12/09/2022
It's time for us to wrap things up for 2022! The Museum will be closed December 10 to January 2 for Winter Break. We hope you all have happy holidays, and we look forward to seeing you in the new year!
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Artifacts from the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania illustrate the story of humanity past and present. Learn about peoples from around the world through their everyday and ceremonial objects and visual arts.
12/01/2022
Our December Artifact of the Month is a Yoruba Eshu figure from Nigeria. You can learn all about it here: https://lammuseum.wfu.edu/2022/12/yoruba-eshu-figure/
We are currently raising money through our Conservation Fund to repair the damage to this important object so that we can continue to use it to teach about African religions.
11/29/2022
It's ! The Lam Museum membership program provides funding for exhibitions, public programs, collections care, and other special projects that make the Museum a unique part of Wake Forest University and the greater community. Learn more and join today! https://lammuseum.wfu.edu/support/membership/
11/22/2022
The Museum will be closed Wednesday through Sunday for Thanksgiving. However, we have a new Cultures Up Close post so you can have a new fun game to play over the long weekend!
https://lammuseum.wfu.edu/2022/11/native-american-heritage-month-make-play-the-bean-game/
To celebrate Native American Heritage Month here’s a game to play with loved ones during the holidays. The origins of many Native American games are related to spiritual beliefs. Games were played ceremonially to bring rain, ensure good harvests, cure illness, expel evil spirits, or please the god...
11/22/2022
Check out this great video about Ramson Lomatewama's recent visit to the Museum!
11/13/2022
We had a great time yesterday with these incredible artists!
11/11/2022
Tomorrow's Indigenous Artist Showcase will feature the works of four Indigenous artists and will include artist demonstrations, hands-on opportunities, and some works available for purchase. We hope to see you here!
https://www.facebook.com/events/798828091346281
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11/10/2022
Lunch & Learn: Hopi Arts is today at noon! Come hear from Hopi artist Ramson Lomatewama about his artwork. We hope to see you here!
https://www.facebook.com/events/3405193289757313
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11/09/2022
Don't miss tonight's poetry reading with Ramson Lomatewama and Lisa Samuels! https://www.facebook.com/events/1196769507886380
Please note that this event will take place at Hanes Gallery, not the Lam Museum. We hope to see you there!
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11/08/2022
In honor of Native American Heritage Month, our November Artifact of the Month is a Hopi Wedding Vase. Learn all about it (and how it is not in fact used in Hopi weddings) here: https://lammuseum.wfu.edu/2022/11/hopi-wedding-vase/
11/07/2022
We are so excited to have Hopi artist Ramson Lomatewama here with us this week! You can find details on all of the events he'll be involved in here: https://lammuseum.wfu.edu/2022/10/hopi-artist-ramson-lomatewama-to-visit-the-lam/
11/03/2022
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the Lam Museum of Anthropology will bring award-winning Hopi artist, poet, and educator Ramson Lomatewama to the Wake Forest campus for a week-long residency November 7-12. While on campus, Ramson will participate in three events that are open to the public.
On Wednesday, November 9 at 5pm, Ramson and transnational experimental poet Lisa Samuels will present a poetry reading at Hanes Art Gallery. Both Samuels and Lomatewama have published several books of poetry and focus on a sense of language as transformative.
On Thursday, November 10 at 12pm, the Lam Museum of Anthropology will present Lunch & Learn: Hopi Arts, during which Ramson will speak about how his art both connects to the past and moves Hopi arts in new directions. Attendees are welcome to bring their own bag lunch, drinks and dessert will be provided.
On Saturday, November 12 from 1pm to 4pm, Ramson will participate along with other Indigenous artists from North Carolina in presenting their work and providing demonstrations and hands-on opportunities for visitors. The other participating artists are Jeanette Egan, a Taino artist specializing in wood and gourd burning, Tamra Hunt, a Lumbee artist who works in mixed media and contemporary art, and Erika Reynolds, a Cherokee/Saura/Arawak artist that will demonstrate finger-weaving and display a variety of other crafts including beadwork and sewn goods/fiber arts. Admission is free.
Ramson’s residency is sponsored by IAC at Wake Forest University, Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University, Wake Forest University Anthropology Department, Wake Forest University Department of English, WFU Department of Art, and the Kenan Chair in the Humanities.
11/02/2022
Feliz Día de los Mu***os! If you haven't had a chance to visit our exhibit yet, it will be on display through December 9.
