RUGS DONATED BY A NOTED CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGIST FROM IOWA WHO WORKED WITH THE NAVAJO TRIBE IN THE AMERICAN SOUTHWEST ARE AMONG THE VINTAGE TEXTILES SHOWCASED IN A NEW EXHIBIT AT THE SIOUX CITY PUBLIC MUSEUM.
CURATOR MATT ANDERSON SAYS THE NAVAJO RUGS WERE MADE BETWEEN 1910 AND 1977:
RUGS1 OC……RAISED IN LE MARS. :17
ANDERSON SAYS DR. KLUCKHOHN, WHO LIVED FROM 1905 TO 1960, WAS WELL RESPECTED BY THE NAVAJO PEOPLE AND COLLECTED THE RUGS IN THE 1920’S:
RUGS2 OC………NAVAJO TRIBE. :10
HE COLLECTED NINE OF THE 14 RUGS IN THE EXHIBIT.
RUGS3 OC…….EARLY 1900’S. :24
THE NAVAJO RUG EXHIBIT WILL BE ON DISPLAY THROUGH MARCH 5TH OF 2023.
