Beadwork is a very popular form of decoration among the Native cultures of North America, and particularly in the Great Plains region. The purpose of traditional Native American jewelry, such as these beaded earrings, is primarily adornment. Particularly elaborate pieces might also show wealth and status, and they are worn and displayed for traditional … [Read more...] about Beaded Triangular Earrings with Tassels: Researched, Conserved, and Restored by Lindsey VanDieren
American badgers are stocky, solitary creatures with large, sharp claws that enable them to dig burrows for their homes as well as to dig into the burrows of their prey, which include insects, rodents, and snakes. They live in grasslands, prairies, fields, and pastures from western North America to Ohio, and from the central Canadian provinces down to … [Read more...] about Taxidermy Badger: Researched and Conserved by Hannah Whaley
The portable medical kit is not a recent invention, as ancient Egyptian and Greek physicians used medical chests to hold their tools and medicines, and Hippocrates even wrote about a medical bag in detail. Medical kits have also been found in shipwrecks dating back to 1000 BCE. Early European physicians used boxes and chests to store their medical supplies, but the medical bag … [Read more...] about Physician’s Medical Bag: Researched and Conserved by Sarah Teel