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From Where the Sun Rises: Plateau Tribes Children's Collection

Date From: 1/29/2005
Date To: 7/5/2005
Summary: This exhibit highlights the MAC's impressive American Indian collection of regional childhood artifacts. It illustrates the attention devoted to a Plateau Indian's first "baby board," their moccasins, clothing, and dolls. The workmanship of these articles demonstrates the meaningful relationship of young children to the family unit. Historical photographs supplement the objects on display.
Related Objects:
3587.3 (Bag, "Woman's Beaded Bag", 1940 - 1965)