11/01/2022
Today is the first day of Day of the Dead! You can leave an offering of your own by writing a message on a paper flower and leaving it at the foot of our ofrenda.
10/30/2022
We had so much fun yesterday! Many thanks to Mariachi Los Galleros, Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC, Que Viva Latin Street Grill, and everyone who came out to celebrate with us!
10/27/2022
We're so excited that Que Viva Latin Street Grill will be here for our Day of the Dead celebration on Saturday!
https://www.facebook.com/events/830967408064791
10/26/2022
Now is the time to add a dancing skeleton to your life! Join us for our Day of the Dead Celebration on Saturday. 11am-4pm. Free!
10/25/2022
We're getting all of our craft supplies ready for our Day of the Dead celebration on Saturday. Don't miss your chance to make a sugar skull paperweight!
10/19/2022
We are really excited that Mariachi Los Galleros from Raleigh will be performing at our Day of the Dead celebration! We hope to see you here!
https://www.facebook.com/events/830967408064791
10/14/2022
Looking for a weekend craft? In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, our latest Cultures Up Close project will show you how to make your own nicho!
https://lammuseum.wfu.edu/2022/10/hispanic-heritage-month-create-a-nicho/
10/11/2022
Wake Forest Magazine recently interviewed Hex Li ('22), about the creation of her Lam Museum exhibit "Guī Shù Gǎn: Between Belonging and Isolation in the WFU Chinese Community." https://magazine.wfu.edu/2022/09/22/anthropology-adventure/
Hex Li (’22) researched and curated an exhibit at Wake Forest based on how she and some of her fellow Chinese students define and create a sense of belonging.
10/07/2022
We are looking for people who celebrate Day of the Dead to participate in a short video interview that will be included in next year's exhibit. If you are interested, please email us at [email protected].
10/05/2022
Our student assistant Angel Amador has her artwork on exhibit at stArt.dt at Wake Downtown! The opening reception is at 5pm tomorrow. We hope to see you there!
10/04/2022
As we continue to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, our October Artifact of the Month highlights the continuation of the indigenous practice of making bark paper in Mexico.
Learn about Otomí papel amate here: https://lammuseum.wfu.edu/2022/10/otomi-bark-paper/
09/30/2022
Because of weather conditions caused by Hurricane Ian, the Lam Museum and all of Wake Forest University will be closed from noon today until 5pm tomorrow. Stay safe out there!
09/26/2022
The Hindu festival Navratri begins today!
Navratri is dedicated to the worship of the Hindu deity Durga, who symbolizes purity and power. Navratri, which means 'nine nights' in Sanskrit, is a celebration primarily centered on the traditional dances Garba and Raas. Garba is performed around a centrally lit lamp or a picture or statue of the Goddess Durga. Raas commemorates the dance performed by Lord Krishna and the Gopis of Vrindavan (young ladies) wherein Lord Krishna met his eternal soulmate Radha. Therefore, Raas is commonly referred to the "Dance of Divine Love."
For nine consecutive days and nights, the festival combines ritualistic puja (the act of showing reverence to a god, a spirit, or another aspect of the divine through invocations, prayers, songs, and rituals) and fasting accompanied by these resplendent dance celebrations.
09/15/2022
We had a great time at WakerSpace earlier this week!
09/14/2022
Spanish 369: Ecological Perspectives in Latin America with Dr. Andrea Echeverría visited the Museum yesterday. The students studied Professor Emeritus David Evans’ collection of Bribri objects from Costa Rica to better understand the cultural ecology of the area and the urgent demands being made by the Bribri people today – demands for land rights, safety, and equitable access to resources. Dr. Evans passed away recently, and we are pleased to be able to honor his legacy by using objects he collected in the field to teach WFU students today.
09/09/2022
Our textile rehousing project is making great progress! Clothing that had been folded in boxes is now hanging on padded hangers. Take a good look now, because soon the beautiful colors will be hiding under dust covers!
09/06/2022
Don't miss this awesome opportunity to see the Grammy-nominated Sones de Mexico Ensemble on campus this Thursday!
09/02/2022
We'll be closed tomorrow for Labor Day weekend. Enjoy the holiday!
09/01/2022
Happy September! Our Artifact of the Month highlights one of the objects on display in our new "Balinese Offerings" exhibit. Learn all about this shadow puppet of Dasamuka, the king of demons here: https://lammuseum.wfu.edu/2022/09/balinese-shadow-puppet/
08/30/2022
Sound up!!! Our newest exhibit, "Balinese Offerings," is now open!
