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Turkana Arts and Crafts (Exhibition)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1948 Fall - late 1948

Summary

Abstract:

Exhibition. Open in Fall 1948. Location unknown within the American Museum of Natural History. Turkana Arts and Crafts featured objects collected from the Turkana people of Kenya by the Morden African Expedition.

Historical Note

Turkana Arts and Crafts featured objects collected from the Turkana people of Kenya by the Morden African Expedition. The location of the exhibition within the Museum is not provided in Museum documentation. The objects were collected by the Morden African Expedition, which included expedition members William Morden, Irene Morden, and R. Kepler Lewis (1).

This is a condensed summary of the exhibition. For additional information, see Sources and/or Related Resources.

(1) "Exhibits and Expeditions: Rare African Collection." Natural History (September 1948): 336.

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