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Maya Wassell Smith

@mayawassellsmith.bsky.social
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Assistant Curator of Art at Royal Museums Greenwich. Interested in making, materials, communities and the sea.

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Pitt Rivers Museum @pittriversmuseum.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A drawer of amulets and charms against the Evil Eye, with silver acorns and seahorses, silk arrowheads and synthetic garlic bulbs, coral claws and painted saints, slender articulated fish and fancy feathers to avert the evil gaze and protect the anxious owner...
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Maya Wassell Smith @mayawassellsmith.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
FOLK ART MADE AT SEA! Reviving my bsky account for some shameless self-promotion. Please come hear me talk about my beloved sailors’ craftwork and see some examples at our amazing museum store (and tell your friends about it)!
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Delve Deeper Curator Tour: A Closer Look at Sailors' Craftwork
This behind-the-scenes tour of the stores will explore the history of sailors' craftwork, from the eighteenth to the twentieth century
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