Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Curating Museums


We visited a small museum at the park in Pachmarhi, located inside the old Bison Lodge. There were definitely some interesting objects in there, and it was a place easily distinguishable from American-style museums. Here’s a list of some of the objects, some with pictures:
-          a stuffed tiger. Yes, this is as close as I ever want to get to a tiger.

-          a tiger skeleton (note that the ribs are held together with tape)

-          preserved animal parts and fetuses 

-          various medicinal fruits and roots
Another thing that you won’t see in an American museum: a monkey chasing you out of it! (no picture: I was too busy fearing for my life).

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