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- Necklace with small African animals.
- Necklaces--Kenya.; Jungle animals in art.; Symbolism--Kenya.
- 1 necklace made of wood and nuts on natural fiber, 37 cm. long. Probably made for the tourist market, this necklace includes 6 of the animals found in Kenya. Each has a symbolic significance to the people of the country. The giraffe is a symbol of...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Ecuador pack mule
- Wood; This pack mule is hand-carved from native wood in Ecuador. Mules and horses have been used for transportation during much of Ecuador's history, due to the country's terrain. Travel between communities throughout the country is accomplished...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Turkish bowl : Altin Gini
- Kütahya pottery.; Pottery, Turkish.; Bowls (Tableware)--Turkey--Kütahya İli.
- Pottery; 18 cm. in diameter. The bottom of this bowl shows the signature of the artist and the markings "handmade, Kütahya - Turkey". Kütahya is a small province in northwestern Turkey, in the midst of hill country, clustering about the walls...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Set of 5 plates; Set of five plates
- Decorative arts ; Pottery ; Art, American
- 6'' round, underglazed Pottery; These five plates and saucers are known to have been made by the Royal China Company in Sebring, Ohio. The saucers are stamped on the bottom and read: ''Bucks County, underglazed by Royal, Sebring, Ohio.''The plate...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Folk papercut of a man with a long beard
- Paper Work ; Art, Chinese ; Folk art
- 4 x 6'' paper ; framed to 6.25 x 8.25''; Luan shu-rong Lady is a member of the Chinese Folk paper-cut handiwork council. She can cut paper without draft or looking at it. Some foreigners call her ''the magic artist.'' She once visited Brazil on...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Basket with lid, decorated with cowrie shells
- Baskets--Africa ; Basket making--Africa ; Cowries ; Art, African ; Africa, West.
- 4'' round x 3'' tall ; basket with lid ; natural fibers and shells; This is a coiled basket (as opposed to woven) decorated with cowrie shells. It is not known from what materials this basket is constructed. It may be any number of plant materials,...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Basket
- Baskets--Laos ; Basket making ; Art, Asian
- 7'' round with handle; People in Laos, a tiny country on the Indochona Peninsula, use larger baskets like this one to carry water. Natural Resin - a tree sap product - produces a water-tight finish.
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Peteca; green and yellow toy with feathers on top
- Tupian.; Toys ; Art, Brazilian
- 5 x 3 x 3'' ; fabric and feathers; This is a hand shuttlecock used to play a game, which is also called Peteca. It is a game indigenous to Brazil, and reputed to be as old as the country itself. An early peteca was primitive, home-made, and...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Good Luck Keychain
- Keychains; Horseshoes; Luck; Glass beads--Turkey; Glass painting and staining--Turkey; Evil eye in art; Evil eye--Folklore; Art, Turkish
- 3" x 1.25" copper-toned metal & blue glass. The country of Turkey lies in a geographical region that has numerous protections against evil and greed. This keychain incorporats two of these protections-the horseshoe and the evil eye bead. 1)...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Textile (Katsamonu El Dokumalari )
- Textile fabrics--Turkey; Cotton fabrics--Turkey; Hand weaving--Turkey
- 17' square cotton cloth. Roughly translated, Katsamonu El Dokumalari means "textile of Katsamonu". Katsamonu is a province of Turkey, located in the Black Sea Region in the north-central part of the country. Katsamonu has been involved in the...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Nazca plate
- Nazca pottery.; Pottery, Peruvian.
- Pottery; 8 cm. in diamer. The Nazca culture known for its pottery and fine textiles, flourished on the lowlands of south central Peru near the Nazca River. This was arid and desolate country, where the average rainfall was 20 minutes a year. The...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Vejigante masquerade kit presenting plena and bomba music and Vejigante costume from Puerto Rico
- Carnival--Study and teaching--Puerto Rico; Bomba (Dance)--Study and teaching; Plenas--Study and teaching; Carnival costume--Puerto Rico.
- An informative collection of music, video and examples of plena and bomba music from Puerto Rico. Video of two dances illustrates the use of the two types of music in dance. Each are used in the Vejigante festivals of Puerto Rico. Traditions are...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Necklace with large African animals.
- Necklaces--Kenya.; Jungle animals in art.; Symbolism--Kenya.; Symbolism--Africa, Eastern.
- 1 wood, seed and ceramic necklace, 30 cm. long. Purchased by a visitor to Kenya, this necklace includes several animals found in eastern Africa. Each one symbolizes a significant idea on the African continent. The round bead in the center may be...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Buffalo lodge weaving based on a Blackfoot design
- Pendleton Woolen Mills, Inc.; Indian blankets--Oregon.; Weaving--Oregon.; American bison in art.
- 1 woven sham, 104 x 68 cm. For over 110 years Indian blankets have been made for Indians, not by them! One of the reasons for the popularity of these products among the Native peoples is the care taken by the pattern designers to learn about the...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Female cloth doll, Jamaica
- Dolls--Jamaica.; Women's clothing--Jamaica.; Ethnic costume--Jamaica.
- Jamaica has a several types of dolls, made from fabric, intended to represent the women of the country. This doll represents a Jamaican woman in traditional everyday dress. Though Jamaican clothing displays the cultural "melting pot" that took...
- Art Objects and Replicas of the Giertz Education Center @ Krannert Art Museum
- Oral history interview with Coral Winsor Barnes : February 18 and 23, 1982.
- Barnes, Coral Winsor, 1900-1995--Interviews.
- CONTENT SHEET: High school teacher; Piatt County Assistant Superintendent of Schools; Country Companies Insurance Agent. Interview: Parkland College beginnings -- Parkland College -- Monticello city council alderman -- Climbing Grand Tetons in...
- Monticello Oral Histories
- Oral history interview with Archie E. Lilly : November 28, 1983.
- Lilly, Archie E., 1910-1985--Interviews.
- CONTENT SHEET. Farmer; Interview: Parents and growing up on a farm -- Slabtown -- Globe Theatre in Monticello -- Cigar Factory in Monticello -- Businesses on the Monticello Square -- Junkyard -- Route 10 coming through Monticello in 1924 --...
- Monticello Oral Histories
- Oral history interview with Arnold L. Sievers : December 22, 1982.
- Sievers, Arnold L., 1913-1991--Interviews.
- CONTENT SHEET. Lawyer. Interview: His father was Doc Sievers, country doctor -- Transportation to hospital by interurban -- White Heath, Illinois -- Quarantine -- Flu Epidemic -- Grade School in White Heath, Illinois -- High School in Monticello --...
- Monticello Oral Histories
- Oral history interview with Florence Ethelyn Rankin Kirkland : December 20, 1982.
- Kirkland, Florence Ethelyn Rankin, 1891-1987--Interviews.
- CONTENT SHEET. Legal Stenographer. Interview: Parents and childhood -- Union School House in Slabtown -- Working for attorneys Edie and Shonkwiler -- Brown's Business College -- Socials -- Country Doctors -- Depression -- World War II -- Women's...
- Monticello Oral Histories
- Oral history interview with Jessie Borror Morgan : January 24, 1983.
- Morgan, Jessie Borror, 1907-1995--Interviews.
- CONTENT SHEET. Newspaper Journalist. Interview: Parents and childhood near Rossville, Illinois -- Danville newspaper -- Depression -- World War I -- Flu epidemic -- Rationing during World War II -- Piatt County Journal -- Organizations in...
- Monticello Oral Histories