Dear Dr. Alsharekh

It does seem like a very formidable task, but you've made a pretty good
start by contacting this discussion list, which has a tradition of being
helpful.  You may have to wait a week or more for replies, however, as
many museum people are away this week at the American Association of
Museums Annual Meeting.

To start with, you might begin a list of where such things are not.  In
the State of Oregon, the only museum which might possibly have such
materials is the Portland Art Museum.

You might also try contacting email groups of academicians: Cultural
Anthropologists and Art Historians (usually found in Art Departments).
Surely there is a scholar in one of those fields who will know.

I'll forward your message to a couple of Anthropology Departments and
maybe after enough forwards someone will be able to help.

Good Luck

Lucy Sperlin


"Dr, Abdullah Al Sharekh" wrote:
>
> Dear all,
>
> I need your help and suggestions in knowing how best one can search for
> objects from Saudi Arabia exhibited in U. S. and European museums.
> Such objects are mainly archaeological, ethnographical and palaeontological.
> Are there guides to objects affiliations in major U. S. and European
> museums, or does one have to make contacts with every museum, and check
> whether they have such objects exhibited or stored.
> How should one go about this seemingly impossible task?
>
> Again, your contributions are most appreciated, on-list or off-list.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Abdullah Alsharekh, Ph.D

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