PRECIOUS CARGO - ‘Stories of the World’

‘Stories of the World’ is part of the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad, and aims to

showcase to a worldwide audience innovation and excellence in museums, libraries and

archives. The project is led by the MLA (Museums, Libraries, and, Archives) in

partnership with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympics

Games (LOCOG).

In the spirit of the London 2012 Games, Stories of the World will seek to welcome the

world to Britain by using our rich collections to tell inspirational stories about the

UK's relationships with the world. Young people are at the heart of the project, working

in partnership with curators to uncover objects that tell stories that resonate with their

interests.

25 objects were chosen from across the collections. These objects have travelled to Hull Museums from five continents as listed below, or demonstrate their links to the ‘Stories of the World’ theme.

I used the object Ancient Egyptian Wooden Funerary Boat c. 1990BC

The model is from a group that was found in the coffin of a courtier in Tomb 275. Model funerary boats were placed in the Middle Kingdom Egyptian graves to transport the deceased in the afterlife.

I looked deeper in to the ancient egyptian afterlife and discovered a huge variety of individual patterns that are used in graves. Each pattern is individual to each person and they are all beautiful and unique. I got inspiration from the patterns and created my own.