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Welcome to the World Cultures Gallery
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This is the entrance to the World Cultures gallery from Queen Street. This display features Inuit/ Yup'ik/ Ainu material from 18th and 19th century Arctic voyages including material that was obtained by Captain Vancouver and Captain Cook.
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ORIGIN: A display of items from Canada, Nunavut, Alaska and Greenland
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Examples from the Sub-arctic, Plains and Southwest USA are displayed here. At the far end is a case set aside for temporary displays relating to any aspect of the World Cultures collection. Here we have a nice close up of the totem pole.
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ORIGIN: Includes material that once belonged to Crowfoot, an important Blackfoot leader
COLLECTOR/DONOR: Cecil Denny
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One of our key strengths is our Amazon collection which features items from Brazil to Peru to Guyana.
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ORIGIN: A West African banjon is on display here!
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This case highlights the best ifrom our smallest collection of Islamic material but also non-religious items from other parts of the Arab world itself. This will include a new Egyptian tapestry from the Wissa Wassef Centre in Cairo.
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A display of 19th and early 20th century acquisitions such as Zulu, Xhosa and Kamba beadwork and Ugandan barkcloth.
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The contents of this case has expanded and has relocated to the new Finders Keepers gallery. From 2012, this case will contain a beautiful selection of African beadwork, including items from Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.
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The western most part of the gallery will see a dramatic change in content. One case is dedicated to beadwork whilst another, which once featured Central African items, will now show some lovely examples of wood carving from West Africa.
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This passage leads to a sound gallery area. The case on the left will feature carvings from West Africa. The case on the right will continue to display items from the Hindu faith. The figure on the right hand side is a depiction of Hanuman.
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We are hoping to lend this black feathered regalia to the Musee du quai Branly, Paris for their Masters of Chaos exhibition. From 2012, this case will feature Richard E. Dennett's collection of religious objects from Central Africa.
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These displays feature a wonderful variety of items from Australia, Melanesia and Micronesia. The new galleries will include another dance headcrest from Uvol village in New England. That's one less kept in the store and in public view.
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A welcome return to our Polynesia case which includes a rare18th century Tahitian mourner's costume and Genealogy, a modern pair of tapa cloth decorated trousers made by Polynesian artist Rosanna Raymond in 2007.
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Our dry lacquer Buddha will be displayed surrounded by ancient Pegu temple tiles. All of these pieces come from Myanmar. Buddhist iconography will also be found on objects here from Chain and Japan.
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Our samurai display greets you as you enter this part of the gallery. Behind him will be a display of material from the Far East, including our Art Fund Collect 2010 prize, a lacquer-lidded vessel made by the late master, Suzuki Mutsumi.
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This display area consists of 3 cases that celebrates the traditional arts of West Africa. Here the visitor will find examples of weaving (kente) and dyeing (adire), metalwork, ceramics and wood carving.
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ORIGIN: Benin material can be found on display here.
COLLECTOR/DONOR: Locke
