Cultures of the Pacific

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Network mapping of the genetic relationships of islanders in the southwest Pacific (Figure 7 from Terrell, John Edward. 2010. Social network analysis of the genetic structure of Pacific Islanders.  Annals of Human Genetics 74: 211-232)

Young visitors and a museum educator examine a teaching specimen together in the Grainger Science Hub

Papua New Guinea Collections Celebration

AWE Festival Chicago: Gateway

Amerika Samoa exhibition co-curator, Reggie Meredith Fitiao works on a community-made siapo (painted cloth) featured in the temporary exhibition located in the Regenstein Halls of the Pacific.

Amerika Samoa

Media for Cultures of Africa

Christopher Philipp

John Terrell

The Field Museum

New exhibition sheds light on thriving traditional Samoan art in American Samoa

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The Māori Meeting House: A Living Ancestor (Student Copy-English/Spanish)

A three-quarter view of the front of the Maori Meeting HouseCarvings decorate the house’s walls and beams. At the apex of the gabled roof are two carved faces. One is Ruatepupuke, for whom this house is named.

Maori Meeting House, Ruatepupuke II

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Maori Meeting House Ruatepupuke II

Māori Meeting House Lesson Plan

Pacific Collections

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Amerika Samoa

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Christopher Philipp

John Terrell

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New exhibition sheds light on thriving traditional Samoan art in American Samoa

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Cultures of the Pacific

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Māori Meeting House Lesson Plan

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The Māori Meeting House: A Living Ancestor (Student Copy-English/Spanish)

Events

Papua New Guinea Collections Celebration

AWE Festival Chicago: Gateway