08/26/2022
Want to know how this bowl connects to the Spanish Conquest of Mexico? Check out our new virtual exhibit, "Experiences of Colonialism in Latin America," one of three new online exhibits!
"The Private Lives of Pots" and "Animal Origin: Tokens and Tools from Faunal Remains," are also now available virtually: https://lammuseum.wfu.edu/exhibits/virtual/. Scroll to the bottom for the most recent additions.
08/23/2022
Sorry we haven't been on here much, we've been busy building this 😁 "Life after Death: The Day of the Dead in Mexico" is now open!
08/09/2022
It's starting...
"Life after Death:The Day of the Dead in Mexico" opens August 30!
08/04/2022
We are excited to be featured in the current issue of YES! Weekly with a great article about our exhibit "Guī Shù Gǎn: Between Belonging and Isolation in the WFU Chinese Community."
Check it out here: https://www.yesweekly.com/education/lam-museum-of-anthropology-embraces-international-student-realities/article_137e9632-133a-11ed-a596-e3c41fd72b90.html
08/03/2022
We had a great time today with our final Imprints Cares group of the summer! (Also, this is our new favorite way to walk through the exhibits 😁)
08/01/2022
Somehow, it's already August! Our new Artifact of the Month is this Kalina basket sifter from Suriname. You can learn all about it here: https://lammuseum.wfu.edu/2022/08/kalina-basket-sifter/
07/21/2022
Only a few days left to see "Experiences of Colonialism in Latin America." It closes on Saturday!
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Sound up!!! Our newest exhibit, "Balinese Offerings," is now open!
Did you know that a spinning top toy was found in King Tut's tomb? Learn all about tops in our latest Cultures Up Close post and make a few of your own! https://lammuseum.wfu.edu/2022/06/summer-fun-make-a-spinning-top/
Can you believe that all of this stuff (and a lot more) was stored in little hiding places all over the Museum?!? We are so excited that we will have centralized storage in our new building 😃
Shaking Hands
Mdou Moctar at the Ramkat
Amazing Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar played this January at Winston-Salem's Ramkat. You can see him as the lead in the film "Rain the Color of Blue with a Little Red in It" at the Museum on April 22. https://www.facebook.com/events/392720384869459/
Lunch & Learn - Telling the Stories of Judaism
Rabbi Mark Cohn at MOA's Lunch & Learn on February 19, 2019
Shadow Puppet Performance
We had so much fun making shadow puppets in our Cultures Up Close workshop yesterday! Join us for the next one on July 9 about world music. 1-5pm, Ages 10 to 16. https://www.facebook.com/events/2061113437546405/
Overtone Singing Performance 2
Narisu performs traditional Mongolian overtone singing.
Overtone Singing Performance 1
Narisu performs traditional Mongolian overtone singing.
Overtone Singing Demonstration 2
Narisu leads the crowd in overtone singing.
Overtone Singing Demonstration 1
Narisu explains the technique of overtone singing at our open house.
Ballet Folklorico Mexican Tradition at MOA Day of the Dead Ope...
Many thanks to Ballet Folklorico Mexican Tradition for their great performances on Saturday!
Gamelan Performs at MOA Exhibit Opening
We had an awesome time opening our new exhibit, "Musical Narratives of the Southwest Pacific Rim," last night with a performance by the Wake Forest gamelan ensemble. Check it out!
Chinese Lion Dancing 3
One more video of the awesome performance at MOA's Birthday Party.
Chinese Lion Dancing 2
More footage of the fantastic Lion Dancing by the Hung Gar Kung Fu Academy at MOA's 50th Birthday Party.
Chinese Lion Dancing at MOA's Birthday Party
Thank you all for coming on Saturday! We had a fantastic time, and set an event attendance record with 311 visitors!!! If you missed it, you can check out the photo album, or these videos of the Chinese Lion Dancing.
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In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University brought award-winning Hopi artist, poet, and educator Ramson Lomatewama to the campus for a week-long residency.
