Somali Museum in a Box

[Ubax45_]

A Museum in a Box is a themed collection of objects – 3D prints, postcards, documents, maps and the like, anything you can pick up and touch – that arrives at your door in a nice package, ready to amaze, educate and entertain.

The Box also includes content (audio, video, images, 3D, web) that plays for you as you interact with each object. We’re using unique RFID stickers on each object and a chip reader on the ‘Brain’.

Each Box also contains a Brain that knows what the Box contains. Boxes come pre-loaded with content like object descriptions, mood-setting contextual media like music from the same period, or even documentary video

Example of a box done about Somali culture/history:

One of the main target audiences for these boxes is children, I can imagine this would be a good hands-on experience for them.

Do you know the names of the objects? What would you have added?

 

[Simodi]

Example of a box done about Somali culture/history:
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What would you have added? also do you know the names of the objects?

I can see the girgiro and the head rest thing (don't know what it's called). The vase looking thing looks familiar but I don't know what it is. I'm guessing that's just a saxni next to the head rest. What is that box?

I would add dhiil. Also a hangool but it wouldn't fit. And a radio.

 

[Ubax45_]

I can see the girgiro and the head rest thing (don't know what it's called). The vase looking thing looks familiar but I don't know what it is. I'm guessing that's just a saxni next to the head rest. What is that box?

I would add dhiil. Also a hangool but it wouldn't fit. And a radio.

The box is the "brain" it can contain music, descriptions of the items...etc.
The brain also keeps a record of which items are touched to record which one's are of more interest.
I'm going to let people keep guessing.

 

[horumar]

Wow great! I wish there was one for Somaliland

 

[VixR]

Wow great! I wish there was one for Somaliland

 

[horumar]

Forever unrecognized

 

[Ubax45_]

Wow great! I wish there was one for Somaliland

*stares into distance* Allahuma inee sa'im (@fardowsa )

 

[VixR]

It reminds me of the memory-boxes they use for Alzheimers patients with objects and trinkets to help them remember their life experiences.

Forever unrecognized

It will be eventually

 

[Ubax45_]

This ancient Egypt box is quite nice:

 

[emptyheartsflow]

This ancient Egypt box is quite nice:

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You see that pottery?

WE
WUZ
KANGS

 

[Ubax45_]

@horumar what would you put in a SL box?

You see that pottery?

WE
WUZ
KANGS

We sho' was.

 

[supz]

Forever unrecognized

It reminds me of the memory-boxes they use for Alzheimers patients with objects and trinkets to help them remember their life experiences.
It will be eventually

it will never be recognised.

 

[horumar]

@horumar what would you put in a SL box?



We sho' was.

All the things in the Somalia box, and replace the somalia box with weapons and pirate ships since that's what they're known for kkkkkkkkkkk

 

[Ubax45_]

All the things in the Somalia box, and replace the somalia box with weapons and pirate ships since that's what they're known for kkkkkkkkkkk

I was picturing miniature figurines that yell about ictiraaf when you press on their bellies.

 

[horumar]

I was picturing miniature figurines that yell about ictiraaf when you press on their bellies.

That too

 

[InfoMatic]

Wow great! I wish there was one for Somaliland

The key word "Somali", You are part of it.

 

[InfoMatic]

Example of a box done about Somali culture/history:
View attachment 19837

One of the main target audiences for these boxes is children, I can imagine this would be a good hands-on experience for them.

Do you know the names of the objects? What would you have added?

Quick, can people buy this box? And where if you know it?

 

[Ubax45_]

Quick, can people buy this box? And where if you know it?

The items/photos are from actual museum collections so you can't buy it.

 

[InfoMatic]

The items/photos are from actual museum collections so you can't buy it.

That sucks. It can be a good gift for a wedding. Or to young teens who don't know much about their culture.

 

[Ubax45_]

That sucks. It can be a good gift for a wedding. Or to young teens who don't know much about their culture.

Depending on your location, the individual items may be sold in Somali stores.

Speaking of which, I'm still waiting for people to tell me/guess the names in af-Soomaali.