Clearly Indigenous Audio Exhibition
Textiles Reimagined in Glass
Hello, I’m Carrie Atkins Maras, the museum’s associate director for community engagement. I will be sharing the introduction to the “Textiles Reimagined in Glass” section of Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass.
For over 12,000 years, textiles have been woven in the Americas using natural plant fibers and the coats of animals. Woven cloth designs and spindle whorls for creating threads have been recreated in glass, reflecting the importance of textile production in Native life. These glass objects are often slumped or designed in molds.