Extraordinary or Everyday?
Many objects, just because they are in museums, are assumed to be the best example of their kind. That the fossils are the rarest, or a painting is one of the most excellent ever made. But everything in every museum can't be "the best." Some objects are just everyday things that ended up in a museum.
Click on the object below. Do you automatically assume that objects are special just because they're in a museum?
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Museum of Anthropology University of Denver Department of Anthropology