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March 02nd, 2011
The Museum’s collection from Australia numbers over 2,200 objects.
March 02nd, 2011
The Museum’s archaeological and ethnographic materials from Micronesian number nearly 16,000 specimens.
March 02nd, 2011
The Museum’s ethnographic materials from Melanesia, numbering over 38,000 objects, represent one of the world’s finest collections of Pacific material culture ever assembled.
March 02nd, 2011
The Museum’s ethnographic materials from Polynesia number nearly 8,000 objects and represent almost every island group in the region.
February 23rd, 2011
References with respect to Carl Schuster's biography, bibliography, and studies on his collection at The Field Museum
February 23rd, 2011
Over his lifetime, Carl Schuster amassed one of the largest collections of early 20th century Chinese folk textiles in the world. As an embroidery collection, it is exceptionally well documented. In many cases, we know who made the objects, as well as when, where, and why. This is thanks to his vast body of research in which he established himself as a foremost scholar in the fields of Folklore and Symbolism.
February 23rd, 2011
The Carl Schuster collection of Chinese textiles is unique and by far the largest and most exclusive collection of early 20th century Chinese folk embroidery in the world. As an embroidery collection, it is exceptionally well documented.
February 17th, 2011
For more than 1,500 years rubbings have been a vital medium for preserving China's art, culture, and history. These beautiful works are made by pressing thin sheets of wet paper into carvings or inscriptions cut in stone or other hard materials and carefully inking the surface to create a copy of the original.
January 26th, 2011
The Division of Insects holds worldwide collections of Arthropoda (except Crustacea) ranking fifth in size among North American collections, currently about 4.1 million pinned insects and 8 million specimens or lots in alcohol or on microscope slides.
January 26th, 2011
Berthold Laufer (1874-1934), curator of Asian Anthropology from 1908 to 1934, was a pioneer in the study of Asian cultures. During his tenure at The Field Museum he made significant contributions to the collections of both Anthropology and the Library.