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| Dr. Andrew Gurstelle |
ASHEBORO – Descended from enslaved Africans, the Gullah
people of the southeast Atlantic coast have developed a unique culture rich
with linguistic, religious and social practices influenced by their African
heritage.
Using artifacts and images from the exhibition “Visions of
Home: A Celebration of Gullah Culture in the Southeast” at the Wake Forest University
Museum of Anthropology, museum academic director Dr. Andrew Gurstelle will
explore Gullah history and culture in a talk at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, February
23, at the Asheboro library.
Gurstelle’s talk, sponsored by the Friends of the Library,
is free and the public is invited.
As a museum anthropologist and archaeologist, his curatorial
work emphasizes putting objects in context historically and culturally. He also
is an assistant teaching professor.
“Visions of Home” is on display through April 22. The museum
is located on Wake Forest’s Reynolda Campus.
The library is located at 201 Worth Street. For further
information, call 336-318-6803.
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