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Billy E. Barnes Collection
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Corpus of Attic Vase Inscriptions
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De Bry Engravings
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Edward J. McCauley Photographs
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Eng & Chang Bunker- The Siamese Twins
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Gilmer Civil War Maps Collection
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Hecho a Mano Latin American Book Arts
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Hugh Morton Collection of Photographs and Films
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Journal of the NC Academy of Science
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The MacKinney Collection of Medieval Medical Illustrations
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Manigault Plantation Journal
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North Carolina Postcards
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North Carolina Maps
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Numismatics
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Postcards from the Bowman Gray Collection of World Wars I and II
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Scholarly Papers
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Southern Oral History Program Interview Database
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Tobacco Bag Stringing Operations in North Carolina and Virginia
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UNC Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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Virtual Museum
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Description:
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Young Pictish Woman
Picts; Women; Spears; Body marking;
Pictish woman, with elaborate markings covering her whole body, shown standing with legs crossed, holding a long spear. There are houses visible in the background
2.
Adam and Eve
Biblical events; Adam (Biblical figure); Eve (Biblical figure); Lions;
Hand-colored illustration of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. There are several animals and a couple of other people shown in the image. Both Adam and Eve are reaching into an apple tree.
3.
Map of Raleigh's Virginia (right side)
Maps;
Map of Virginia at the time of the first British settlement in 1585. On this half of the map, the area known as "Weapeamoc" is shown, as is Roanoke Island. Decorative elements include several ships and a few people.
4.
Native American Charnel House
Indians of North America; Dead persons;
This image depicts a Native American charnel house. Nine bodies are shown laid side by side on a large wooden platform. A person in the foreground is tending a fire.
5.
Native American Conjurer
Indians of North America; Magicians; Hunting;
A Native American conjurer is shown in the act of either running or dancing. There is a black bird flying beside his head. Several other people are shown in the background in the acts of hunting and fishing.
6.
Native American Dance (left side)
Indians of North America; Dance;
This image depicts several Native Americans dancing adjacent to tall wooden posts which have been arrayed in a circle. In this half of the image, several people are shown waving gourds and plants and wearing decorative headdresses.
7.
Native American Dance (right side)
Indians of North America; Dance;
This image depicts several Native Americans dancing adjacent to tall wooden posts which have been arrayed in a circle. In this half of the image, the dancers are wearing decorative clothing and headdresses, and there are three people standing in the middle of the circle.
8.
Native American Elder or Chief
Indians of North America;
This double portrait shows a Native American elder wearing a cloth skirt and standing before a coastal scene.
9.
Native American Idol
Idols;
This image of the "Idol Kiwasa" shows a man dressed in a long-sleeved shirt, a cloth skirt, boots, and hat, squatting in the middle of a small structure.
10.
Native American in Body Paint
Indians of North America; Bows (Archery);
This double portrait of a Native American warrior depicts a man holding a large bow and a quiver of arrows. Several other archers are shown in the background.
11.
Native American Man and Woman Eating
Indians of North America; Women; Food; Eating & drinking;
Two Native Americans are shown sitting with a large plate of food between them. Other foods are shown in the foreground, including fish, nuts, and corn.
12.
Native American Markings
Indians of North America; Body marking; Arrows; Bows (Archery)
This image shows a Native American archer facing away from the viewer. He is holding a couple of arrows in one hand and a long bow in the other.
13.
Aged Native American Man
Indians of North America; Aged persons;
An aged Native American man is shown wearing a long gown and shoes. He is standing before a village and several fields of crops.
14.
Native American Priest
Indians of North America; Priests;
This double portrait of a Native American priest depicts a man wearing a long shirt and standing before a coastal scene.
15.
Native American Village of Pomeiooc
Indians of North America; Cityscapes;
This image depicts the village of Pomeiooc. There are several buildings in the village, which is surrounded by a circular fence of tall wooden posts. Many of the villagers are depicted in the center of the clearing around a large fire.
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Native American Village of Secoton
Indians of North America; Cityscapes; Gardening; Dance;
This image depicts the village of Secoton. There are several buildings shown, three crop fields, and a thriving vegetable garden. A Native American dance ceremony is taking place at the bottom of the image, while elsewhere villagers eat, talk, tend fires, and hunt.
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Native American Woman
Indians of North America; Women;
This double portrait shows a young Native American woman wearing a cloth skirt and standing before a coastal scene, with a few fishing boats visible in the background.
18.
Native American Woman and Baby
Indians of North America; Women; Infants;
This double portrait depicts a woman carrying a baby on her back. They are standing in front of a coastal scene in which several canoes are visible.
19.
Native American Woman and Young Girl
Indians of North America; Women; Children;
A woman and young girl are depicted standing before a coastal scene. The woman is wearing a cloth skirt and holding a large gourd; the girl is waving what looks like a rattle in one hand and holding a toy in the other.
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Native American Women of Secoton
Indians of North America; Women; Fishing;
This double portrait shows a Native American woman wearing a cloth skirt. She is depicted standing on the shore of a sound in which several people are fishing.
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