Something from the gift shop at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa. So it must be more than ten years old, since the name was officially changed to the Canadian Museum of History in 2013. Which means this bookmark is itself now a bit of history. It currently resides in the Alex Good Museum of Bookmarks.
It must have been a gift to me because I’m sure I’ve never been to the place. Perhaps someday I’ll go. The picture is of a Tsimshian mask sculpture that apparently has a twin (only with eyeholes) in a museum in France.
Book: The Story of Civilization I: Our Oriental Heritage by Will Durant
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That’s a cool one, nicely photographed. I like that there’s no writing on it.
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Yeah the writing is all on the back, which is where it tells you a bit about the history of the mask. And it also identifies itself as being from the Canadian Museum of Civilization, which means it’s not a bookmark you’re going to ever see again!
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Canada has a civilization? Well, blow me over with a feather!
Or a bookmark, as the case may be 😀
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Well, we used to. That’s why we had a museum for it. But now we just have a history.
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Ahhhh, the Rise and Fall of the Canadian Civilization. I think I’ve heard of that book…
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It’s happened to all the world’s mightiest empires.
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Right? I mean, look at the Uzbekistan Empire. No one even remembers it ever existed.
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You know who remembers? Ah, I think you know. They have a farm . . .
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No, not even Pepperidge Farms remembers the Uzbekistanian Empire. That’s how lost it became….
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They remember everything! I think they even have a farm in Uzbekistan. Somewhere near the Hidden Valley.
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Hahahaha! Is there a ranch involved? I love hidden valley ranch. I like dipping chicken strips in it…
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The exact location is hidden from GPS so the food channel won’t visit, but I believe they are right next to each other.
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Sounds like “someone” should mount an expedition and hunt this place down. Either take it over or burn it to the ground.
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