Lyndon W. & Margaret Ann Cook collection of Oceanic and Asian artifacts
Scope and Contents note
This collection consists of artifacts collected by Lyndon W. and Margaret Ann Cook. Items were obtained from New Zealand, Japan, and other locations. Material types include wooden tribal masks, woven cloth, stone figurines and pendants, greenstone figurines and pendants, carved bone pendants, carved animal teeth, shell necklaces, wooden and greenstone clubs, and various woven and carved containers
Dates
- undated
Creator
- Cook, Lyndon W. (Person)
- Cook, Margaret Ann (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access note
Access to the collection is open with assistance from the archivist or staff.
Conditions Governing Use note
Open for Research. Copyright for Official University records is held by Utah Valley University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biographical/Historical note
Lyndon W. Cook was Utah Valley University's former head of Special Collections. He was also an associate professor of History and Political Science. He received his Bachelors of Art in Spanish and Hebrew at Brigham Young University and his Masters of Art in Political Science and Government at Brigham Young University. Margaret Ann Cook is the wife of Lyndon W. Cook.
Extent
18.58 Linear Feet (11 containers)
Abstract
This collection consists of artifacts from New Zealand and Japan collected by Lyndon W. and Margaret Ann Cook.
Arrangement note
Series arrangement as follows: Masks, cloth, figurines, patu (clubs), pendants teeth, stones, armor, and miscellaneous
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of Lyndon W. & Margaret Ann Cook.
Acknowledgment of Bias and Harmful Content
The Sutherland Archives recognizes there are materials in our collections that may be offensive or harmful. Materials may contain language or depictions that are racist, sexist, Eurocentric, ableist, homophobic, etc. We present such materials unaltered to preserve context and to present a complete historical record. Sutherland Archives staff is making efforts to update our finding aids to acknowledge offensive content.
- Animals Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Anthropology Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Antiquities Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Archeology Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Armor Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Art, Maori Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Figurines Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fisheries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Japan
- Maori (New Zealand people) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Masks Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Naticidae Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- New Zealand
- Pacific Area Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Patus Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Pendants (Jewelry) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sculptures Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Skirts--New Zealand Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Swords Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tapa Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Aimee Bastarache, Assistant Archivist, and Joel Sparks, student intern
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Fulton Library George Sutherland Archives Repository
800 West University Parkway
MS 145
Orem Utah 84058 United States
