time. The silver, gold and stone inlay work of Lee Yazzie and his younger brother Raymond has won every major award in the field. Their sister Mary Marie makes outstanding jewelry that combines fine bead and stonework; silver beads are handmade by other sisters. Featuring almost 300 examples of con- temporary jewelry, Glittering World shows how the Yazzie family’s art flows from their Southwest environs and strong connection to their Navajo culture. The Glittering World gallery store, located within the exhibition, will complement the show and offer fine jewelry for sale.
CIRCLE OF DANCE Ongoing Diker Pavilion Circle of Dance presents Native dance as a vibrant, meaningful and diverse form of cultural expression. Featuring 10 social and ceremonial dances from throughout the Americas, the exhibition illuminates the significance of each dance and highlights the unique characteristics of its movements and music. Each dance is showcased by a single 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.
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
Poncho, possibly Huari (Wari) or Moche (Mochica), AD 700–900. Peru. Camelid wool yarn, cotton yarn, dyes, cotton thread. Dyed, tapestry woven, sewn. Collection history unknown; found in MAI collections and catalogued in 1971.
Pre-Classic period Maya
human-monkey figure, AD 200–300. Villa de Zaragoza, Chimaltenango Department, Guatemala. Pottery.
Purchased for MAI by staff member Marshall H. Saville, 1920 (9/8479).
Sun Face Bolo, Raymond C. Yazzie, 2013. Lone Mountain turquoise, 14-karat gold, silver. 2". Collection of Lloyd and Betty Van Horn.
(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.
Yakama Girl’s Fancy Shawl Dance Regalia (United States). National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, 26/8788.
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PHOTO BY ERNEST AMOROSO
PHOTO BY SCOTT HILL PHOTO BY NMAI. (24/4999) PHOTO BY ERNEST AMOROSO
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