This is an archived event from Culture Days 2025.
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Avdar: Mongolian Treasure Chest
Avdar: Mongolian Treasure Chest
In-person
Intercultural History & heritageDate and time
Location
Hammond Building, 63 Albert St., #504 (Zolzaya Cashmere)
63 Albert Street
Winnipeg, MB
Access
Free.
Offered in English and Mongolian.
About
This mobile installation by Eric Thrift (University of Winnipeg Anthropology Museum) explores the multisensory aesthetics of human-animal relations. Containing an assemblage of material objects collected from Mongolia, the Treasure Box evokes and interprets the tastes, smells, and textures of milk, meat, wool, dung, grass, and animals themselves. Visitors encounter a tabletop version of the "avdar", or nomadic herder's storage chest, which they are invited to open and explore together with the curator.
Organizer
Eric Thrift, University of Winnipeg Anthropology Museum
The University of Winnipeg Anthropology Museum supports teaching and learning about cultural diversity through material belongings. The Anthropology Museum operates research and teaching laboratories and temporary display spaces in Centennial Hall at the University of Winnipeg, with an additional mandate of supporting public awareness of anthropology through travelling exhibits, learning kits, and pop-up displays.
Partners
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