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The latest stories from the David Owsley Museum of Art at Ball State University

Category: Education

  • The Art of Mysticism: Religious art in DOMA 
    April 29, 2024 by

    Unidentified European Artist, Book of Hours, about 1470, ink on vellum bound in leather, Elisabeth Ball Collection, gift of the George and Frances Ball Foundation, on loan from Archives and Special Collections, Alexander M. Bracken Library, L1989.024.002 Written by Tori Smith, Public Relations and Social Media Assistant  Spilling out with spirituality  One summer day during undergraduate school, Matthew Hotham sat […]

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  • What is NAGPRA?
    March 22, 2024 by

    Written by Tori Smith, Public Relations and Social Media Assistant When visitors come into the museum, they might find themselves venturing off into the Africa, Americas, and Pacific Islands galleries only to be met by something unexpected: covered displays.    The displays are covered up for reasons related to NAGPRA: the Native American Graves Protection and […]

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  • Totem Poles 101
    January 26, 2023 by

    Totem poles are monumental carvings found in western Canada and the northwestern United States. Perhaps you have seen small souvenir totem poles in gift shops. Originally, small totem poles began being made in the late 1800s; however, totem pole carving dwindled when Canada banned potlatch ceremonies, also known as a gift-giving ceremony. In 1951, this ban was dropped and there was a surge in totem pole production.

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