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Anthropology and Archaeology collections from world cultures past and present.
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Our new display 'Mo‘olelo: An Entomological Journey into Hawaiian Culture' opens today on the first floor, showcasing original paintings by artist, Solomon Enos https://t.co/MAaFs7tZjv

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Photo taken by Evans-Pritchard in South Sudan of Kamanga blowing a a magic whistle that wards off witchcraft. Today’s and music comes in all kinds of notes and tones. Does Kamanga’s kura remind you of anything you carry around, too?

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Hear Cissy Serrao talking about the cultural significance & symbolism of quilting in culture, why the patterns & tradition are so important to keep alive and how she teaches this beautiful art in this short film from the https://t.co/kNPvyzEUIx

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Using ritual objects such as amulets, beads and horns, artist Khadija Saye (1992-2017) explores traditional Gambian spiritual practices in her series of haunting prints 'Dwelling: In This Space We Breathe' currently on display on the top floor https://t.co/xlf8SMwP4X

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As part of the fantastic we've got a day of festival workshops taking place on Saturday 23 April at . Whether it's singing, harp, tune arrangement, or family workshops, we've got you covered! More info at https://t.co/Sft87hyJf3

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EVENT CANCELLATION: Please note that due to staffing issues, we have unfortunately had to cancel the Oxford event scheduled for Thursday 21 April. The workshops will still take place on Saturday 23 April - more info at https://t.co/aP40c5g7rQ.

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Read this blog by intern Rosie about a collection of sketch-books recording Nubian house decoration by art historian Marian Wenzel during her 1964 visit to Wadhi Halfa, Sudan, just months before these villages were flooded by the Aswan High Dam https://t.co/OTb2f0pt59

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Christmas card with wood engraving by artist David Marshall of steam engine which drove the threshing machine on an Oxfordshire farm. The card was loaned to by folklorist Ellen Ettlinger in 1965 & bequeathed as part of her collection of folklore material in 1995.

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Listen to the quilters talking about how the patterns & traditions have passed down through families, including 'growing into a quilt', sleeping under a new quilt for one night before giving it away and the strength of the Hawaiian quilting community https://t.co/7FYtXmZCTW

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The traditional designs have been carefully chosen to express different aspects of Hawaiian life - sailing between the islands, breadfruit being a food staple, the religious dance of the hula, the helmets of the fierce Hawaiian warriors, the feather capes of the chiefs...

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