Catalogo de los Objetos Etnologicos y Arqueologicos Exhibidos por la Expedición Hemenway

The Hemenway Expedition, a privately funded venture from the early 1890s, set out to document the lives of the Hopi peoples of Arizona and New Mexico. Over several summers the team gathered a remarkable assortment of tools, pottery, textiles and other objects, recording details that had never been published before. This audio guide walks you through the catalog that resulted, offering a clear picture of the fieldwork, the harsh desert landscape, and the meticulous care taken to preserve each artifact.

Listeners will hear descriptions that blend archaeological context with ethnological insight, showing how ancient items and contemporary crafts mirror one another. The narration highlights the striking continuity of Hopi culture, the everyday functions of the objects, and the environmental backdrop of mesas, canyons and sparse flora. By the end, you’ll have a vivid sense of how a single community’s material heritage can illuminate both its past and its present.