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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Parnell on March 23, 2017, 09:39:11 am

Title: Peabody Museum at Harvard. (EXTREMELY pic heavy)
Post by: Parnell on March 23, 2017, 09:39:11 am: Last week Angie and I went to Boston and stayed a week at an Eastern Medicine Institute and was given acupuncture, individually focused Chinese medicinal tea, retaught breathing, and 2-3 hours of Yoga a day and much more. It was true reset experience and I can't explain how much better I feel in words, so I'll leave it at that.

I also went to the Boston Kyudo Archery center and watched a practice. Sorry no pictures.

On Friday, I went to the Peabody Museum for Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard. I now get to say "I went to Harvard" ;D.
Thought seriously of buying the t-shirt to prove it! ;D

Anyhow, the museum is stunning, folks. I thought it in many ways better than The Smithsonian in DC.

I'm going to post TONS of pictures and it will take me some time so check back as I go. It may take me a couple days.

I didn't even take pictures of the other half of the museum which is geological and biological (natural history) and totally blew my mind.

If you ever visit Boston...put this on the top of the list.
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Post by: Parnell on March 23, 2017, 09:40:29 am: more
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Post by: Pat B on March 23, 2017, 09:52:05 am: Very cool stuff, Steve. Did you see the Subury bow? I think it's at the Peabody.
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Post by: osage outlaw on March 23, 2017, 10:16:21 am: Very interesting pictures. Thank you for taking the time to post them.
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Post by: BowEd on March 23, 2017, 10:36:21 am: Great pics Parnell.I'm sure you enjoyed that.
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Post by: bjrogg on March 23, 2017, 10:40:34 am: Awesome thanks for sharing I'll keep checking in
Bjrogg
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Post by: Parnell on March 23, 2017, 10:41:30 am: more

Thanks for the comments, guys.

PatB - In these photos are the Sudbury Bow next to the Iroquois jacket. It really was fascinating. That jacket was just beautiful.
The bow really had taken on much set like it had been left strung on a wall. It's shape and craft was beautiful. It wasn't given the best spot for viewing though. Couldn't see the belly side.

More to come. They had a whole exhibit on artistry in arms and armor.
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Post by: Parnell on March 23, 2017, 11:22:00 am: That's most of what I have. Angie has much more.
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Post by: Ruddy Darter on March 23, 2017, 11:33:58 am: Wow! 8), what superb exhibits,

R.D.
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Post by: ---GUTSHOT---> on March 23, 2017, 12:56:57 pm: That's some cool stuff.
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Post by: Adam on March 23, 2017, 09:30:51 pm: That looks like a very interesting museum. Thanks so much for taking the time to post all those pictures.
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Post by: chamookman on March 24, 2017, 04:12:11 am: Impressive ! Thanks for sharing ! Bob
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Post by: Pappy on March 24, 2017, 06:33:14 am: Thanks Steve, enjoyed them. :)
Pappy
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Post by: Redhand on March 26, 2017, 08:21:46 pm: Great pictures 👍🏽 Thanks for sharing
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Post by: tipi stuff on March 26, 2017, 08:48:23 pm: Great set of photos! Notice the sinew backed bow in the display with all of the arrows is strung backwards. There is also a super nice example of a plains lance with a nice feather whorl attached. I've gotta go back through these. Nice stuff. Curtis
Title: Re: Peabody Museum at Harvard. (EXTREMELY pic heavy)
Post by: Parnell on March 27, 2017, 09:15:34 am: Quote from: tipi stuff on March 26, 2017, 08:48:23 pm
Great set of photos! Notice the sinew backed bow in the display with all of the arrows is strung backwards. There is also a super nice example of a plains lance with a nice feather whorl attached. I've gotta go back through these. Nice stuff. Curtis

Your right! It is strung backwards! Surprised I didn't notice that when I was there. How funny. Now that I'm looking at it, I'm wondering if it is actually strung? Does it appear like the string is slack? I wonder if they've done this to preserve the bow and for visual purposes...

Interesting. I'm going to email the exhibit curator to find out...
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Post by: DC on March 27, 2017, 11:24:16 am: Are you talking about the third and fourth pictures? How did you tell it was strung backwards? It looks fine to my uneducated eyes.
Title: Re: Peabody Museum at Harvard. (EXTREMELY pic heavy)
Post by: Parnell on March 27, 2017, 12:33:55 pm: Quote from: DC on March 27, 2017, 11:24:16 am
Are you talking about the third and fourth pictures? How did you tell it was strung backwards? It looks fine to my uneducated eyes.

DC, if you look you'll see the sinew layer and it's on the back of the bow...which they have facing the wrong way. Plains bows like this are "gull-wing" in form when strung.
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Post by: High-Desert on March 27, 2017, 12:57:48 pm: Thanks for posting these photos!
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Post by: DC on March 27, 2017, 01:04:43 pm: Quote from: Parnell on March 27, 2017, 12:33:55 pm
Quote from: DC on March 27, 2017, 11:24:16 am
Are you talking about the third and fourth pictures? How did you tell it was strung backwards? It looks fine to my uneducated eyes.

DC, if you look you'll see the sinew layer and it's on the back of the bow...which they have facing the wrong way. Plains bows like this are "gull-wing" in form when strung.

Oh yeah, Thanks
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Post by: JEB on March 27, 2017, 08:08:22 pm: Thanks for taking us your trip. Great photo's. Went thru them twice so I didn't miss anything. Thanks again.