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Professor Wang post on C21 Blog: The Use of Dung in Northern Tibetan Culture–From Grassland to Grassland

“Dung is vital for survival in the grassland. The most popular material for fuel is yak-dung, mostly for strong, quick cooking. Just like the Tibetan language has fine-grained terminology for the different stages of maturity of these animals, so as... Read more →
Series, Sets, and Collections: Japanese Books and Prints in the MPL Rare Books Room at Central

Dr. Hilary Snow, UWM Teaching Faculty in Art History and Asian Studies, will present on the topic of sets and collections, as exemplified in Japanese art, books, and prints from the library collection. Saturday, April 29, 2023, 12 pm –... Read more →
Bamana “Mudcloth”: UWM Art Collection Research

Object ID: 2009.002.24 Object Name: Textile Artist/Maker: Unrecorded Bamana artist Culture: Bamana People, Mali Title: Bamana “Mudcloth” Medium: Woven textiles and resist-dye Dimension Details: H-67 W-45 inches On Campus Collection: UWM Art Collection Gift of Mark and Mary Jo Wentzel... Read more →
Negotiating Authenticity: Reproducing the Past for the Present

Please join us Thursday, April 13th at 5PM for the graduate thesis exhibition opening of Negotiating Authenticity: Reproducing the Past for the Present curated by David Symanzik-Stock. The exhibit will be open until May 11th, 2023 and, as always, the... Read more →
Ethiopian String Instrument: UWM Art Collection Research

Research on an object from the UWM Art Collection at the the Emile H. Mathis gallery by Mirel Crumb. I had the wonderful opportunity to be able to learn more about an object in the UWM Art Collection at the... Read more →

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