Legacy of Land and Sea

02/09/2010 - 9:00a.m. to 02/09/2010 - 5:00p.m.

Art

Trenton Downtown Association

23 E. State St.

Trenton,

Phone: (609) 393-8998

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9am to 5pm
Date: Saturday, December 26, 2009
Time: 9am to 5pm
December 26, 2009 through October 3, 2010
Main Building - 3rd Floor gallery

This exhibition explores the diverse ways in which New Jersey's wealth of resources led to the stabilization and success of both native and colonial inhabitants of the New World. Both native peoples (the Lenape) and colonists used naturally occurring items for food, tools, medicines, currency or ornaments, and this exhibition reveals the intersection between natural and cultural spheres. Natural materials in their unaltered states will be exhibited alongside artifacts derived from or manufactured from that resource by human intervention. For example, clay specimens from New Jersey will be exhibited next to some of the pottery produced from that clay; reeds and rushes will be exhibited with baskets; and material from lithic sources will be exhibited with artifacts made from it. Both terrestrial and aquatic resources will be included. Educators who are seeking to interpret the prehistoric and early historic cultures of New Jersey will find this exhibition to be a valuable resource.

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