Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass

Audio Exhibition

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Introduction

Notes on the Exhibition

Dale Chihuly & Native Art

A swirling yellow glass form

Tabac Basket Set with Drawing Shards and Oxblood Body Wraps

History of Glass Art in Indian Country

Northwest Coast Vessels Reinterpreted in Glass

A cubic glass sculpture with an animal figure and wooden top and bottom

House of the Mouse

A clear yellow glass vessel that looks like a woven basket with white cross details with red centers

Aunt Fran's Star Basket

Pueblo Pottery Recreated in Glass

A dark black and white vase with geometric patterns

Textiles Reimagined in Glass

A red and purple blanket made from glass, featuring crosses and arrows

Grandmother's Legacy Series

Animals of the Land

A glass sculpture featuring a bear holding up a tree with a bird at the top

Foraging Bear Totem

Gifts from the Sea

A glass sculpture of an Orca whale with blue, yellow and red decorations

Mystical Journey Prototype

A long, wavy, clear glass scuplture

Pa'huk Site

A tall black glass vase with white waves

Ngā Tuna Heke

The Sky Above

A large round glass sculpture with yellows, oranges and reds on a stone base

Chaco Sunrise

A dark glass bowl that looks like the night sky

When Stars Came to Earth

A light blue cloud hangs from the wall on chains

Dream Cloud

A tall white glass sculpture with a dragonfly design

Ancestors’ Voices

A tall glass curved panel with a person's silhouette

Out of Sight

Three vases withi faces on them

Kill Bear, White Bear, and Morning Star

An animal face made from clear glass on a metallic base

She Who Watches

Bridging Two Worlds

A tall blue sculpture with a corn plant design

Blue Corn Maiden

Two shiny silver cups with geometric designs

High Power Voltage Tower and Urban Vernacular: Freeway with HOV

An intricately decorated glass cylinder in black and white, featuring a boat and angular waves