Sherds 10-12 2013 - Museum of the Red River
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Sherds 10-12 2013 - Museum of the Red River
The Newsletter of the Museum of the Red River in Idabel , Oklahoma Oct-Dec 2013 Sacred Places: Light Painting by Lorran Meares Night magnifies the differences between material culture and the subtle, deeper, hidden world of spirit. The late Cheyenne spiritual leader Tallbull explained: “When five o’clock comes along, he [the archaeologist] hangs up his boots. This the time of day when the spiritual part of the valley comes alive, in the evening and in the darkness. A lot of spirits don’t come out until the sun sets.” That’s when I make my Photographs. The connectedness with all things, especially at sacred places, felt by Native Americans such as Tallbull, takes on! interpretive and artistic meaning with the inclusion or introduction of a simple photographic technique called light-painting. –Lorran Meares Some of Mexico’s Best Offerings This dual view of the same Concurso de Ceramica-2013, Barro de Color winning pot made by Carlos Loya was a museum collections purchase on a recent trip to Mata Ortiz, CH, Mexico. Because of his exposure and success as a potter, Loya’s relatives are making pottery and have established quite a reputation for fine ceramics. Additional pictures of the trip to Mata Ortiz and of the purchases made are on page 7. DIRECTIONS 2013 EVENTS (Oct - December) The decision to make a donation to any charitable cause is an important one, and we are proud to be worthy of such consideration. A gift provides a means for the donor to become personally associated with our organization, acknowledges the importance of our mission to the donor’s family and other interests and shows appreciation for our programs and services. through Dec 8 Exhibit: Sacred Landscapes: The Photography of Lorran Meares Oct 2 - 5 Gem and Mineral Show Oct 26 Workshop: 3-D Photography Fall Patrons Dinner (by invitation only) Nov 1-3 Fall Arts Festival Henry Moy, Director Nov 7 Paleo Pals: Putting the Pieces Together (III) As a recipient, the Museum can gratefully acknowledge the support of these generous contributors. However, there are donors who wish to remain anonymous and we do our best to respect their wish for privacy. Nevertheless, it is important to acknowledge that their gifts are valuable and genuinely appreciated. Thank you. Dec 3 Exhibit Opens: Annual Festival of Trees (through Dec 31) Dec 3 Exhibit Opens: Russian Lacquer Boxes from the Mabee Gerrer Museum of Art (through Jan 31, 2014) Dec 17 Exhibit Opens: Recent Acquisitions (through Feb 16, 2014) Applique and embroidered Mola Panel with “Joker” Motif [Kuna of San Blas Islands, Panama, 20th century] Anonymous Gift Pima Burden Basket [Southwest, mid nineteenth century] Effigy figures [Colima Style (Mexico), Preclassic Period , ca. 300 BC-AD 250] Gift of Jeff Kazansky (San Diego, CA) Pima woman carrying a burden basket Native American Southwest copper jewelry [mid-late 20th century] Gift of Paul Shepard (Tucson, AZ) EXHIBITS Mary Bratton Curtis Gallery Nathaniel and Lana Grey Gallery Sacred Landscapes, The Photography of Lorran Meares (September 17 – December 8, 2013) Asian Enamels features works from the collections demonstrating the use of glass-based enamels for decoration and highlights. With the encouragement of native tribes, photographer Lorran Meares captures the spiritual nature of several sites in the U.S. at night, when many reached their “sacred” peak. Several images are viewed in 3-D. Enameled charger [Chinese, in the Japanese Imari Style, 19th century] Recent Acquisitions (Opens December 17, 2013) The annual exhibit highlighting new collections acquired by the museum through the year. Lifeways Gallery Selections from the permanent collections that illustrate the four ethnological themes Domestic Life, Beliefs, Technology and Art, and Encounters. Perino Archaeological Study Area Study collections of regional archaeological material. This area honors the memory of Gregory S. Perino (1914 - 2005), archaeologist and the Museum’s first director (1975 - 1984). MUSINGS As a new employee to the curatorial staff I have had to learn a lot. Thank goodness for the great teachers we have here. Daniel, for example has taken me under his wing to show me the real workings of an installation. When he does one, it is a well oiled machine. My favorite part about the Christina Eastep process so far, has been installing the remote exhibit cases and hearing the reaction of the people. The librarian at SOSUMcCurtain County Campus recently said an exhibit, that I did not particularly care for, was her favorite one so far. The librarians at the Broken Bow Public Library were so disappointed that we were taking away a Mexican train set and putting in a display of ‘just ceramics’ that I had to laugh. The people at the International Paper Mill in Valliant are always excited to see us. They act as if we are bringing in precious metals for them to enjoy and, sometimes we are! My perspective about how my job affects other people has changed so much in the last few months. I am grateful for the opportunity to be a part of this amazing business that educates people while at the same time makes them happy. Exhibit at Kiamichi Family Medical Center, Battiest, OK SUPPORT (January – Sept) Gifts to the General and Programs Fund Lavetta Angelley, Anonymous, Peter and Ginny Carl, Kaaren C. Day, Jane and Tom Harding, Lonnie Hutton, Daniel J. Lay, Susan G. Lowell, Ramona Morris, Henry Moy– In Honor of Daniel Eck and Christine Kastner, Drethia Parsons, John and Ida Ramsey, Stephanie and Stephen Ratcliff, Rev. J. Edson and Jean C. Way Bob Terry Insurance and Financial Services, Herron Foundation, Inc., Idabel Regional Arts Council/Oklahoma Humanities Council, International Paper, The Kerr Foundation, Inc., McCurtain County Art Club, Tom Ellis– Attorney at Law, Tulsa Community Foundation, Walmart Supercenter # 38– Idabel, Walmart Store # 117– Broken Bow, Weyerhaeuser Corp, Gifts to the Collections Fund John Andrews, Dr. Richard A. Bloom, Ambia and Mike Crain, Quintus H. Herron, Lavetta Ward and Museum Staff, (In Honor of Quintus H. Herron’s 90th Birthday) Caddo Trading Co. Gifts to the Libraries June Beasley, Paul Shepard, Dr. Bruce King, Henry Moy, Jeffrey Moy and Paragon Books Gifts in Kind Whitney Aaron, Angelica Bohanan, Sofia Bohanan, Naomi Bohanan, Rabecca Bohanan, Virginia Bower, Eva Briley, Victoria Eastep, Dylan Miller, Merrick Musset, Doris Perkins, Judy Petre, Sallie A. Webb, Ryan Weeks, Logan Young, aep/PSO, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Idabel, Regional Arts Council, Nerwin Martin Fine Arts Services, Wal mart Supercenter # 38 - Idabel Corporate Sponsors All Smiles Dental, Bob Terry Insurance and Financial Services, Castelano Designs, Chandler-Hewitt Drugs, Choctaw Electric Coop, Colonial Lodge Independent Living, Complete Care Medical, D & M Chipping, Don Shaw, Attorney, First State Bank– Valliant, G.I Surplus and Pawn, Hill Nursing Home, Inc., The Idabel National Bank, International Paper, Janitor’s Local Supply, Jerry L. McCombs, P.C., Native American Art Appraisals, Judy’s Wholesale Furniture, McCurtain Co. Bar Association, McCurtain Daily Gazette, Michael S. McElroy Insurance, Routh Enterprises, Palace Drug, Rustin Concrete, Weyerhaeuser Corp. Gifts to the Collections (July-Sept, 2013) Large, polished stone blade [Chorrera Culture (Ecuador), ca.1300 - 300 BC] Gift of Dr. Ernesto Lira (Corpus Christi, TX) Leather and wood hand drum [Santo Domingo Pueblo, AZ, 20th century], pine needle effigy basket [Coushatta of LA, mid- 20th century], woven cedar and grass basket by Violet Booth [Tsimshian of AK, late 20th century], native American Southwest copper jewelry (51 pieces and sets) [mid-late 20th century], embroidered shirt [Huichol of Sonora, Mexico, mid-20th century] Gift of Paul Shepard (Tucson, AZ) Bean Pot Miniature (2004) of micaceous clay by Pam Lujan-Hauer [Taos Pueblo] Gift of Conan Brooks (Taos, NM) Collection of Hopi Dance Rattles (6), native American baskets by Mike Reed (Cherokee), Sally King (Choctaw), and Anita Anderson (Choctaw), plus 6 by unknown Choctaw (2), Penobscot/Northeast (2),Tohono O’odham (1) and Cherokee (1) weavers, beaded pairs (2) of hide moccasins and gloves (Shoshone), [all works from 20th century] Gift of June Beasley to the Baker-Beasley-Wetherell Collection (Flagstaff, AZ) Applique and embroidered Mola Panel with “Joker” Motif [Kuna of San Blas Islands, Panama, 20th century] Anonymous Gift Ceramic dish by Amelia Martinez [Mata Ortiz, CH, Mexico: ca. 2005] Gift of Judy Petre (Idabel, OK) Purchases for the Collections Ceramic vessels by Mata Ortiz [Chihuahua, Mexico] artists Cristina Acosta, Elvira Bugarini C., Cruz Renteria H., Baudel Lopez C., Aaron Loya, Carlos Loya, Efrain Lucero, Amelia Martinez, Suzy D. Martinez, Blanca Quezada, Lila Silveira, Fito Tena, Ramiro Veloz People (continued) Daniel Vick, Jeanette Bohanan and Christina Eastep attended the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Museums Association (OMA) in Enid September 24-27. Joining them for the three day conference was Hannah Anderson of the Forest Heritage Center. Christina and Jeanette attended a pre-conference workshop addressing the need for interactive programs. Oklahoma Museums Association staff members Brenda Granger and Stacy O’Daniel conducted a site visit to Idabel. They inspected several locations to make sure they meet the needs for next years OMA conference, which will be held at The Museum of the Red River’s Mary H. Herron Community Conference Center, September 24-26, 2014. Hannah Anderson, Daniel Vick, and Jeanette Bohannan at Leonardo’s Children’s Museum making pinch pots. Christina Eastep creating a robotic turtle in the Tinkering Exhibit. At the entrance of the play area next to Leonardo’s Children’s Museum. Curatorial staff members Daniel Vick and Christina Eastep visited the village of Mata Ortiz in Chihuahua, Mexico, meeting with local artists and collecting ceramic works for the Museum’s collections. Accompanying them were store manager Sherron Mitchell and board member Jan Herron with her husband Gamaliel Leyva. In mid-August, archaeologist Dr. Donald Blakeslee of Wichita State University visited the Museum as the final research site for a project he is conducting. It will yield an updated, comprehensive guide to the identification of native American projectile point types found in the Great Plains. He photographed and documented over 700 points, adding to his data base of about 3000. Sara Birdwell, a museum sciences graduate student at Texas Tech University, visited the Museum to photograph items identified as Comanche. It is part of a project she is completing while interning at the Comanche National Museum. Oklahoma State Archeologist Bob Brooks presented his annual archeological update on August 20th. He included information about current research at sites all over the state. He introduced the Archeological Survey and it’s education programs, and explained that the agency serves as the central repository for information on some eighteen thousand prehistoric and historic archeological records for the state. Large, polished stone blade [Chorrera Culture (Ecuador), ca.1300 - 300 BC] Gift of Dr. Ernesto Lira (Houston, TX) Programs Along with Dino Camp, workshops, learning trips, and restructuring the Holland and Sallie Webb Learning Center, the last few months have been very busy for the Museum’s programs department. Dino Camp’s enrollment was the highest in recent years. Twenty-four children participated in the 3 day program. That meant the staff needed all the help they could get from the teen volunteers! The theme this year was Fact or Fiction? Dinosaurs in the Movies. The Land Before Time was used to compare and contrast facts about dinosaurs. Although the movie depicted how they worked together to achieve a common goal, the different species did not live during the same time period. Mary Smith led a work shop on Southeastern woven mats. These mats were used as seats, bedding, wall/floor lining and a wrap for the deceased. According to Marshall Gettys in Basketry of the Southeastern Indians, twilled mats were formerly made but are now not to be seen. Historically, the Choctaws and