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Designs of the Southwestern Indians (Exhibition)
birth: 1949 January 6
death: 1949 January 31
Exhibition. Opened January 6, 1949 and closed January 25, 1949. Located in Section 5, Floor 1 in the Corner Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. Designs of the Southwestern Indians featured reproductions of Navajo sand paintings, color plates showing Navajo blanket designs, a series of designs from prehistoric pottery from the Southwest, and other colored plates from the Museum's permanent collections.
Summary
Designs of the Southwestern Indians featured reproductions of Navajo sand paintings, color plates showing Navajo blanket designs, a series of designs from prehistoric pottery from the Southwest, and other colored plates from the Museum's permanent collections.
Highlights from the exhibition included (1):
*18 reproductions of Navajo sand paintings, which were part of a ceremony performed by warriors and depicted the legend, "Where the Two Came to their Father"
*Colors plates of Navajo blanket designs from 1850-1910
*24 designs from prehistoric pottery of the Southwest
*Approximately 75 plates from the Museum Library's permanent collection, representing a wide range of Native American art
This is a condensed summary of the exhibition. For additional information, see Sources and/or Related Resources.