Come celebrate Native American Heritage Month with the Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University's Indigenous Artists Showcase on November 12 from 1 PM - 4 PM. Ramson Lomatewama, Hopi glassblower, traditional katsina doll carver, jeweler, poet and educator will end his week long residency by joining other Indigenous artists from North Carolina in presenting their work and providing demonstrations and hands-on opportunities for visitors. The other participating artists are Jeanette Egan, a Taino artist specializing in wood and gourd burning, Tamra Hunt, a Lumbee artist who works in mixed media and contemporary art, and Erika Reynolds, a Cherokee/Saura/Arawak artist that will demonstrate finger-weaving and display a variety of other crafts including beadwork and sewn goods/fiber arts. Admission is free.
Come have some lunch and learn about Hopi Arts at Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University on November 10 at 12 PM with Ramson Lomatewama. Ramson is the first and only full-time Hopi glassblower, as well as a traditional katsina doll carver, jeweler, published poet, and educator. In addition to owning and operating Hotevilla Glassworks, his glass-blowing studio, Ramson currently teaches glass art for the Hopitutuqayki (The Hopi School), an arts apprenticeship program located on the Hopi reservation. Ramson will speak about how his art both connects to the past and moves Hopi arts in new directions. Attendees are welcome to bring their own bag lunch, drinks and dessert will be provided.
Join Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University on November 9 at 5 PM for a Poetry Reading in celebration of Native American Heritage Month. This joint reading will feature Hopi poet and artist Ramson Lomatewama and transnational experimental poet Lisa Samuels. Both Samuels and Lomatewama have published several books of poetry and focus on a sense of language as transformative. Admission is free.
Our summer District Leadership Program intern, Christian Estrada, recently started a new job in Hawaii as an archaeological technician. We are so excited for him as he enters the world of cultural resources management and we hope we have helped him bridge the gap between college and "the real world". As he wound up his work with us in September he wrote a post on linkdin about his internship. Aloha, Christian!
He posted:
This past week I completed my Archaeology Internship under the District Archaeologist, Dr. Ruth Trocolli, and the Assistant District Archaeologist, Christine Ames, in the DC Historic Preservation Office (HPO) as a part of the D.C. Department of Human Resources's District Leadership Program (DLP).
I came into this program as a recent college graduate, hoping to gain some “real world” work experience and get a glimpse into the field I’ve dedicated the last four years of my life working towards. And through working with Ruth and Chrissy, I can confidently say I’ve achieved so much more.
I developed technical skills in GIS and map databases to prepare Historic Map Reviews, Land Use History Reports, and Resource ID documents to determine the archaeological potential for federal/ locally funded projects. I assisted in collections management of Pre- contact and Historical artifacts, i.e., processing, inventorying, freeze fumigating & quarantining, re-housing, and transferring of collections to the HPO Curation Space in the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. In addition, I also assisted the nonprofit, Archaeology in the Community,with their incredible outreach event: the DC Day of Archaeology Festival. All of which wouldn’t have been the same without the people surrounding me!
So I would like to thank Willair StVil and the DLP Program, Dr. Ruth Trocolli, Christine Ames, Nikki Grigg, and the DC Office of Planning
team for making my internship an indispensable opportunity. As well as everyone who helped me get to this point in my career: Dr. Paul Thacker, Dr. Terry Brock , Dr. Alexandra Jones , and the Wake Forest University Anthropology Department/ Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University Staff!
In addition, I’m proud to share that for the next nine months of my gap year, I will be working for the Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML) on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. I’m incredibly excited to begin this next chapter of my life and can’t wait to see where life takes me.
~Aloha
He posted:
This past week I completed my Archaeology Internship under the District Archaeologist, Dr. Ruth Trocolli, and the Assistant District Archaeologist, Christine Ames, in the DC Historic Preservation Office (HPO) as a part of the D.C. Department of Human Resources's District Leadership Program (DLP).
I came into this program as a recent college graduate, hoping to gain some “real world” work experience and get a glimpse into the field I’ve dedicated the last four years of my life working towards. And through working with Ruth and Chrissy, I can confidently say I’ve achieved so much more.
I developed technical skills in GIS and map databases to prepare Historic Map Reviews, Land Use History Reports, and Resource ID documents to determine the archaeological potential for federal/ locally funded projects. I assisted in collections management of Pre- contact and Historical artifacts, i.e., processing, inventorying, freeze fumigating & quarantining, re-housing, and transferring of collections to the HPO Curation Space in the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. In addition, I also assisted the nonprofit, Archaeology in the Community,with their incredible outreach event: the DC Day of Archaeology Festival. All of which wouldn’t have been the same without the people surrounding me!
