The Peace Hat (AMNH Catalog No: E/2308) given to the Kiksadi Tlingits of Sitka by the Russians during peace negotiations almost 200 years ago was repatriated during a ceremony at Sitka’s Centennial Hall.
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Suquamish master basket weaver Ed Carriere helps AMNH Conservators care for baskets in the Northwest Coast collection
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American Anthropologist Frederick Starr joined the missionary/explorer Samuel Verner on a collecting expedition to the Congo from 1905-1906. He collected nearly 5,000 artifacts including musical in…
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During his Pacific expeditions (1879-85), Otto Finsch collected over 1,000 artifacts and compiled an extensive archive which includes an object catalog and a descriptive manuscript (in German), alo…
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With the museum’s full consent the Tseycum tribe repatriated the remains of 55 of their ancestors to Canada.
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The remains of 107 Māori and Moriori were formally handed back to Māori after an agreement was reached between the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa and the AMNH.
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When science writer Carl Zimmer noticed some scientists sporting serious tattoos, he wondered how many others enjoyed highbrow body art.
The social element was intriguing because you could
Native artists in British Columbia and Yukon can now apply for funding to study AMNH collections through the YVR Art Foundation Masterpiece Study Program Grants.
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Dr. David Thomas is Curator of North American Archaeology. Over the past 40 years, his research interests have focused on aspects of Americanist archaeology. He has worked to understand human adapt…
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