http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/ en-us 2009 Wichita State University. All rights reserved. WSU News taewook.kang@wichita.edu joe.kleinsasser@wichita.edu http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/news/?nid=222 <p>The Lowell D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology at Wichita State University has opened several new exhibits in WSU's Neff Hall.</p>
<p>The exhibits were prepared by the 2008 Museum Exhibition class. They feature:</p>
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<li>&quot;The Wagner Collection: Through Missionary Eyes&quot; by Jennifer Scriven and Ingrid Mendoza</li>
<li>&quot;Musical Instruments Around the World&quot; by Angie Rabe and Kristen Bernard</li>
<li>&quot;Pious Property: Function of Prayer Objects&quot; by Lauren Smith, Melissa Thompson and Patrick Kozicki</li>
<li>&quot;Footsteps Across Cultures and Cultural Reflections: A Doll's Story&quot; by Sabrina Klutzke, Teri Tamer and Jessica Allen</li>
<li>&quot;Weapons of the World: The Cultural Use of Weapons&quot; by Matt Harms, Michael Ables and Sarah Loepp</li>
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<p>Regular hours for the exhibitions are 1-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. Admission is free.</p> http://www.wichita.edu/thisis/wsunews/news/?nid=87 <p>Another event in conjunction with the exhibit &quot;Lewis and Clark and the Indian Country&quot; will be held in Ablah Library at 7 p.m. today (Tuesday, Feb. 5), followed by a reception and refreshments. <br />
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David Hughes, associate professor of anthropology, will present &quot;Islands in the Sea of Grass: Native Settlements of the Great Plains.&quot; <br />
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The talk focuses on Great Plains settlement from the time the first people arrived on the Plains and how the rivers and lakes that cross or dot the Plains played a dominant or controlling role in the establishment of Plains cultures for the past 100 years. <br />
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For more information about this and future programs, visit <a href="http://library.wichita.edu/lewisandclark/events.htm">http://library.wichita.edu/lewisandclark/events.htm</a>.</p>