Bone Doll from Egypt
View Full Item in Illinois State UniversityEarly Christian bone doll, hand-carved 1 piece flat, stylized .
Embroidered Korean socks
View Full Item in Illinois State UniversityCotton quilted, white, blue edge and sash, embroidered floral pattern, red, pink, white, and green, red tassels on toes. Handmade.
Lizard Skin Wood Carved Drum
View Full Item in Illinois State UniversityCarved wooden drum with handle and lizard skin head
Large Plain Bottom (L) and Two Dot Two Line (R ) Spindle Whorls (1 of 2)
View Full Item in Illinois State University(L) Upper surface design is incised consisting of alternating pairs of lines & zig-zag lines. Three circles appear running around the piece, one is 1/4 up from the base and the other two outline the d…
Pawnee Carved Wood Man
View Full Item in Illinois State UniversityHuman male form, hand-carved wood, natural dark finish, red trade cloth wrapping, Pawnee, Native American.
Cavalry Boots and Boot Tree
View Full Item in Bess Bower Dunn Museum of Lake CountyPhoto of a set of cavalry boots with spurs. Sticking out from the top is the handle from a wooden boot tree.
Tlatilco Female Figurine
View Full Item in Illinois State UniversityTlatilco. Clay female figure with slits for eyes, bowed legs, hairdo with three raised knobs. Red-orange color.
Dress
Field, Leiter & Co. (distributor)View Full Item in Chicago History MuseumTwo-piece dress of off white satin brocade trimmed with dark yellow taffeta and off white silk thread fringe trim. Bodice (a) with self-fabric covered buttons and elbow-length sleeves. Square neckline…
Lopsided Jar
View Full Item in Illinois State UniversitySmall jar with flair, faint black and white design. Light color indicated piece was misfired. Unproportioned. Small flaired rim.
Owl Claw Necklace
View Full Item in Illinois State UniversityShell beads on each end, black and red glass trade beads through out with 5 owl claws, White Earth River, North Dakota, Sioux Indian.
Doll saved from the Great Chicago Fire, 1871
View Full Item in Chicago History MuseumFemale doll with ceramic head, arms and legs, blond wig of real hair, stuffed body and mechanical glass eyes; wearing brown and aqua floral print dress with four pearl buttons up back, white cotton dr…
Presidential election campaign banner for Ulysses S. Grant
Rhein, Joseph G. (artist)View Full Item in Chicago History MuseumPortrait of Ulysses S. Grant, 1822-1885 in black on white muslin. Motto: LET US HAVE PEACE. On bottom, GE N. U.S. GRANT. Navy blue star border.
Canoe paddle
View Full Item in Illinois State University1 piece, painted floral design, white, red, green, pink, yellow, blue, Indians, Brazil.
Plain Black Bead (L) and Black Flat Top (R ) Spindle Whorls (2 of 2)
View Full Item in Illinois State University(L) A whorl or bead, globular in shape with a flat bottom and top. Black in color. (R ) A grey colored bead with incised decoration all around. Flat top and bottom.
Rattle Leg Bowl
View Full Item in Illinois State UniversityA slip decorated jar on three rattle legs.
Jagannath Mask Blue Top
View Full Item in Illinois State UniversityLacquered, 'human' features, geometric design, painted, multicolored, local incarnation of Vishnu (Jagannath), from Odisha, India. Main diety of the state of Odisha. Symbols on left and right. 3 masks…
Costa Rican Tripod Pottery Bowl
View Full Item in Illinois State UniversityTripod rattle vase representing jaguar. Design is incised and a number of pressed rounded holes appear to form facial features and leg decoration.
Froebel's First Gift, close-up
View Full Item in National-Louis UniversityClose-up of Friedrich Froebel's First Gift. Includes 6 colored yarn balls, each with a loop of yarn attached.
Black Inverted (L) and Large Line Top (R ) Spindle Whorls (2 of 3)
View Full Item in Illinois State University(L) Hexagon shaped. Upper surface is painted black. Incised design of straight and zig-zag lines appear on the sides along with three black lines. On the bottom a simple design of half circles and dot…
Overcoat
View Full Item in Chicago History MuseumCoat of white silk moiré. Embroidered with white silk thread and opaque crystal beads. Wide, bell-shaped sleeves. Hip length; back curves out to allow for bustle on wearer's dress. White silk fringe a…