MPM Simba the Lion Ornament earth This exhibit's centerpiece

This exhibit's centerpiece

These figures are on an enormous turntable around singers at a drum and pass through areas of theatrical lighting accompanied by the sounds of American Indian music

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Design created at MPM and produced by The Charleston Mint

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MPM Simba the Lion Ornament earth This exhibit's centerpieceHang this with pride on your Christmas tree! Our holiday ornament features Simba the lion as a cub. Visit him on MPMs Third Floor! In 1928, MPM staff went to Africa on the Cudahy Massee Expedition and adopted an injured, motherless cub. He was named Simba, the Swahili word for lion, and he quickly won the hearts of the Museum team. Simba returned to Milwaukee where he lived and played in the taxidermy studio and on the roof of the Museums third home,