Archaeology: North America

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Since 1887, the Penn Museum has been one of the leading archaeology and anthropology museums in the world, and has sponsored research in every corner of the globe. As early as 1889, the Museum conducted excavations in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maine, and Tennessee. Pioneering ethnographic work was u…

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    George Catlin's Indian Curiosities: A Collection Saved, Hidden, Dispersed, And Discovered

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2011 44:36


    On May 19, 1879, a freight car loaded with George Catlin's paintings of Native Americans along with four boxes of ethnographic material made its way from Philadelphia to Washington, DC, destined for the National Museum (Smithsonian). It was a gift from Mrs. Joseph Harrison, widow of Joseph Harrison Jr., the gentleman who rescued George Catlin from his creditors in London in 1852. This illustrated lecture traces the uncharted history of Catlin's "Indian curiosities" which formed a major part of his traveling Indian Gallery and are now found in a number of institutions.

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    Tlingit Basket Weaving at Penn Museum

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2008 7:04


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