"Danger? Can
a stick from a curare-tipped dart really kill you?"
Rose Kubiatowicz
designed and developed Oh No! Ethnobotany, a program
concerning health and safety issues inherent in the handling and storage
of potentially hazardous ethnobotanical materials. The program
looks beyond the wide range of residual toxic chemicals present from the
treatment of the item to specifically address concerns raised by toxic
chemicals inherent in the ethnobotanical material itself. In
2006 twenty-one samples from suspected hazardous ethnobotanical objects,
ranging in age from twenty-five to one hundred-fourteen years old, underwent
organic residue analysis using gas & liquid chromatography-mass
spectrometry. Samples taken from SMM collections objects included curare-tipped
darts, poison-tipped arrows, barbasco vine, ayahuasca branches, yoco vine,
opium pipe, kava roots, tobacco cigar, tobacco plug, clavo huasca vine, quinine
branch, Precatory pea seed, Ceylon drug bundles and a Tibetan altar
bottle. In this talk, Rose will describe various components of Oh
No! Ethnobotany, including the use of evocative pictographs, labeling, storage
methods and Ethnobotany Material Safety Data Sheets
(EMSDS). She will present the results of chemical testing and
reveal whether pharmacologically active natural products including toxins can
survive in ethnobotanical objects stored long-term and whether they remain
stable in quantities great enough to represent a potential hazard to museum
personnel.
| Date: Thursday, November 17, 2011
Location: Argon Room
Directions: http://www.smm.org/directions
Agenda:
5:00-6:30 PM Tours of the artifact storage area. Tours begin in the Argon Room.
5:00 PM Executive Committee Meeting
6:00 PM Dinner
7:00 PM Speaker Presentation
Dinner $24.00 first person, $22 each additional on same reservation; $26 at the door
RSVP by November 11, 2011
Dinner Menu
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Chilled Asparagus Platter with Grilled Peppers and Lemon-Coriander Vinaigrette
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Caesar Salad - Romaine, Croutons, Parmesan Crisps and Caesar Dressing
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Fresh Sliced Fruit and Berry Presentation
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Pan Roasted Salmon - Maple Pepper Glaze
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Chicken Mascot - Shiitake Mushrooms and Artichokes in Lemon Thyme Pan Sauce
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Farfalle Pasta with Tomato Basil Cream Sauce and Shaved Parmesan
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Oven-Roasted Balsamic Glazed New Potatoes
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Sautéed Green Beans with Chardonnay Butter
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Dessert, coffee, and assorted beverages
The reservation includes admission to the museum. Early
visitors may check in at the “Will Call” desk and identify themselves as
members or guests of the Minnesota Section of the American Chemical Society.
The museum closes at 9:00 PM on Thursdays, so arrive early if you want more
time in the museum.
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BIO
Rose is a Research Associate at the Science Museum of
Minnesota and the owner of Have Gloves Will Travel, LLC, offering
contract museum registrar services. She is currently working with
the Afton Historical Society, Meeker County Historical Society
and Minnesota Museum of American Art on inventory and cataloging
projects. She is also Registrar for the Minnesota Historical Society's
traveling exhibit, Ben Franklin: In Search of a Better World.
Rose received her B.A. in Cultural Anthropology with an emphasis in
Museum Studies from the University of Minnesota's College of Liberal
Arts. She also received a Mini-Masters in Project Management from the
Opus School of Business, University of St. Thomas. Rose has been
published in several journals and has presented her research at various
professional conferences and symposiums in the U.S. and in Canada.
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