Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
Santa Fe, NM
The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian presents Beads: A Universe of Meaning. The exhibition traces the history of imported glass beads as a medium of exchange, artistic expression, and identity for indigenous peoples throughout North America. It features garments, articles of adornment, and works of art dating from circa 1850 to the present, and examines the ways in which makers of beadwork have simultaneously sustained tradition, engaged with popular culture, and developed a uniquely native art form.
Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian
Santa Fe, NM