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SHERI HAGER, curatorial assistant for the Lentz Center for Asian Culture, adjusts an ancestral Rlackwater River
mask for the center’s new exhibit. The mask, from Paupua, New Guinea, is one of the many gifts donated to the
museum.
Lentz Center unveils exhibit
By Sean McCarthy
Assignment Reporter
Detailed vases, exotic costumes
and a variety of ceramics are part of,a
new exhibit at the Lentz Center, 329
Morrill Hall. The exhibit, “Vibrant
Colors and Intricate Patterns: 1996
97 Gifts to the Lentz Center for Asian
Culture,” features items from China,
Japan, Indonesia and New Guinea.
Barbara Chapman Banks, direc
tor and curator of the Lentz Center,
said the idea for the exhibit came
from a gourd-shaped vase donated by
John and Marguerita Fosdick. John
Fosdick graduated from the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln in
J 1936.
“We realized that the vase fit the
qualities of intricate colors and pat
terns,” Banks said.
An exhibition of items with simi
lar qualities is the result, she said.
The Fosdicks’ gourd-shaped vase
is garnished with various flpral
designs in emerald, burgundy and
other brilliant colors.
Banks said the gourd’s dried fruit
is believed in Eastern mythology to
- help free spirits from the body.
“It’s a symbol of mystery,” she
said.
“Vibrant Colors and Intricate
Patterns” spans a lengthy time period.
A Temmoka food jar, donated by the
Fosdicks, dates back to about the 13th
century.
Most items, however, were made
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between the 18th and 20th centimes,
Banks said.
One of the more contemporary
pieces includes two carved leather pup
pets in striking color and detail.
The puppets, donated by Carolyn
and Ephraim Goodman, are the first
items patrons see when they enter the
exhibit.
Banks said the show’s variety of
media reflects the many different
items the center has received over the
years. One particular striking dona
tion is a text on marble stele. The
upright slab includes gold etchings,
and is part of the museum’s perma
nent collection.
Museum visitors can catch
“Vibrant Colors and Intricate
Patterns” until Jan. 25, 1998.
The Lentz Center is open 10:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesday through
Saturday and 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
on Sunday.
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BARBARA CHAPMAN BANKS, curator and director of the Lentz Center for
Asian Culture, looks Up patterns to help her identify one of the artifacts
being used in the center’s new show.