Infinity Of Nations: Art And History In The Collections of the National Museum of the American Indian.


mannequin dressed in appropriate regalia and posed in a distinctive dance position. An accompanying media piece complements and enhances the mannequin displays. Presenting the range of dances featured in the exhibi- tion, this high-definition video captures the variety of the different Native dance movement vocabularies and the music that is integral to their performance.


Northern traditional dance regalia.


INFINITY OF NATIONS: ART AND HISTORY IN THE COLLECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN Ongoing, South Gallery This exhibition presents more than 700 works of art from throughout Native North, Central and South America. Objects include an exquisite Olmec jade head, an exception- ally rare Anishinaabe man’s outfit and a remarkable Charles and Isabelle Edenshaw


(Haida) painted spruce root hat. This unparalleled assemblage of American Indian cultural material represents the tremendous breadth of the collections and the richness of Native traditional and contemporary art. It also explores the historic importance of a significant number of these deeply cultural, profoundly social objects. Free audio guide of the exhibition is available.


PUBLIC PROGRAMS:


STORYBOOK READING & HANDS-ON ACTIVITY Saturday, Sept. 12 1 p.m. Education Classroom Listen to The Star People: A Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson (Standing Rock Sioux). Learn about the importance of the “Morning Star” design and then make a design of your own.


SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 59


PHOTO BY ERNEST AMOROSO


PHOTO BY PETER VANDERWARKER


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