WFU Anthropology Museum to Discount Unusual Gifts

Wake Forest University’s Museum of Anthropology will hold its annual holiday sale Dec. 1-24.

Handcrafted jewelry, toys, masks, dolls and other unusual holiday gifts from places such as Indonesia, China, India, Africa and the American Southwest will be sold at a 10 percent discount.

The museum offers stocking stuffers and tree ornaments from world cultures. Items include Nigerian gold dust bottles and daisy chain necklaces from Mozambique, Chinese sister dolls, Oaxacan wood carvings, embroidered wallets, folk toys and Southwestern jewelry.

Also available will be notecards with hand-drawn renderings of objects from the museum’s collections by Wake Forest student Jennifer Lavender.

The discount will be offered on purchases totaling $5 or more. Gift certificates are available. Gifts range in price from $1 to $100.

The museum is located adjacent to the tennis courts behind Wake Forest’s Kentner Stadium. During the sale, the museum has extended its shop hours. Hours are Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. For more information, call 336-758-5282.

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