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MOA News: The Newsletter of the UBC Museum of Anthropology, Vol III No 1, September 1997

124-02-04-07
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September 1997

Part of MOA Publications and Ephemera collection

The newsletter contains 9 articles about the museum as well as photographs, facsimiles of artworks, and general visitor information. Subjects include the appointment of Dr. Ruth Phillips as MOA director, financial support from the federal government, the launch of a new certificate in Museum Studies, the repatriation of a sacred wooden image, Ahayu:da (War God), to the Zuni people, Dr. Marjorie Halpin's CD ROM-based project about the Mountain Eagle Totem Pole from Gitanyow, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), carpet replacement, new staff member Darlene Chu, and a research grant awarded to Kersti Krug. Also included is a Calendar of Events.

Inscription on El Morro

47-3-a032747
Item
1897

Part of Frederich H. Maude fonds

Photograph depicts A'ts'ina ("place of writing on the rock" in Zuni) in El Morro, New Mexico. The site is also referred to as the El Morro National Monument or Inscription Rock, and consists of a sandstone promonotory upon which travelers for several centuries have left inscriptions. The inscriptions shown in this photograph include names and dates from the mid 19th century, as well as an inscription in an unknown language.