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Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
IUMAA Mathers Ethnographic Collection
Description
An account of the resource
The IUMAA Mathers Ethnographic Collection consists of over 30,000 objects and 18,000 photographs representing cultures from each of the world’s inhabited continents. These materials have been collected and curated to serve the museum's primary mission as a research and teaching museum within a university setting.
The museum’s collections are comprised of many specialized holdings. More information about each of these collections can be found under the individual listings. For additional information about IUMAA Mathers Ethnographic collections, please contact the museum's Head Curator.
Artifact
An object of material culture, for instance an object in a museum collection or documented in everyday life. Usually refers to a three dimensional objects (as opposed to images).
Dublin Core
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Title
A name given to the resource
Loofa Owl
Object
Object type, represented by lower case word or phrase.
artifact
Nomenclature Category
Major category, from the Revised Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging.
8: COMMUNICATION ARTIFACTS
Nomenclature Classification Term
Classification Term, represented by upper case word or phrase, from the Revised Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging.
ART
Brief Description
A brief, one-sentence summary description that will enable another person to visualize the type of artifact.
Brightly colored representation of an owl, two faced, made of papier-mache and a loofa.
Dimension 1
The measurements of the object in an imaginary three-dimensional box. Dimension 1 is greatest dimension. Orientation is also indicated when applicable.
27.9 cm W
Dimension 2
The measurements of the object in an imaginary three-dimensional box. Dimension 2 is middle dimension. Orientation is also indicated when applicable.
25.4 cm H
Dimension 3
The measurements of the object in an imaginary three-dimensional box. Dimension 3 is smallest dimension. Orientation is also indicated when applicable.
10.2 cm D
Object Date
Date of manufacture, that is, when the artifact was made. The dating technique is the method of establishing the date of manufacture of the artifact.
mid-20th century
Image Date
Date when image was taken.
7/11/2006
Material
Primary material(s) of which an artifact is made.
papier-mache loofa
Construction
Method(s) or technique(s) used in the construction of the artifact.
glue
Decoration
Names of the techniques used in the decoration of the artifact. Decoration is defined as something which can be removed (theoretically) without causing the object to lose its structural integrity.
paint
Condition
The physical state of an artifact in general terms, followed by a listing of specific damage problems as applicable.
GOOD wear
Collector
Collector is the person who originally brought the artifact from its place of origin and/or use. An active process is implied and the collection method tells how and why that artifact came to be collected.
Dr. Henry Hope
Accession Number
Collection and artifact identification number. This system serves to provide each artifact with its own unique number, while organizing the collections for management purposes.
1966-25-0053
Country
Country where the artifact was made.
Mexico
Curatorial/Cataloger Comments
Use this field for comments relating to cataloging process or artifact, if these comments do not fit comfortably in the "Comments Object History" or "Comments Object Type" fields. This field may refer to references consulted, as listed in "Cataloging: Consulted References" field.
2022 NOTE: E. Sieber: "It was the best of artifacts, it was the worst of artifacts."
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
This item is from the collections of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures. Please contact the museum for use rights.