Program

Public Programs: Humanities Projects in Museums and Historical Organizations

Period of Performance

4/1/1981 - 4/30/1982

Funding Totals

$625,422.00 (approved)
$625,422.00 (awarded)


Marine Hunters and Fishers

FAIN: GM-*0476-81

Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago, IL 60605-2827)
Harvey Matthew (Project Director: July 1980 to October 1990)

To support final construction of a major permanent exhibit, "Marine Hunters andFishers," based on some 2,500 ethnographic materials from Pacific Northwest Coast Indian and Inuit cultures. The exhibit will emphasize cross-cultural comparison of adaptations to the maritime environment.