Howard Edgerton American, Moving Skip Rope gelatin silver print, 1987 Gift of Harold & Esther Edgerton Family Foundation, Copyright of the Harold & Esther Edgerton Family Foundation, Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MISSION What does “mission” mean? What is the purpose of a mission?

Leaf from an Antiphonary with Historiated Initial (detail) The Ascension of Christ, ca Ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment, 56.2 x 44.1 cm Gift of Charles E. Kistler, Andrew M. Kistler, and Mary K. Stahl Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill For what cultural group does this songbook represent a mission? What is the mission? Can you think of other examples of music being used to help a person complete a mission?

What is the mission which is remembered by this object? John Cogswell American, born 1948 Hanukkiah silver, 1999 Ackland Fund, Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Man with a Snake, Signed: E A McKillop Black Walnut with glass and bone or ivory, 55.4 x 26.0 cm Ackland Fund Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill What is the mission felt by this snake- handler? Why do people who have a mission in life need to have faith?

Qur’an Origin: Persian, Qajar Dynasty ( ) 1828 Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, laquer binding Ackland Art Museum The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill What daily worship is part of the mission of followers of this tradition?

Seated Buddha Thailand 17th to 18th century Bronze Ackland Art Museum The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill What mission brought Siddhartha to become this leader? Why does he meditate?

What would be the mission of the person who used this prayer mat? North Indian Prayer Mat silk embroidery on quilted cotton, late 18th century Ackland Fund, selected by the Ackland Associates, 96.5 Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Does every mission have a specific destination or end goal? Is a quest the same thing as a mission?

Devotees invoke Ganesha before an important undertaking in life. Why is it important to have someone amiable to give support to an attempted mission? Ganesha Central Indian 11th to 12th century Sandstone Ackland Art Museum The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

What is a sense of mission? How does a sense of mission cross cultural and ethnic boundaries? Does a sense of mission make cultural and ethnic boundaries more rigid? Can a “mission” be a good experience for everyone it affects?

This Power Point was created as part of LEARNNC project, Project NOW, for a lesson plan entitled “Pilgrimage: Mission” July, 2000 Betty Eidenier