Can you tell what types of soda cans were used to make this toy helicopter? Children in many areas of Africa are very skilled at making toys out of the different things they find. This helicopter was made by a young boy in Mali out of empty soda...
Shortridge High School--Students--Yearbooks; Shortridge High School--History; High schools--Indiana--Indianapolis; School yearbooks--Indiana--Indianapolis.
Africa; Ghana; Ashanti (African people); Kente cloth; Kente cloth -- Ghana; Hand weaving; Handicraft -- Africa; Africa, Art
This cloth strip is very special. It was made in the Ghanaian village, Wonoo, world-renowned as one of the centers of manufacture for Asante kente cloth. This strip was purchased from a shop owned by Nana Asante-Frempong, one of many premiere...
Emmerich Manual High School (Indianapolis, Ind.)--Students--Yearbooks; Emmerich Manual High School (Indianapolis, Ind.--History; High schools--Indiana--Indianapolis; School yearbooks--Indiana--Indianapolis.
The history of Christianity in Africa came with the arrival of Europeans in the 1400s. Though Europeans brought the gospel to Africa, it was African Christians that contributed to the massive movement of Christianity to Africa. Modern African...
Money; Africa, West; Africa, West--Social life and customs; Liberia; New Guinea
“Kissie Pennies" or "Gizzie Iron" are twisted iron rods, about 7 to 12 inches long, that were used as currency in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea in West Africa from the 19th to the mid 20th century. Rods were often bundled and...
Toys; Toy making; Airplanes; Handicraft -- Africa; Art, African; Burkina Faso; France -- Colonies -- Africa; Recycling (Waste, etc.)
Can you find the clues that tell how and where this artifact was made? If you look closely at the multi-colored metal, you can see pictures of little Dutch boys, dairy cows and windmills. This toy was made from "Bonnet Rouge" brand...
Shekere is a general name that refers to beaded gourd rattles that originated in Africa. They come in many shapes and sizes, are played in a variety of styles, and have many different names. In Africa they are found primarily in West Africa in the...
Toys; Toy making; Hydrocopters; Handicraft -- Africa; Burkina Faso; France -- Colonies -- Africa; Recycling (Waste, etc.); Art, African
Can you find the clues that tell how and where this artifact was made? If you look closely at the multi-colored metal, you can see pictures of little boys and girls wearing Dutch wooden shoes and the words "milk," "sweetened"...
Skull; Hominids; Paleontology -- Pleistocene; Paleontology -- Pliocene; Leakey, Mary D. (Mary Douglas), 1913-; Fossil hominids; Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania); Fossil man; Africa -- History
Archaeologists have found evidence of the earliest humans, called hominids, at numerous sites in eastern and southern Africa. This is a reproduction of the skull of a hominid known as Paranthropus boisei (originally called Zinjanthropus boisei and...
Paleo-Indians; Paleo-Indians -- Implements; France; France -- History; Hominids; Homo erectus; Homo sapiens; Neanderthals; Europe -- History; Asia -- History; Africa -- History
The use of stone tools by prehistoric peoples developed slowly over millions of years. Archaeologists have defined different types of tools and attributed them to certain time periods and groups, called tool industries. These reproduction tools...
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Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce--Periodicals; Indianapolis (Ind.)--Economic conditions--Periodicals; Indianapolis (Ind.)--Periodicals; Automobiles--Safety measures; Airports--Indiana--Indianapolis; Aeronautics, Commercial--Indiana--Indianapolis;
Austin, Spencer P., 1909-2010; Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)--Clergy; College of Missions (Irvington, Indianapolis, Ind.); Irvington (Indianapolis, Ind.)--History; Indianapolis (Ind.)--History
Sierra Leone; Nineteen seventies; Musical instruments; Drums; Temne (African people); Temne (African people) - social life and customs; Mende (African people); Mende (African people) - social life and customs; Percussion instruments
The Republic of Sierra Leone is a country in West Africa. There are 18 ethnic groups living in Sierra Leone, with the Temne and Mende peoples making up the largest of the groups. Drums are important instruments in Africa, used both as a musical...
Prehnite is translucent light green crystals that often form a crust, coating the inside of cavities in volcanic rock. Prehnite is considered a minor gemstone and is cut and polished to form jewelry pieces. It was named after Colonel van Prehn, a...
