Artifacts

File — Box: 56, Folder: [1]

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

There is one box of artifacts that Dr. Williams collected in his travels to South America and elsewhere, including a wooden desk plate from the Philippine Islands. There are an assortment of woven items (baskets, brush, and pouch), a small box containing kapok (silk floss), two wooden spindles, a lump of resin, and ten wooden arrows (darts). [Caution: the darts are extremely sharp - handle with care.]

Dates

circa 1950-1959

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research with permission from Mertz Library staff.

Extent

From the Series: 1.3 linear ft.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Abstract

Baskets, woven, miniature (3)

Belt, woven

Brush

Darts (10, of which 2 are broken)

Deskplate, wooden (inscribed "Llewelyn Williams"; on reverse "Davao Penal Colony, Supt. Juan Acenas")

Kapok (silk floss) in small box

Pouch, woven

Resin lump

Seashell, inscribed

Spindles, wooden (2)