetrate and an outer coat of very long hair. Its...
Quilts -- Korea; Quiltmakers -- Korea; Folklore -- Korea
The village on the top of this sleeping child's quilt is the land of Dokabi, Korean trolls. Whimsical and mischievous, Dokabi can be identified by the horns on the tops of their heads. The village is complete with a centralized water well, a train...
Cameroon; Cameroon -- Social life and customs; Rites and ceremonies -- Cameroon; Bamenda (African people); Bamenda (African people) -- Social life and customs; Whistles; Dance -- Cameroon; Music -- Cameroon; Musical instruments
This whistle was purchased from the Cameroon Handwork Cooperative (a program initiated by the Peace Corps) in Western Cameroon in 1964, where it was made by an artist of the Bamenda peoples. The horn-like design on the mouthpiece probably...
Isis (Egyptian deity); Egypt -- Social life and customs -- To 332 B.C.; Egypt -- Civilization--To 332 B.C.; Egypt -- Antiquities
Ancient Egyptians believed in an elaborate set of Gods, all interrelated in complex stories and events. These Gods often appeared in human form with characteristics of a specific animal or in half human/half animal form. They also had the power to...
Headgear; Bambara (African people); Bambara (African people)--Social life and customs; Mali
This headdress, called Chi-wara, represents the half-human, half-antelope spirit who taught the Bamana people of Mali how to farm long, long ago. Farming is very important among the Bamana, providing their main source of food and income. Each year,...
Headgear; Ghana; Ghana--Social life and customs; Togo--Social life and customs; Helmets; 1960s
Helmets like this one, called ipiedza, are worn by hunters and warriors among peoples of northern Ghana and Togo in Western Africa during festivals associated with hunting and war. The cow horns represent the large animal's power and strength. Used...
Masks; Senufo (African people); Senufo (African people)--Social life and customs; Co^te d'Ivoire; Burkina Faso; Ghana; Mali; Africa, West; Rites and ceremonies
This type of mask, called kpelie, is worn among Senufo peoples of Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana and Mali in West Africa. It combines a human face with features of different animals. The face is meant to represent the Senufo ideal of female...
Minangkabau (Indonesian people); Minangkabau (Indonesian people) - social life and customs; Indonesia; Sumatra (Indonesia); Dwellings; Models and modelmaking
The Minangkabau people live in the Padang highlands of West Sumatra. The typical way of constructing buildings in Southeast Asia is to build on stilts. Minangkabau houses called rumah gadang (large house) are unique because of their distinctive...
