Lab Hours

1 1/2 hours working on the NAGPRA Repatriation assignment

Repatriation

"Notice of intent to repatriate a cultural item in the possession of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (February 20, 2001).  In 1880 Ernest T. Jackson collected a buffalo horn spoon in Montana.  Sixty-six years later, a relative of Jackson donated it to the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.  According to the Peabody's records, this spoon came from a Crow grave.  Classified as an 'unassociated funerary object,' the spoon was scheduled for repatriation to the Crow Tribe of Montana."American Indian Art, Vol. 27(2):82, Spring 2002

"Notice of intent to repatriate a cultural item in the possession of the Peabody Museum of Archeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (March, 26, 2001).  In 1902 a stone bear effigy washed out of a grave on the Klamath Reservation in Oregon.  An unidentified Klamath Indian gave the object to a Mr. L. Warren, who, a year later, turned it over to the Peabody.  By NAGPRA standards, this is an 'unassociated funerary object,' which the Peabody agreed to repatriate to the Klamath Indian Tribe of Oregon."American Indian Art, Vol. 27(2):85, Spring 2002

In approximately the 1940s or 1950s, 193 cultural items of ivory, 
bone, wood, and stone were removed from the Iyatet site, in Nome 
County, AK, by anthropologist Mr. J.L. Giddings and local guide Mr. 
Louis Nakarak. The objects were subsequently purchased by Mr. William 
Holman of Pacific Grove, CA. Mr. Holman then donated the objects to the 
Monterey Museum of Art on November 20, 1978. The 193 objects of 
cultural patrimony are 42 harpoon or projectile points, 38 pendants or 
beads, 3 fire-starters, 4 hand tools, 6 fishing weights, 37 carvings, 1 
scraper, 3 dogsled runners, 1 club, 4 needles or awls, and 54 other 
objects made of ivory, bone, wood and stone.

 http://www.cr.nps.gov/nagpra/fed_notices/nagpradir/nir0632.html

Lab Hours

1 hour working on Catalog Review assignment

Museum Jobs

1) I do not have nor have I had a museum job in the past.
2)Four Corners School of Outdoor Education seeks an Exhibits Developer/Coordinator to build exhibits for its new campus, the Canyon Country Discovery Center. Exhibits will be housed on a 48-acre campus in a 22,000 square foot building, containing a 4,000 square-foot, interactive science museum. Exhibits/ Learning Activity Stations will be based on a unifying theme of place-based education about the Colorado Plateau in 5 content areas. Candidates should have some professional experience in design practice, exhibit development, and building exhibits. Museum experience preferred, in trans-active exhibits, and expertise with wood and metal tools. Full-time, year-round salaried position with benefits, based in Monticello, Utah. 
(Western Museums Association)
I really enjoyed the portion of our class for design, fabrication, and installation of our exhibit.   I would also like designing an interactive science center for visitors.

• Experience in exhibit design, fabrication, and installation
• Experience volunteering with elementary school children
• Experience in handling museum artifacts/collections

Lab Hours

9.5 hours in the museum putting together the exhibit

lab hours

2 hours today in the museum and about 5 hours I didn't count from last weekend to make
7 total hours