LAB HOURS

2 hours: i helped out at the museum for the exhibit and helped close it
40 mins: measuring my objects and making sure i got the measurements right
6 hrs: i spent so much time in my research of the objects. some where impossible to find i swear. with all this work i would have expected to have found more information on all the objects but it was just hard to even find the origin of some

WOOOO

Done with my objects, so much harder than i thought and so tedious!! The hardest one is the bamboo stick took me forever. it was not a nose flute from the looks of it although i included a picture of one.

research

i think i found the bamboo stick artifact. looks more and more like a nose flute but im confused for about the beads

LAB HOURS

6 HRS: did a lot of research online and went to the library but did not really find anything for my artifacts. so far all i have is info on the northwest coast basket lid. everything else is pretty much up in the air

artifact research

im having a lot of trouble finding anything on the bamboo stick with beads and a chain. i cant find anything on it. any suggestion on how to go about finding an object with unknown origin. maybe i should look into beads?

Artifact research

did any one else get any baskets. i have a basket with swastika designs that from research was probably made by the pomo native americans. also i have a bamboo stick with beads that is of unknown origin. could not find anything on it.

Rapartition

1. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25

U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate a cultural item under the 
control of the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 
that meets the definition of unassociated funerary object under 25 
U.S.C. 3001.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The 
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native 
American cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible 
for the determinations in this notice.

    In 1930, a cultural item was removed from Queen Creek Ruin, also 
known as Sonoqui Pueblo, Pozos de Sonoqui, or Sun Temple Ruin (site AZ 
U:14:48(ASM)/SACATON:2:6(GP)) in Maricopa County, AZ, during legally 
authorized excavations conducted by the Gila Pueblo Foundation. The 
item was reportedly found in association with a human burial, but the 
human remains are not present in the collections. In December 1950, the 
Gila Pueblo Foundation closed and the item was donated to the Arizona 
State Museum. In 1953, the cultural item was transferred to the Field 
Museum of Natural History as a permanent loan. In 2013, the Field 
Museum transferred control of the item back to the Arizona State 
Museum. The unassociated funerary object is a stone bowl.

http://www.nps.gov/history/NAGPRA/FED_NOTICES/NAGPRADIR/nir0621.html

2. Notice is here given in accordance with the 

Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), 25 
U.S.C. 3005, of the intent to repatriate cultural items in the 
possession of the Arizona State Museum, University of Arizona, Tucson, 
AZ, that meet the definition of sacred objects and objects of cultural 
patrimony under 25 U.S.C. 3001.
    This notice is published as part of the National Park Service's 
administrative responsibilities under NAGPRA, 25 U.S.C. 3003(d)(3). The 
determinations in this notice are the sole responsibility of the 
museum, institution, or Federal agency that has control of the Native 
American cultural items. The National Park Service is not responsible 

for the determinations in this notice. 

    In August 1912, Arizona State Museum Director Byron Cummings 
collected nine prayer sticks (catalog nos. 87a-c, 88a-c, 89a-c) and 
three prayer plumes (catalog no. 90a-c) from a Hopi Snake Dance at 
Oraibi, and six prayer plumes (catalog no. 91a-f) from a Hopi Flute 
Dance at Mishongnovi. In 1915, Dr. Cummings acquired four Hopi women's 
dance wands (catalog nos. 85a & b, 86a & b) at Oraibi. In 1919, Dr. 
Cummings collected a prayer offering (catalog no. 3973) at a Hopi 
village. Also in 1919, Dr. Cummings purchased four women's dance wands 
(catalog nos. 3899-3902) from Mrs. Elizabeth Stanley. In August 1920, 
Dr. Cummings collected a feather headdress (catalog no. 3975), a gourd 
rattle (catalog no. 3976), a tortoise shell leg rattle (catalog no. 
3994), four anklets (catalog nos. 3983a & b, 3984a & b), a leather 
girdle (catalog no. 3987), four armbands (catalog nos. 3995a & b, 3996a 
& b), a necklace (catalog no. 3993), and a dance kilt (catalog no. 
5436) that had been used by a Hopi Snake Priest at the village of 
Walpi. In 1923, Dr. Cummings collected a feather bundle (catalog no. 
3974) from a Hopi village, a feather headdress (catalog no. 3977) from 
a Hopi Buffalo Dance, and a cornhusk ceremonial tiara (catalog no. 
13136) at Walpi. In 1931, Dr. Cummings collected a feather wand 
(catalog no. 5588) at a Hopi village. All of the objects collected by 
Dr. Cummings were subsequently accessioned by the Arizona State Museum.