So I would like to thank Willair StVil and the DLP Program, Dr. Ruth Trocolli, Christine Ames, Nikki Grigg, and the DC Office of Planning
team for making my internship an indispensable opportunity. As well as everyone who helped me get to this point in my career: Dr. Paul Thacker, Dr. Terry Brock , Dr. Alexandra Jones , and the Wake Forest University Anthropology Department/ Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University Staff!
In addition, I’m proud to share that for the next nine months of my gap year, I will be working for the Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML) on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. I’m incredibly excited to begin this next chapter of my life and can’t wait to see where life takes me.
~Aloha
Students in 8th grade have been observing 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩 in a variety of ways. The endcap to their studies included a visit to the Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University to learn about Día de los Mu***os.
Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University annual exhibit Life after Death: The Day of the Dead in Mexico, on display through December 9, honors the unique celebration of Día de Mu***os. The exhibit’s centerpiece is a traditional ofrenda, an altar with food and beverage offerings, flowers, sugar skulls, and photos of deceased family members. The colorful exhibit includes information on the celebration’s history and its unique skeleton-themed folk art. This year, the largest ever installation, also includes a cemetery display and a discussion of the commercialization of the holiday in the United States. Visitors are invited to leave their own offerings in the form of a message on a paper flower. The exhibit presents text in English and Spanish. The Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, from 10:00am to 4:30pm. Admission is free.
Join the Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University on Saturday, October 29 from 11am to 4pm to celebrate Día de Mu***os and the biggest installation ever of their annual exhibit, Life after Death: The Day of the Dead in Mexico. There will be fun for all ages with craft activities, performances by Mariachi los Galleros, and authentic Mexican food available for purchase. Admission is free.
Hex Li (’22) researched and curated an exhibit at the Timothy S. Y. Lam Museum of Anthropology at Wake Forest about the sense of belonging, based on interviews with fellow Chinese students. The exhibit will continue through March, with photographs, interactive displays and objects that evoke home. Read our Web Exclusive story about her journey, her exhibit and her findings at https://bit.ly/3qXVfde Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest UniversityWake Forest University Sociology Department Wake Forest University Anthropology Department ByteDance Wake Forest University, Intercultural Center
Join Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University for it's annual recognition of Indigenous Peoples day with Ritual and the Origins of Maya Society October 10 at 6 PM. Learn how rituals affected ancient Maya society and how archaeologists are working to make their research more meaningful to current descendants.
Come enjoy a performance and discussion on mariachi music in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month with Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University. Reviving Mariachi with Josie Borges will explore her own experiences and the history of mariachi on Tuesday, September 20 at 5PM!
Tina Smith from the LAM Museum of Anthropology stopped by WakerSpace for Prof Brian Calhoun's Global Studies class to talk about Native American talking sticks and the significance they play in making sure everyone has a chance to speak and be heard during tribal councils and meetings. Then we made our own talking sticks which Tina also taught us reflect who we are and who we aspire to be. What an awesome learn! Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University Wake Forest University
ICYMI: Professor Emeritus of Anthropology David Evans (P '97) died recently. Evans joined the Wake Forest University faculty in 1966 and retired in 1998. In 1967, he founded the Overseas Research Center and Ethnographic Field School in Belize. For many years he led field research trips to Venezuela, Scotland, England, Belize, Costa Rica, Saba Island, Netherland Antilles, Roatan Island and Honduras. He received the first Reid-Doyle Award for Excellence in Teaching in 1971. Obituary: https://legcy.co/3dlBx7Q Wake Forest University Anthropology Department Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University
Read about the LAM Museum of Anthropology and its new exhibit on the feelings of isolation as an international student during the pandemic. Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University
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A humble wooden dish, connected to mystical priests in Fiji, traveled in the mid-1700s with explorer Capt. James Cook in a journey that eventually spanned seas and centuries to land at Wake Forest’s Timothy S. Y. Lam Museum of Anthropology. The dish’s quirky passage through time has played a part in a bold interdisciplinary project at Wake Forest that uses cutting-edge blockchain technology aimed at helping museums and dealers track antiquities. Read about the project in our Summer 2022 issue. https://bit.ly/3yC0XVw Wake Forest University Lam Museum of Anthropology, Wake Forest University Wake Forest University Anthropology Department Z. Smith Reynolds Library Special Collections & Archives The Menil Collection Blockchain for Social Impact Coalition Blockchain for Social ImpactJohn S. D***s
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