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As Grandmother Taught - Women, Tradition and Plateau Art
| Place: | Day-Ellis Gallery (Gallery B) |
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| Date From: | 8/11/2018 |
| Date To: | 12/8/2019 |
| Summary: | The art of the indigenous cultures of the Columbia River plateau reflects traditional lifeways borne of an ancient and interdependent relationship with the natural world. Women have been the primary makers of the functional forms necessary to everyday life; materials and techniques are time-honed, having been perfected over generations. Though traditional ways of life have evolved, women still carry forward this knowledge. The exhibition celebrates the work of three contemporary Plateau women alongside historic objects and images from the museum’s collection. Artists featured: Leanne Campbell, Schi’tsu’umsh – (Coeur d’Alene Tribe of Indians), NiMiiPuu (Nez Perce Tribe) Sinixt (Arrow Lakes), P’squosa (Wenatchee), Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation) Bernadine Phillips Spuqspálqs (Okanogan/Wenatchi, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation) HollyAnna Cougar Tracks DeCoteau Little Bull Yakama (Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation), NiMíiPuu (Nez Perce Tribe), Cayuse (Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation) |
| Related Objects: |
1780.89 (Bag, "Root Gathering Cylinder Bag", 1880 - 1910)
4473.1 (Basket, "St'us (candy) Cylinder Bag", 2018)
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