http://www.nps.gov/history/NAGPRA/FED_NOTICES/NAGPRADIR/nir0613.html

3.   The Grand Rapids Public Museum, in consultation with the 

appropriate Indian tribe, has determined that the cultural items meet 
the definition of unassociated funerary objects and repatriation to the 
Indian tribe stated below may occur if no additional claimants come 
forward. Representatives of any Indian tribe that believes itself to be 

culturally affiliated

  At an unknown date, one unassociated funerary object was removed 

from a mound at an unknown location in Kentucky and acquired by the 
Grand Rapids Public Museum from a source with the initials ``K.S.I.'' 
(lentified in the museum records as a ``[w]aterbottle of sundried 

(probably Peruvian Indian make) clay for burial with dead S (W?), KY.'' 
Digital images of the object were reviewed by the Chickasaw Nation 
Preservation and Repatriation Department and a professor at Murray 
State University. It was determined that this vessel was identical to a 
human effigy vessel from Wickcliffe Mounds, KY, and likely affiliated 
with the Chickasaw Nation. In the Great Chickasaw Cession of 1818, 
lands were ceded in western Kentucky to the U.S. Government and 
traditional tribal hunting and trading routes covered a large portion 
of Kentucky. Therefore, it is conceivable that this stone human effigy 
vessel is culturally affiliated with the Chickasaw Nation.
    In May and November of 1912, one lot of unassociated funerary 
objects was removed from an unknown location near Tupelo in Lee County, 
MS, by W. C. Wyman. At an unknown date, the lot of unassociated 
funerary objects was sold to Dr. Ruth Herrick by an unknown person. In 
1974, the lot of unassociated funerary objects was bequeathed to the 
Grand Rapids Public Museum by Dr. Ruth Herrick. The lot of unassociated 
funerary objects is identified in the Grand Rapids Public Museum's 
records as ``large beads, glass, shell, and bone, early trade beads.'' 
Digital images of these objects were reviewed by the Chickasaw Nation 
Preservation and Repatriation Department, who determined that these 

objects are likely affiliated with the Chickasaw Nation.ikely Kent Scientific Institute, the former name of the Grand Rapids Public Museum). 

http://www.nps.gov/history/NAGPRA/FED_NOTICES/NAGPRADIR/nir0611.html

Lab Hours again

i forgot to add that spent an hour and a half researching my objects. i found a northwest coast indian catalog that contained similiar patterns to that of my basket list assigned. i need to do more research on my bamboo stick with beads i could not find much. also the other baskets assigned to me had an unknown origin very hard to find something similar.

LAB HOURS

2 hours and 15 mins: i went to the museum to greet people who came into the museum for the exhibit which came out looking amazing. i believe since it was a cod and windy day only about four people came in.

MUSEUM JOBS

1. I have not had a chance to work nor volunteer at any museum. However, if i were to apply for one i would use Burcaws 5th way of getting a job. I already dedicate voluteer hours at school and would need a paying job to make up for those hours so i could not start out as a volunteer at a museum. Instead i would look for job vacancies and apply and after some time has gone by I would call the museum and check up on my application so they can see I am serious.

