Angela has been the collections manager of Ethnology and History since 1999, after spending 3 years in the department working as a Graduate Student and Curatorial Assistant. She holds a BA in Anthropology from the University of Iowa, an MA in Anthropology from the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and a Graduate Certificate in Museum Studies from George Washington University. Angela's research and professional interests include topics in both Anthropology and Museum Studies. She has a true appreciation of the artistry and functionality of the material culture of Alaska's diverse Native people. An ideal day at work involves hours spent in the collections, examining manufacturing techniques and materials of objects ranging from elaborate fur parkas to a simple sinew rabbit snare. Among her current research interests is the history and cultural context of Deg Hit'an (Ingalik) Athabascan masks.

Angela is also an advocate for increased professionalism in the museum field and takes an active role in improving her knowledge and skills in museology. She is a member of several museum professional committees and currently serves as the Secretary for the Registrars Committee-Western Region.

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Molly Lee holds a B.A. and M.A. in Anthropology, and an M.A. in Art History from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She completed her Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley, under Nelson Graburn. She has spent much of her academic career investigating the basketry of Alaskan Native groups. Though she could probably make a basket if she really had to, her interest is in reconstructing the history of basket traditions and in how cultural change can be inferred from changes in material objects including baskets rather than in construction techniques. She has conducted over 20 years of research, and published extensively on the baleen baskets of the Inupiaq people of Northern Alaska, the grass baskets of the Yup'ik people of Southwestern Alaska, as well as the basketry of the Tlingit and Alutiiq people of coastal Alaska. Dr. Lee retired from UAF and UAMN in May 2008, though she continues to play an active role at the Museum and in the research community.

Contact:
ffmcl@uaf.edu

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