Percy Woodward Collection

Collection Overview

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1 (#1): Trays 1-6

Record Group 1: Items 1-5, 11-20

Item 1: Guatemalan Beads

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Item 2: South American stamp

Could be used to add texture to pottery, or stamp pigment onto a surface in patterns

Item 3: Gold-plated amulet, South or Meso American

Most likely worn on a chain

Item 4: Anthropomorphic metal figure, South or Meso American

Gold plated copper; possibly worn as a pendant

Item 5: Pottery Fragment, South or Meso American

red clay with black, yellow and white pigments

Item 11: Ink Pot

Item 12: Limestone figureine of a Pharaoh, Egyptian

Item 13: Figurine of Osiris, Egyptian

Item 14: Limestone Ka figurine of a Pharaoh, Egyptian

a Ka figurine is intended to provide a resting place for the life force of a person after their death

Item 15: Charm or Bead shaped like a Forearm, Egyptian

Item 16: Figurine of a bull, Egyptian

Item 17: Figurine of a Jackal, Egyptian

Item 18: Figurine of Horus, Egyptian

The eye is a hole, possibly to be worn on a pendant

Item 19: Disc-shaped charm or bead, Egyptian

possibly a solar disc

Item 20: Charcoal Eye Makeup pot, or ink pot, Egyptian

Record Group 2: Items 21-24

Item 21: 19 scarab beads, Egyptian

Item 22: 5 beads, inscribed on both sides with heiroglyphs, Egyptian

Item 23: Phyllite Scarab, Egyptian

Item 24: 8 Faience coated beads

Record Group 3: Items 25, 27-29, 31, 33, 35-37

Item 25: Vajra, India

Item 27: Stone tool, flat polished bottom

Item 28: Clay sculpture of a face, Guatemalan

Black paint over the eyes and bridge of the nose and forehead. Large earrings or earlobes, hole in the head

Item 29: Red sculpture, cow or bull head

openings in the front and back, the eyes are holes

Item 31: Small clay pot with red pigment, Guatemalan

redisidual red pigment inside, possibly to mix and create paint

Item 33: 4 separate pieces of clay sculpture creating 1 whole body

head, torso, 2 legs, held together by string, there are holes for arms, but the arms are missing

Item 35: Copper hand tool; head is filed to an edge; Peruvian

Item 36: Small figurine of a pig

Item 37: Granite sculpture with 2 faces, South or Meso American

Record Group 4: Items 38-45

Item 38: Granite sculpture, unidentifiable shape, smooth flat back, South or Meso American

Item 39: Granite sculpture of a person, playing an instrument, South or Meso American

Item 40: 8 Shards of pottery, red clay, varying designs; Peruvian

Item 41: Calendario Azteca y Piedra Del Sol, Mexico, copper disc

Item 42: Metal Spoon

Item 43: Small pendant with a circle of engraved flowers

Item 44: Large copper spoon

Item 45: Small copper pot

Record Group 5: Items 46-52, 54-55

Item 46: Oxidized copper disc, no engraving or inscription

Item 47: Wooden paint pot; white pigment inside

stopper has an animal on top

Item 48: Metal pestle, iron or copper

Item 49: metal mortar, red coating on the inside

Item 50: decorative piece of metal, iron

unsure of this item's purpose

Item 51: 2 long wooden implements

Item 52: Triangular brass creature with human features and pointed ears

Item 54: Small bell

possibly once attached to a harness

Item 55: Small bell, oxidized

Possibly from a harness or a toy

Record Group 6: Items 56-58, 61-63

Item 56: Cutting implement with a semi-circular head

Item 57: Bottom portion of a wedge

missing its head

Item 58: Possibly a writing stylus, wooden

Top has carved face with 2 sides

Item 61: Brass spoon

fern/leaf carved

Item 62: Possibly a wedge

Hollow inside, cracked down one side

Item 63: 14 Arrowheads

Made of various kinds of minerals, probably ornamental

Box 2 (#2): Trays 7-12

Record Group 7: Item 60 (multiple pieces)

Item 60: 25 (total) metal clothing pins

Record Group 8: Item 60 (multiple pieces)

Item 60: 25 (total) metal clothing pins

Record Group 9: Item 60 (multiple pieces)

Item 60: 25 (total) metal clothing pins

Record Group 10: Item 60 (multiple pieces)

Item 60: 25 (total) metal clothing pins

Record Group 11: Items 64-75

Item 64: metal bowl with hole in the center, 3 holes around the sides

most likely for burning incense

Item 65: 2 wooden figures tied together, burnt at both ends

Item 66: Small spoon

Item 67: Small circular object, design in the middle, hole in the handle

Item 68: Metal incense holder, equine hoof with a lion's head

Item 69: Beaded bracelet with a small tin fish charm

Item 70: small clay pot, broken in half, with a small hole in one side

Item 71 : small clay mold of an animal (dog?) face

Item 72: Small vessel for snuff

Has a small loop in the back so it can be looped onto a chain.

