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Author: Alison Laird
1989, 60 pp.
Opened in May, 1985, Iowa Hall is a gallery in the Museum of Natural History located in Macbride Hall on the campus of The University of Iowa. The exhibits were designed to illustrate the natural history of Iowa through the components of geology, archaeology, and ecology. This special publication was created as a guide to the Native American artifacts which were incorporated in the display. It was intended to document the available information regarding these cultural materials including the sites the artifacts came from, relevant descriptions, and references to previously published reports. With the exception of the ethnographic materials featured in the historic Meskwaki display, the artifacts exhibited were assembled from the permanent collections of the Office of the State Archaeologist or from the Charles R. Keyes Collection.
Since the opening of Iowa Hall more than 30 years ago attitudes and understanding of the meaning and importance of some of the sacred objects in the exhibits have changed. Following the guidance of the Native American Advisory Committee, some of these artifacts have been removed and returned to the tribes. This guide reflects the exhibit as it was originally designed.
