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Loans from Peabody Museum collections are featured in exhibitions across the United States and around the globe each year. A few examples follow.

Museums interested in borrowing objects from the Peabody, please read our information on Borrowing from the Museum.

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Egyptian beaker

Beaker, Kerma, Egypt, 1800–1640 BCE, Ceramic, Gift of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 1915. PM 15-12-50/B1321.

On loan to "Lost Kingdoms of the Nile: Nubian Treasures from the Museum of Fine Arts," Boston, Ma.
Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. February 9, 2008–February 15, 2013


Arctic "housewife"

"Housewife," Western Arctic, 1888 or earlier, Hide, fiber, ivory, fur, glass bead, Exchange, Smithsonian Institution, 1888. PM 88-51-10/50047.

On loan to "Yuungnaqpiallerput (The Way We Genuinely Live): Masterworks of Yup'ik Sciences and Art"
Alaska State Museum, Juneau, Ak. April 17, 2009–October 31, 2009
National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC March 6, 2010–May 25, 2010


Passamaqoddy

Cradle, Passamaquoddy, ca.1850, Wood, Museum Purchase, 1928. PM 28-27-10/98362.

On loan to "Uncommon Threads: Wabanaki Textiles, Clothing, and Costumes"
Maine State Museum, Augusta, Me. May 23, 2009–May 9, 2010


 Feejee mermaid

"Mermaid," Java, Indonesia, 1897 or earlier, Wood, papier mache, wool, fish (Sparidae family) cadaver, Gift of the Heirs of David Kimball, 1897. PM 97-39-70/72853

On loan to Mythic Creatures: Dragons, Unicorns & Mermaids
Canadian Museum of Civilization, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada May 14, 2009–September 20, 2009

Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney, Australia December 20, 2009–May 23, 2010


Moche water bottle

Water bottle, Department of Libertad, Peru, Moche III. The De Milhau South American Expedition, 1909. PM 09-3-30/75590.

On loan to Pre-Columbian Gallery, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, Mass. Ongoing to November 7, 2009.


wood comb

Comb, Canada, Salish, 1818 or earlier. Gift of the American Antiquarian Society, 1895. PM 95-20-10/48393.

On loan to S'abadeb - The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art and Artists, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Wash. October 24, 2008–January 11, 2009.

On loan to the Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. October 31, 2009–March 8, 2010.


Sudbury bow

Bow, Sudbury, Mass., Wampanoag, 17th century. Gift of the American Antiquarian Society, 1895. PM 95-20-10/49340.

On loan to Re-View, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Mass. September 13, 2008–ongoing.


   

   

 

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