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Joseph L. Druse Collection of Nigerian Material Culture
During 1962-63, when he was in Nigeria to establish a
humanities program at the Nsukka campus of the University of Nigeria, Joseph Druse
developed a collection of objects that he donated to the MSU Museum in 1964 and
in 2001. The collections include textiles and clothing, carvings, masks, tools,
weapons, musical instruments, utilitarian and household objects, and objects of
personal adornment. The items provide a good overview of the material culture
of the region during the mid-twentieth century.
Collectors/Fieldworker/Donors:
Joseph L. Druse
Realted Collections:
Robert Glew Collection of Nigerian Material Culture
Cernyw and Morna Kline Collection of African Material Culture
Exhibitions:
"Expressions of Africa: Selections from the Museum Collections
of Michigan State University," East Lansing, Michigan: Kresge Art Museum,
September 19-December 15, 1989.
"African Connections: Perspectives on Collection Culture," Michigan
State University Museum, East Lansing, Michigan, January 31, 1999-September
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]
Publications:
Raymond A. Silverman. Expressions of Africa: Selections from the Museum
Collections of Michigan State University. East Lansing, Michigan: Michigan
State University Museum with Kresge Art Museum and African Studies Center, 1989.
Raymond A. Silverman. “African Connections Perspectives on Collecting
Culture,” [virtual exhibition] http://museum.msu.edu/Exhibitions/Virtual/AfCon/
(Jan. 6, 2003)
--compiled by Raymond Silverman, Lynne Swanson, and Marsha MacDowell, 2005.
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