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Robert Glew Collection of Nigerien Material Culture
This collection, formed as part of a field study by MSU doctoral student Robert Glew, focuses on
the socio-economic and historical factors influencing the expression and definition of Islamic
religious identity and practice in South Central Niger. The collection consists of 70 objects of
ceremonial and religious importance, including talismans, Korans and Koran holders, prayer
clothing, jewelry and other personal attire, and works of creative religious expression. The
collection is fully documented with photographs of the site and the people from whom the objects
were collected.
Collectors/Fieldworkers/Donors:
Robert Glew
Related Collections:
Cernyw and Morna Kline Collection of African Material Culture
Simon Ottenberg Collection of African Art
Joseph Druse Collection of Nigerian Material Culture
Exhibitions:
"African Connections: Perspectives on Collecting Culture," Michigan State University
Museum, East Lansing, Michigan, Jan. 31, 1999 - Sept. 5, 1999. [see Raymond
Silverman, http://museum.msu.edu/Exhibitions/Virtual/AfCon/
(28 March 1999) for more information on collectors of African material for
MSU Museum]
"Drinking the Word of God: Expressions of Faith and the Search for Well-Being in Two West African
Communities," East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan State University Museum, March 18, 2001 -
January 20, 2002.
Publications:
Raymond A. Silverman. "African Connections Perspectives on Collecting Culture,"
[virtual exhibition] http://museum.msu.edu/Exhibitions/Virtual/AfCon/
(Jan. 6, 2003)
Robert Glew and Raymond Silverman. "Drinking the Word of God: Expressions of
Faith and the Search for Well-Being in Two West African Communities," [virtual
exhibition] http://museum.msu.edu/Exhibitions/Virtual/DrinkingtheWordofGod/
(January 2002)
--compiled by Raymond Silverman, Lynne Swanson, and Marsha MacDowell, 2005.
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