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Here, Now and Always: A Final Look

with Dr. Bruce Bernstein and Lillie Lane

January 26, 2020
2:00 pm through 4:00 pm

Figurine, ca. 2000
Sheila Antonio, Navajo, Gift of Yara and Gerald Pitchford Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology, 59954/12 Photography by Addison Doty  This beaded figure depicts a World War II “code talker.” Though many are familiar with the remarkable success of the Navajo code talkers in WWII, many other Native people were also instrumental in the Marine Corps’ efforts. The “code” was often the soldier’s everyday Native language, but more complex codes were also developed by Navajo and Hopi people. This figurine is miniature is size, only reaching two and a half inches tall, an example of the beader’s remarkably delicate work.

Don’t miss your opportunity to see the popular permanent exhibition "Here, Now and Always" one last time before it closes for a $5M makeover on January 26.

 

A panel discussion led by Dr. Bruce Bernstein (former MIAC director), and Lillie Lane (Diné) - as well as Native co-curators of the original exhibit will be held at 2pm, with final tours of the exhibition offered at 10:30am, 11:30am, and 12:30pm.

 

This is your last chance to see HNA until June 2021, so stop by and enjoy our celebration of the ground-breaking exhibit.

 

Admission to MIAC will be reduced accordingly during HNA’s closure.

Bowguard
Bowguard, pre-1932, Artist Unknown, Navajo Courtesy of John and Linda Comstock and the Abigail Van Vleck Charitable Trust, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture/Laboratory of Anthropology, 10061/12 Photography by Addison Doty Navajo silverwork, with its characteristically bold design, is largely seen as emblematic of Native art in the Southwest. This bowguard was purchased for $5.00 by H. P. Mera, then-Director of the Laboratory of Anthropology, on a buying trip to the Navajo Nation in 1932. Cast silver with an open pattern of two opposing figures, the piece is centered with an oval turquoise stone. Four United States dimes, dated 1900, 1905, 1906, and 1917, anchor the sides.