African Motifs in Greek Vase Painting Jiří Honzl In the beginning the paper concisely summarises contacts of Greeks with Egypt, focusing on their interests on the North African coast, up until the Classical Period. The brief description of Greek literary reception of Egypt during the same timeframe is following. The main part of the paper is…
Decorative Borders in Chinese Folk Prints. Insight into the Náprstek Museum Collections Lucie Olivová The article examines the printed borders which adorn a moderate number of Yangliuqing prints from the collections of the Naprstek Museum. They are made up of auspicious elements common in the symbolism of Chinese folk art. Their design differs and falls at least into two groups. The reason behind…
Imperial Dragon in the Roaring Twenties: Qing Dynasty Dress Re-Made Helena Heroldová The study focuses on the methodology of research on recycled clothing. Two Chinese Dragon Robes from the collection of the Naprstek Museum were remade as a men’s jacket and a woman’s evening dress. Both examples are described, analysed and interpreted from two points of view: as authentic Dragon…
Masks from Indonesia in the Náprstek Museum Fiona Kerlogue Masks from Indonesia have been worn in performances in a number of contexts. In Java, masked drama occurred in the royal courts as well as in the countryside. In Bali masks are still a feature of daily life in connection with performances in temples and at life cycle ceremonies. Balinese masks…
Seven Egyptian Mummified Heads from the Collections of the Náprstek Museum Jiří Bučil, Gabriela Jungová, Lubica Oktábcová, Jakub Pečený, Pavel Onderka The paper presents results of CT and external examination of seven ancient Egyptian mummified isolated human heads from the collections of the National Museum – Naprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures. It is the first preliminary outcome regarding isolated parts of mummies from a…
Preliminary Report on the Twelfth Excavation Season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga Pavel Onderka, Vlastimil Vrtal, Alexander Gatzsche The twelfth excavation season of the Archaeological Expedition to Wad Ben Naga focused on archaeological exploration of the Typhonium (WBN 200) and the Palace of Queen Amanishakheto (WBN 100), and on conservation of structures located in Central Wad Ben Naga.
REVIEW: Linda Hroníková – Zuzana Schierová et al. Pygmejové. Nejmenší lidé pohledem antropologie & Šebestova sbírka v Hrdličkově muzeu člověka PřF UK. Praha, 2015. Gabriela Jungová
ANNOTATION: Kateřina Klápšťová – Otokar Homola. Dakotská kultura na rozcestí: Vojta Náprstek a jeho dakotská sbírka z roku 1856 / Dakota Culture at the Crossroads: Vojta Náprstek and His Dakota Collection from 1856. Praha, 2016. Pavel Štěpánek
