Gift Giving Guide 18: Ideas for Presents for Your Favorite Anthropologist(s)

Every year I dedicate two blog posts to something a little different and fun: gifts for the anthropologist.  I attempt to highlight handmade and/or fair trade items as these most closely mirror the values of anthropology in cultural understanding and preservation.  If you happen to know an anthropologist, someone with interests in anthropology, an anthropology major or graduate, or someone who shares these same values feel free to look into one of these amazing gifts.

 

 Gift Idea for the Cultural Anthropologist

If the cultural anthropologist in your life is into Christmas and good humor then this Christmas themed mug that plays off of the common sociocultural anthropological method of participant observation may be the perfect gift to give!  This item is available through Tin Zilly, and you can customize it by size or add additional flair.

 Gift Idea for the Archaeologist

Continuing on with the theme of Christmas and from the same seller (Tin Zilly) this future pot sherd ornament may be a smash hit with the archaeologist in your life.  We hope that it is smashed long after it has been first gifted, though, but it can continue to be loved by an archaeologist if and when it breaks.

Gift Idea for a Linguistic Anthropologist

You may be sensing a theme thus far, specifically in that Christmas is featured prominently thus far.  To keep with that theme but also deviate slightly here's a gift for a linguistic anthropologist that promotes language and peace.  It may be more secular given the peaceful theme, and the number of languages featured also provides greater applicability to any linguist.  This trinket dish is available through Hope Moon UK.

Gift Idea for a Biological Anthropologist

At this point the Christmas theme is completely severed, much like the digits that make up the bony element of this gift.  Functional Anatomy makes a variety of anatomical gifts, and these metacarpal magnets can help point you in the right direction in pleasing the biological anthropologist you know.  Note, if this is not right feel free to peruse the other options as there is more to choose from with this store!