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Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 14:14:13 EDT
Subject: Major Quilt Exhibition from the Smithsonian Opens at The...
Major Quilt Exhibition from the Smithsonian Opens at The Cleveland Museum of
Natural History, July 3
CLEVELAND, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cleveland Museum of Natural History is
proud to announce that the national touring exhibition, "To Honor and
Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions," will be on display at the Museum from
July 3 through September 26. Native American quilting festivals are also
planned for the weekends of July 10 and 11 and August 14 and 15. Activities
include quilting demonstrations, flute music, storytelling and Native
American foods, plus a selection of quilts will be available for purchase.
"To Honor and Comfort" features more than 40 vibrant, expertly fashioned
quilts and celebrate quilting within diverse American Indian and Native
Hawaiian communities. Native groups include the Anishnabe, Cherokee,
Chickasaw, Hopi, Mohawk, Muscogee, Native Hawaiian, Navajo, Oneida, Seminole,
Sioux, Tlingit, Wasco and Yupik.
The exhibition also demonstrates how Native communities use quilts in
everyday life and how quilts and quilting have become integral to Native
ceremonies, celebrations and rites of passage. The practice of standing on a
buffalo robe during the baby-naming ceremony has given way to standing on a
Morning Star quilt, an elaborately colored composition of an eight-pointed
star.
An adaptation of a Euro-American design can also be seen in the traditional
Yupik quilt, called Mothers and Daughters, which is a variation of the
popular Sunbonnet Sue block print.
Instead of featuring little girls in calico dresses and poke bonnets, each
quilt block contains images of young female Alaskan Eskimos dressed in parkas
that are different colors and patterns. In Hawaii, quilters express their
allegiance to Hawaiian sovereignty through their craft. Quilts contain all
or part of the Hawaiian flag, along with symbols of Hawaiian royalty and coat
of arms.
Dr. Jim King, director of The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, said,
"It's a must-see exhibition for quilters, textile artisans, cultural and
history buffs and for everyone who enjoys stunning quilt shows."
"To Honor and Comfort" is organized by the Smithsonian's National Museum of
the American Indian and Michigan State University Museum (MSUM) and developed
for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. The
collection of quilts in the exhibition are from MSUM.
Admission fees, which include the exhibition and festivals, are: $6.50
adults; $4.50 ages 7-18, college students with IDs and senior citizens; $3.50
children 3-6 years of age. Group rates and tour packages are available by
calling 216-231-4600, ext. 252, or 800-317-9155.
The Museum is at 1 Wade Oval Drive in University Circle. Hours are: Monday
through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Closed July
4.
For more details, call 216-231-4600 or 800-317-9155.
SOURCE Cleveland Museum of Natural History
CO: Cleveland Museum of Natural History; Smithsonian National Museum of the
American Indian; Michigan State University Museum
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