From Limb to Limb This remarkable exhibition draws objects from the Illinois State Museum's natural history and anthropology collections and pairs them with contemporary artworks by Illinois artists. By asking viewers to reevaluate their expectations of what defines an aesthetic object and what defines a natural object, the project seeks to advance an idea radical in its simplicity: that human beings have developed systems of art and design through the evolution of an increasingly imaginative manipulation of the natural world. From Limb to Limb, was assembled by Illinois State Museum Assistant Curator Geoffrey Bates, Lockport Gallery, and funded partially by a grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Division of Forest Resources and the U.S. Forest Service and Private Forestry. For additional information contact Geoffrey Bates, ISM Assistant Curator of Art, Lockport Gallery

Cacique Bird Nest collected pre-1920 - 12 x 5.75 x 3 Illinois State Museum Holland Collection