. Bulletin. Natural history; Science. CALENDAR Exhibits Closes September 8 Chokwe Mask from Angola, on display In the South Lounge. One of the most beautiful of all Chokwe masks, it Is called "Mwana Pwo," meaning young woman, and Is worn by a male dancer at initiation and other important ceremonies. Closes September 24 Australian Aboriginal Art: Arnhem Land, a selection of nearly 400 bark paintings and wooden ceremonial sculptures. The material Is from the extensive collection of Louis A. Allen of Palo Alto, California. Hall 27. Opens September 9 Shorebirds of North America, a collec
. Bulletin. Natural history; Science. CALENDAR Exhibits Closes September 8 Chokwe Mask from Angola, on display In the South Lounge. One of the most beautiful of all Chokwe masks, it Is called "Mwana Pwo," meaning young woman, and Is worn by a male dancer at initiation and other important ceremonies. Closes September 24 Australian Aboriginal Art: Arnhem Land, a selection of nearly 400 bark paintings and wooden ceremonial sculptures. The material Is from the extensive collection of Louis A. Allen of Palo Alto, California. Hall 27. Opens September 9 Shorebirds of North America, a collection of original Illustrations by Robert Clem, on display in the South Lounge through November 5. Continuing A New Spirit in Search of the Past: Archaeology and Ecology in the Lower Illinois River Valley, an exhibit exploring the "new" archaeology as reflected in the Illinois Valley Archaeological Program's excavation of the Koster Site, directed by Dr. Stuart Struever of Northwestern University. Hall 9. Color in Nature, an exhibit examining the nature and variety of color in the physical and living world and how it functions in plants and animals. Continues indefinitely. Hall 25. Field Museum's 75th Anniversary Exhibit continues indefinitely. "A Sense of Wonder" offers thought-provoking prose and poetry associated with the physical, biological, and cultural aspects of nature; "A Sense of History" presents a graphic portrayal of the Museum's past; and "A Sense of Discovery" shows examples of research conducted by Ivluseum scientists. Hall 3. John James Audubon's elephant folio, The Birds of America, on display in the North Lounge. Continues indefinitely. Film and Tour Program Guided Tour of Field Museum exhibit areas leaves from North Information booth at 2 "Through These Doors," a color motion picture focusing on behind-the-scene activities at the Museum shown at 3 in the Lecture Hall. September 1 only. Weekend Motion
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