Treasures of the Hidden Chest
Wednesday, April 2, 5:30 p.m.
The Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology
Manning Hall Gallery,
Main Green, Brown University
Dr. Konrad Tuchscherer, Associate Professor of African History and Director of Africana Studies at St. John’s University, New York, will explore Africa’s many rich traditions of writing and graphic symbolism and the historical circumstances in which these scripts originated and spread. Africa’s contributions to the world include ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, Saharan rock art and the ingenious modern syllabaries and alphabets of the Vai and Bassa of West Africa. We will also join Tuchscherer on a journey to the Bamum Kingdom of Cameroon, following him on an adventure that begins with the discovery of a hidden chest left behind by a famous royal scribe and concludes with ongoing work to preserve endangered archives and unlock the literary past of the Bamum.
Lecture takes place in Manning Hall Gallery. Reception immediately fo llowing the lecture.
Sponsored by the Friends of the HMA, the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World, and The Friends of the Library of Brown University
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