A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z [Introduction]

TAFFETA

BT TEXTILE


TALC

BT MINERAL
NT STEATITE


TALON NP

PT CLAW


TAMARIND FRUIT

BT FRUIT


TAMARIND ROOT

BT ROOT


TAMARISK

BT PLANT SPECIMEN


TAMARISK BARK

BT BARK


TAMARISK GALL

BT TAMARISK WOOD


TAMARISK WOOD

BT WOOD
NT TAMARISK GALL


TANAGER FEATHER

BT FEATHER


TAPA

BT BARKCLOTH
BT PAPER MULBERRY BARK


TAPIR SKIN

BT MAMMAL SKIN


TAPIR TOOTH

BT MAMMAL TOOTH


TAR

BT HYDROCARBON
NT STOCKHOLM TAR


TEA LEAF

BT LEAF


TEAK

BT WOOD


TEAK LEAF

BT LEAF


TELLINA SHELL

BT SHELL


TELLUA SHELL

BT SHELL


TENDON NP

PT SINEW


TENDRIL NP

PT VEGETAL


TENEBRATULA SHELL

BT SHELL


TEREBRA SHELL

BT SHELL
NP AUGER SHELL


TERMITE TISSUE

BT INSECT TISSUE


TERRA SIGILLATA NP
See the Description and Ware fields.

PT POTTERY


TERRACOTTA
This term has been used interchangeably with EARTHENWARE.
For the Department of Western Asiatic Antiquities, 'terracotta' is referred to as 'baked clay'; enter CLAY as a Material, and BAKED as a Technique.

RT EARTHENWARE
BT POTTERY


TERRAPIN SHELL

BT CARAPACE


TEXTILE
The term is defined in this thesaurus as 'cloth', whether woven, beaten, knitted or otherwise manufactured. If an object is regarded as a textile, but the material term already occurs in this thesaurus under another Broad Term, enter 'textile' in the record as an additional keyword. See also FIBRE and its Narrow Terms.

BT PROCESSED MATERIAL
NT BAIZE
NT BARKCLOTH
NT BROCADE
NT CALICO
NT CANVAS
NT CHEESECLOTH
NT CHIFFON
NT CORDUROY
NT COTTON
NT DAMASK
NT FELT
NT FLANNEL
NT GAUZE
NT LACE
NT LINEN
NT MUSLIN
NT RAYON
NT SACKING
NT SATEEN
NT SATIN
NT SEERSUCKER
NT SILK
NT TAFFETA
NT TULLE
NT TWILL
NT VELOUR
NT VELVET
NT VELVETEEN
NT VISCOSE
NT WOOL
NT WORSTED


THIOCHUS SHELL

BT SHELL


THISTLE

BT PLANT SPECIMEN


THISTLE-DOWN

BT SEED


THORN

BT VEGETAL
NT ANAM THORN
NT CACTUS THORN
NT KABONG THORN
NT MAGUEY THORN
NT MIMOSA THORN
NT PALM THORN


THORNY OYSTER SHELL NP

PT SPONDYLUS SHELL


TI LEAF

BT LEAF


TICK TISSUE

BT INSECT TISSUE


TIGER BONE

BT CAT BONE


TIGER CLAW

BT MAMMAL CLAW


TIGER SKIN

BT CAT SKIN


TIGER TOOTH

BT CAT TOOTH


TIN

RT PEWTER
BT METAL


TOBACCO NP

PT TOBACCO LEAF


TOBACCO LEAF

BT LEAF
NP TOBACCO


TOBACCO SEED

BT SEED


TOOTH

BT ANIMAL
NT FISH TOOTH
NT MAMMAL TOOTH
NT REPTILE TOOTH


TOP SHELL NP

PT TROCHUS SHELL


TOPAZ

BT MINERAL


TORTOISE BONE

BT REPTILE BONE


TORTOISE CARAPACE
This refers to the whole shell or exoskeleton. Use TORTOISE-SHELL for decorative pieces.