Item 73: small circular clay pot

Item 74: 2 small clay heads of fowl

Item 75: fragment of pottery

Record Group 12: Items 76-79, 81-82

Item 76: 9 stone figures, possibly idols, 2 have holes to be worn on a pendant

Item 77: clay pendant

Item 78: 2 clay figures of human faces

Item 79: Painted clay figure, possibly bovine

Item 81: Large shard of pottery, red, black, orange pigments

Item 82: clay figure of a human face

Box 3 (#3): Trays 13-17

Record Group 13: Items 83-96

Item 83: Clay head of an animal, possibly canine, rattle inside

Item 84: clay head of an animal, possibly canine, snout is painted black, rattle inside

Item 85: Clay figure of a human face, carved indentations for eyes, ears, nose

Item 86: Black stone figure of a human face

Item 87: Small clay object, possibly a pipe; 3 holes, face on 1 side

Item 88: Small clay disc, rounded on the bottom, with a hole in the middle

Item 89: clay figure of a face, wearing a head dress

Item 90: Small figure of a clay face, wearing a head dress

Item 91: clay disc, 6 black stripes from the center to the outside, hole in the center

Item 92: Small red clay head, possibly reptilian

Item 93: Small clay figure of a face, chipped on one side

Item 94: Large clay figure of a human head, earring on one side

Item 95: Small clay figure of a face

evidence of black paint on the right side of the face, cheekbones chiseled out, eyes, nose, mouth, back is hollow

Item 96: Black clay figure of a foot, white paint

Record Group 14: Items 97-109

Item 97: Clay figure of a face, black and red paint; knob protruding from the right side of the forehead

Item 98: Clay figure of a head, large round eyes

Item 99: Stone figurine of a person seated in a chair, hands placed in lap

Item 100: Black stone figure of a face, holes in the eyes

Item 101: Clay figure of a face, large ears on both sides

Item 102: Clay figure of a face, protruding nose and mouth

Item 103: Clay figure of a face, earrings, lines on face

Item 104: Small clay figurine, hole at the bottom, 2 holes in the back, figure is wearing a hat, chipped

Item 105: Small clay figure of a face, large earring on one side, hair or headdress on the other side

Item 106: Clay figure of a left arm, there is a hole at the top so it can be connected to other body parts with wire or string

Item 107: clay figure, hole in the bottom, an opening on the side

Item 108: Clay figure of a face, earring on one side, headdress

Item 109: flat round clay face, black on one side

Record Group 15: Items 110-117

Item 110: Wooden tool, chiseled to a point at one end

Item 111: small brass pot, possibly for paint

Item 112: green jadeite head, hole through both sides, to be worn as a pendant

Item 113: 3 black obsidian arrowheads, different sizes

Item 114: 6 small metal spear points or arrowheads

Item 115: smooth black stone face, mostly featureless, hole through the top

Item 116: Green stone face, hole through the top, large nose, eyes

Item 117: green marble chisel

Record Group 16: Items 118-129

Record Group 17: Items 130-132

Box 4 (#4)

Box 5 (#5)

Item 6: Cylindrical pottery fragment, South or Meso American

the end has a human face, with the mouth acting as a hole; possibly a pipe

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Box 6 (#13)

Box 7 (#14)

Box 8 (#15)

Box 9 (#16)

Box 10 (#17)

Box 11 (#18)

Box 12 (#19)

Box 13 (#20)

Box 14 (#21)

Box 15 (#22)

Banker's Box 1: Oversized Artifacts Box 1, n.d.

Item 1: Black Frame with Flowers

Item 2: Black Female Doll in Blue Dress

Item 3: Wooden Cross with Jesus

Item 4: Framed 10 Commandments in Hebrew

Item 5: Wood with Egyptian Drawings

Item 6: Yak Tail used for Swatting Flies

Banker's Box 2: Oversized Artifacts

Item 1: Cross with Wooden Jesus (Crucifix)

Item 2: Wood Statue with Egyptian Drawings/Hieroglyphics

Banker's Box 3: Oversized Artifacts

Item 1: Scupture of Baby Creatures and Man

Item 2: Head of a Sculpture

Item 3: The Cap from old Cockerel Church in Boston, MA, 1915

Banker's Box 4: Oversized Artifacts

Item 1: Rolled Scroll