2. A.Curatorial Assistant / Hammer Museum
Los Angeles, California Under the supervision of the Chief Curator, the Curatorial Assistant provides research and administrative support to the Chief Curator and Curator. Curatorial duties include conducting research on the Hammer Contemporary Collection (HCC) and coordinating loans and acquisitions to and from HCC; exhibitions research; checklist development and compilation of publication materials in conjunction with exhibitions; and preparing, coordinating, and monitoring loan forms and contracts in accordance with Museum procedures. Administrative duties include responding to artist submissions and exhibition proposals; corresponding with guest curators and colleagues in the field; organizing and maintaining collections/exhibition files and various departmental filing systems; schedule and travel planning for artists and museum consultants; preparing drafts and final correspondence, memoranda, reports, tables, and other documents; and assisting the Chief Curator and Curator with administrative duties related to HCC management and day-to-day museum operations. Please visit http://hammer.ucla.edu/about/employment_and_internships.htmlfor more information.  - I got this posting from the California of Museums Association website. I chose this position because i have experience in the position and i find it to be interesting. My skills include:

• I am a quick learner and can work at a fast pace
• I have experience in Curation
• I deal with many documents and electronic data at the ACF at school
• I work well with others and do not mind being supervised

LAB HOURS

4 hours 30 mins: spent a lot of time working at the museum and doing the reading assignment

LAB HOURS

2 Hours: helped at the museum with putting up the tapa on the wall. had group discussion on when we can all come and do more work on the project. our schedules couldn't be more different.
2 Hours: Reviwed book for quizz and took notes down

Lab Hours

1 Hour and 30 Mins: looked over the carmel documents and pictures. tried to research George's years of retirement. did not find anything new.
30 Mins: talked to my team mates making sure im caught up with the project

full circle info

so i was reviewing so all the materials posted on sac ct and on the blog, just posting so everyone knows more about george
-pg54 in mining magazine gives a brief piece of info of george, his specialty was pyritic smelting
-annual report of the president reported george donating 25 kinds of fungi species, im guessing it was to help in analytical chemistry
-the article was hard to read but it was a letter that george wrote

nevermind the walrus tusks did not make our list :(

i cannot wait until we start mounting our artifacts on the wall and getting everything ready. i havnt seen the walrus tusks that my team wanted, so hopefully i can see that soon.

Lab Hours

4 hours: met with team and discussed what we will do for the exhibit. we discussed who would do what for our part of the wall. we also came up with great ideas on props and what items we want for the wall. very easy to work with my team! also spent time reviewing more of the documents on sac ct.

met up with my group at the museum today and we found a great prop to add to George's side of the wall. we brainstormed a lot and got a lot of good ideas. now to divide the jobs between us four! 

Lab Hours

40 minutes: met my group at the museum to discuss ideas about the exhibit and storyboard
2 hours and 30 minutes: met up with group members to work on storyboard. drew out the ideas on the bored

Lab Hours

30 Mins: Spent doing my deed of gift assignment
30 Mins: reviewing the deed of paper, and reviewing the text book for an example, as well as uploading the                 photo

deed of gift assignment

i did my assignment on nathan's cute camel souvenir from isreal

Catalog

the catalog i got was  NATIVE AMERICAN, PRE-COLUMBIAN AND TRIBAL ART. There are many neat pictures of baskets woven with very creative patterns. i think its my favorite part of the book. there is also pottery with intricate patterns drawn on them .looks like the patterns took hours to do, well some of them. i will try and up load some pictures to share with everyone!

Lab Hours

2 hours and 30 mins: spent at the state museum trip. saw a lot of neat objects and got some ideas on how to prepare and make props.

this is me looking at my collection. you can sort of see the objects, got some interesting ones

idea on the presentation of the collection 2/13/14

1 hour: spent reading through the discussions and looking over the chapters of the book in order to get an idea of how thee collection should be presented
30 minutes: tried to write on the discussion board but did not work so i will write it on my blog. i believe that we should do a sort of geographical display. have a timeline of when in time the family traveled, and group together all items that pertain to that country. for example all artifacts collected in Africa should be grouped together. perhaps with brief summary s of who found them and what year.

well an hour into the lorax and i have finally figured out how to add other peoples blogs. i had to do it completely different than instructed......

so after 40 minutes of looking at the accession sheets, i think i figured out what artifacts i chose.
74-2-8  small north west coast basket lid
74-2-34  bamboo staff and beads and chain
74-2-36  ivory handled circular fan (handle broken)
74-2-37  a and b - basket with lace, collar, piece of linen
74-2-59 pin- pictures of the taj mahel in india