THE MAKING OF PRECIOUS CARGO
Special two day educational symposium on California Indian Cradle Baskets
The Making of Precious Cargo
A two day educational symposium
based upon
“Precious Cargo:
Childbirth and Cradle Baskets
In California Indian
Culture” Exhibition
Feb. 18-19, 2004
Embassy Suites Hotel, San
Rafael
Highlights include: premiere screening of “Precious Cargo”
documentary by PBS award winning filmmaker Terry Strauss, narrated by actor
Peter Coyote.
Special guests include Peter Coyote, California Indian scholar
Brian Bibby,and basket weaver Loren Bommelyn (Tolowa)
Held in conjunction
with the 20th Annual Marin Indian Art Show
Embassy Suites, San Rafael,
California.
Presented by Marin Museum of the American
Indian
415-897-4064
About PRECIOUS CARGO: Childbirth and Cradle
Baskets in California Indian Culture - The Precious Cargo Exhibition Project,
designed to appeal to both Native and non-native audiences, preserves important
cultural information concerning childbirth and the use of cradle baskets in
California Indian cultures. In addition to the exhibition, the Project includes
a catalog edited by California Indian scholar Brian Bibby, thought-provoking
public programs, curriculum for educators, a web site, and a short documentary
film featuring the views of contemporary California Indian weavers and elders.
Scheduled to travel to sixteen museums in California, each exhibit is designed
to enhance cross-cultural communications.
Sponsors: National Endowment for
the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, California Exhibition Resources
Alliance, California Council for the Humanities, Fund for Folk Culture,
Dominican University of California, Marin Community Foundation, Marin
Independent Journal, and NBC 11.
About Marin Museum of the American
Indian - The museum’s goal is to promote an awareness and understanding of
Native American history and culture. It is the only museum in the San Francisco
Bay Area devoted exclusively to Native Americans from all regions and offers a
range of programs that include “Camp Coyote” for children, “Tales Around the
Campfire” as well as ongoing exhibits of rare indigenous toys, artifacts and
tools and a special multimedia Precious Cargo display that opens Feb.
2004.
For more information:
415-897-4064/www.marinindian.com.
Media contact only: Karen Pierce
Gonzalez Public Relations
707-792-4376
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2003/11/prweb90329.htm