BT CARAPACE
NT TORTOISE-SHELL


TORTOISE SKIN

BT REPTILE SKIN


TORTOISE-SHELL
In The Department of Ethnography records, the term refers to decorative pieces; for the entire shell or exoskeleton, use TORTOISE CARAPACE.

RT TURTLE-SHELL
BT TORTOISE CARAPACE


TOUCAN BEAK

BT BEAK


TOUCAN FEATHER

BT FEATHER


TOUCAN SKIN

BT BIRD SKIN


TOUCAN TISSUE

BT BIRD TISSUE


TOUCHSTONE NP
Enter a more specific stone if possible and enter TOUCHSTONE as one of the Object Names.

PT STONE


TOURMALINE

BT MINERAL


TRACHYTE

RT VOLCANIC ASH
BT LAVA


TRAVERTINE

BT STONE


TREE FERN WOOD

BT WOOD


TREE KANGAROO BONE

BT KANGAROO BONE


TRIDACNA NP

PT GIANT CLAM SHELL


TRIDACNA SHELL NP

PT GIANT CLAM SHELL


TRIGGER FISH BONE

BT FISH BONE


TRIOK FUR

BT FUR


TRIOK TISSUE

BT MAMMAL TISSUE


TRITON SHELL

BT SHELL


TROCHUS SHELL

BT SHELL
NP TOP SHELL


TROPIC BIRD FEATHER

BT FEATHER


TUATARA BONE

BT LIZARD BONE


TUBER

RT ROOT
RT STEM
BT VEGETAL
NT MANIOC
NT YAM


TUCUMA PALM FRUIT

BT FRUIT
BT PALM FRUIT


TUCUMA PALM SEED

BT PALM SEED


TUFA
The terms TUFF and TUFA have been confused in some areas of the documentation; see also under TUFF.

BT STONE


TUFF
The terms TUFF and TUFA have been confused in some areas of the documentation; see also under TUFA.

RT LAVA
BT STONE


TULLE

BT TEXTILE


TUMBAGA

BT ALLOY
NP TUMBAGO


TUMBAGO NP

PT TUMBAGA


TUMELI SHELL

BT SHELL


TURBO SHELL

BT SHELL


TURBOT BONE

BT FISH BONE


TURIRIU SHELL

BT SHELL


TURKEY BONE

BT BIRD BONE


TURKEY FEATHER

BT FEATHER


TURMERIC
The term is assumed to refer to the spice or dye, obtained from the rhizome. See also TURMERIC PLANT.

RT RHIZOME
RT TURMERIC RHIZOME
BT PLANT EXTRACT


TURMERIC PLANT

BT PLANT SPECIMEN


TURMERIC RHIZOME

RT TURMERIC
BT RHIZOME
NP TURMERIC ROOT


TURMERIC ROOT NP

PT TURMERIC RHIZOME


TURQUOISE

BT MINERAL


TURTLE BLADDER

BT BLADDER


TURTLE BONE

BT REPTILE BONE


TURTLE CARAPACE

BT CARAPACE
NT TURTLE-SHELL


TURTLE-SHELL
In the Department of Ethnography records, the term refers to decorative pieces. Use TURTLE CARAPACE for the whole shell or exoskeleton.

RT TORTOISE-SHELL
BT TURTLE CARAPACE


TUSK
TUSK and its Narrow Terms generally refer to unworked material, whereas IVORY and its Narrow Terms generally refer to worked material. The two terms have been used interchangeably in some records.

RT IVORY
BT MAMMAL TOOTH
NT ELEPHANT TUSK
NT HIPPOPOTAMUS TUSK
NT MAMMOTH TUSK
NT PIG TUSK
NT WALRUS TUSK


TUSK SHELL NP

PT DENTALIUM SHELL


TUTENAG NP
This is an archaic term for zinc.

PT ZINC


TWIG NP

PT WOOD


TWILL

BT TEXTILE


A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, Z [Introduction]


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