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Cernyw and Morna Kline Collection of African Material Culture

Between 1967 and 1969 Cernyw Kline, a doctoral student in agricultural engineering, participated in a USAID project that involved conducting research in Ethiopia, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Senegal, and Gambia. With his wife Morna, he collected a number of pieces including a significant collection of Christian art made in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. They donated the collection to the MSU Museum in 1972.

Donors and Fieldworkers

Cernyw and Morna Kline

Exhibitions

"African Connections: Perspectives on Collecting Culture," Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, Michigan, Jan. 31 - Sept. 5, 1999.

"Expressions of Africa: Selections from the Museum Collections of Michigan State University," Kresge Art Museum, East Lansing, Michigan, September 19 - December 15, 1989.

Raymond A. Silverman. "African Connections Perspectives on Collecting Culture," [virtual exhibition]

Antelope headdress, Bambara people, Mali

Brass and copper cross, Ethiopia

Bird and turtle gold weight, Ashanti people, Ghana

Cernyw and Morna Kline Collection of African Material Culture