Sharon DeWitte, graduate student in anthropology, arranges items in the exhibit
Afghanistan: Land of Discord. The exhibit has been on display at the Matson Museum
of Anthropology, but recently was refurbished.
Photos: Greg Grieco
Matson Museum of Anthropology
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This year, visitors to the Matson Museum of Anthropology at University Park will see three new and one revised exhibit among the ever-changing displays that cover cultural and biological anthropology and archaeology around the world. The new exhibits, overseen by director of exhibits and curator Claire McHale Milner, cover geographic areas ranging from the Arctic circle to Scandinavia and Afghanistan. The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday when classes are in session. |
 This hand-made pottery is part of the Jydepotter exhibit. The pottery was made by Danish peasants on the Jutland Peninsula. |
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Carvings of bone and stone such as this figure are featured in the exhibit Sananguatavut: "from the real to the unreal." |
Sananguatavut: "from the real to the unreal" is an exhibit of stone carved statuary by the Inuit peoples, who live in arctic Canada and Greenland. The Inuit carve a variety of materials including stone and bone and the exhibit explores the significance of carving. Also focusing on the far north is the exhibit Life in the Birthplace of Storms: Ancient People of the Aleutian Islands. These Islands form a bridge between Alaska and the eastern-most edge of the former Soviet Union, stretching 1,200 miles from the Bering Sea to the Pacific Ocean. The exhibit describes the lifestyle of the Aleut, the prehistoric inhabitants of these islands. Hand-molded pottery is explored in Jydepotter. The pottery which was hand made by Danish peasants on the Jutland Peninsula played an essential economic and cultural role in these communities for several centuries. The exhibit contrasts old pots from the Matson Museum's collections, with pots made recently in what is a revival of the art. |
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| Not new, but definitely changed is the exhibit Afghanistan: Land of Discord. The exhibit, which features clothing, household goods, weapons and other tools from mid-20th century Afghanistan has been refurbished. | ||