other native Southeastern peoples camped near river cane swamps. These swamps provided the raw material used in the making of their baskets and mats. Sallie Webb did an outreach program comparing dinosaur and human hand bones at the Idabel Public Library on July 18th. The Paleo Pals club continues its “excavation” of a dinosaur fossil from beginning to end. At the meeting on August 8th, the children completed the arduous task of digging bones and casted each piece with plaster. The children started each day with dinosaur games, puzzles, and puppets. Throughout the day the lessons centered on the different species of dinosaurs and the period of their existence. The counselors were invaluable in helping with the egg races, digging dinosaur bones out of cupcakes, hunting “tree stars” and working as a group to provide safety and fun. This years Dino Camp was a mighty success! On August 10th Greg Bohanan led a tubular peyote stitch beading class. Although there are five basic ways to bead that are common among all tribes, the focus was on the Peyote stitch. This stitch is made by sewing the beads in a brick stitch pattern that winds around anything that is cylindrical in shape. Greg returned on September 14th for a loom beading class. Not only did he teach the beading technique, he hand-made the looms for the class as well. Loom beadwork was not a widely practiced early Native American work, although there is evidence of loom beaded pieces among the eastern, Great Lakes, and Midwest tribes. Today, loom beadwork is a common technique used to create flat pieces of work. Travels Museum director Henry Moy led a group of 20 travelers from four states to archeological sites in Peru. They visited important Moche-era sites in the northern regions around Trujillo and Chiclayo, the archeological museums and colonial structures of Lima, and sites along the Incan Trail from Cuzco to Machu Picchu. The trip to Mata Ortiz was amazing, full of fun people and, of course, lots of food. Our guide was very informative and took us to meet some talented artists. The weather was wonderful for July and so were the people. E. Ladezma and S. Mitchell E. Ramirez C. Eastep, D. Vick, and B. Lopez Museum Affiliates The Museum offers the use of its facilities to other non-profit and educational groups for a nominal fee. Those wishing to make use of the facilities regularly (for monthly meetings or scheduled events) may participate in the Affiliates Program, an annual membership program which reduces fees by as much as 90%. Current affiliates include McCurtain Gem and Mineral Club, Idabel Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture, Langston University, McCurtain County Goat Growers, McCurtain County Art Club, Little River Conservation District, McCurtain County Bar Association, McCurtain Memorial Hospital Corp., McCurtain Community Fund, and the Idabel FFA. Herron Foundation Board of Directors Tina Foshee-Thomas, Mayor of Idabel William C. Gentry, Esq. Donald Herron, President Janet Herron, Secretary Quintus Herron, Vice President John Ramsey Terry Walker Lavetta Ward, Treasurer Sallie Webb Idabel Museum Society Board of Directors Dr. Robert Brooks Dr. Bruce King, Vice President Carolynn Neal Judy Petre, President John Ramsey Dr. Lewis Stiles, Treasurer Sallie Webb Museum Hours TUE–SAT 10 AM–5 PM SUN 1 – 5 PM Closed Mondays and national holidays Idabel Museum Society Museum of the Red River 812 E. Lincoln Road Idabel, Oklahoma 74745 (580) 286-3616 www.museumoftheredriver.org Trephined skulls on display at Larca Herrera Museum in Lima, Peru. Holes were drilled for surgical purposes. Museum of the Red River Staff Jeanette Bohanan, Head of Programs Chrissy Eastep, Curatorial Assistant Laura Eastep, Conference Ctr. Mngr John Malin, Museum Assistant Sherron Mitchell, Gift Shop Manager Henry Moy, Director Vickie Smith, Office Manager Daniel L. Vick, Keeper of Collections Free Admission/Donations Accepted Reservations appreciated for groups of ten (10) or more. RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
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