Behind the Scene
acquisitions table
Field Museum in Chicago, Ill.,
established in 1893 as the Columbian Museum with a gift from Marshall Field
(from whom it derived its present name in 1905). On his death in 1906, Field
bequeathed generous sustaining funds and a sum to erect a new museum building
(completed in 1921) to house exhibits, research collections, and a library
primarily devoted to anthropology, botany, geology, and zoology.
photography of items
larger items boxed for the new storage racks
traditional storage racks
paper Mache items
pottery
native American garments
seal skin waterproof garment for hunting
ceremonial items from Papua-New Guinea
Kava bowl
top portion of a ceremonial pole from Irian Jaya
gator shaped canoe head
Native American clothing
the moccasins
