The museum's permanent collection consists of objects from the Americas,
Africa, Asia, and Oceania, including household and ceremonial items,
textiles, hunting and fishing gear, and objects of personal adornment.
Materials collected by Moravian missionaries can be found here, as well
as prehistoric artifacts from North Carolina's Yadkin River Valley.
Donations of objects to the Museum of Anthropology help to fill gaps in the collections, make it possible to improve or change exhibits, and provide additional research resources for students and scholars. Donations may be tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Collectors often find it more advantageous to donate objects to a museum than to sell them through a dealer. Recently the Museum has received a variety of anthropological and archaeological collections and individual objects through the generosity of donors.
Recent additions to the collections include a donation from the Wachovia Historical society and a donation of Mexican Precolumbian artifacts.
Please visit our searchable online Artifact Database!
Museum's Emergency Contingency Plan
Contact Stephen L. Whittington, Director, to request access for research purposes or to discuss donations of objects.
Museum's Code of Ethics statement
