Extra event #1: Fowler Museum

I have been taking classes in Fowler since freshman year, but I have never been to a single showroom in Fowler before this visit. I thought that Fowler Museum is always there, just a few minutes away from any building on campus, so I do not have the intention of going there. I really regret for that, and I should visit Fowler again before graduation.

The above art piece is very interesting to me. It is a female figure found at Murik Lakes, Coastal Sepik region, East Sepik Province, Papua New Guinea for 19th century or earlier. Just looking at the human face, I believe that it is hard to tell whether this is a male or female figure. This one is more like monkey look rather than a modern human face. I wonder if this is a good-looking or not so pretty girl at that period. I wonder what a typical male face is like. I wonder what the art piece is made for. Is it made by a professional or just some amateurs?  I guess I have too much curiosity over one single art piece, but it is pretty fun to make guesses on such things.

There are several exhibitions going on in the museum, and I find out that most of that have strong connection with history. This piques my interest as history has been my favorite subject since very young. No matter which country that the history refers to, the things from ancient times and the process of historical development always interest me to a large extent. When looking at something from the past and reading the description of it, I will always think about how people at that time use or deal with it. I will try to imagine how I will live and what I can do at that time period. Imagining things in old time is always very fun.

Reference:

"Overview of Collections | Fowler Museum at UCLA." Overview of Collections | Fowler Museum at UCLA. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013. <http://www.fowler.ucla.edu/collections>.

"Current Exhibitions | Fowler Museum at UCLA." Current Exhibitions | Fowler Museum at UCLA. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013. <http://www.fowler.ucla.edu/exhibitions/current>.

"Publications | Fowler Museum at UCLA." Publications | Fowler Museum at UCLA. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Dec. 2013. <http://www.fowler.ucla.edu/publications>.