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Weaving a Path Blanket, 1865-1880, Dine (Navajo), Germantown wool, aniline dyes. Collection of Mingei International Museum. Gift of Margaret A. Cargill / The Akaloa Resource Foundation and Mingei International Connoisseurs. 2004-50-001 Exhibition

Weaving a Path

Dec 9, 2017 - May 20, 2018 At Mingei International Museum

Kantha Detail of a traditional design element, the wheel or pinwheel symbolizes the eternal cycle of life on a Cover (Kantha), 20th Century, West Bengal, India, recycled cotton sari, cotton. Collection of Mingei International Museum. Gift of Stephen Huyler. Exhibition

Kantha

Oct 28, 2017 - Mar 25, 2018 At Mingei International Museum

Art of the Americas Household God Statue, Mexico, Aztec culture, 1440-1520 AD, basalt. Collection of Mingei International Museum. Bequest of the Robert Bruce Inverarity Estate. Exhibition

Art of the Americas

Sep 16, 2017 - Feb 18, 2018 At Mingei International Museum

Mesoamerican Pre-Columbian Beads Necklace with Imitation Jaguar Teeth, 200 BCE - 1600 CE, Colombia, Sinu culture, conch on modern restringing. Collection of Mingei International, The Bead Museum Collection, Gift of Gabrielle Liese. Exhibition

Mesoamerican Pre-Columbian Beads

Sep 2, 2017 - Sep 3, 2018 At Mingei International Museum

Indonesian Shadow Puppets Shadow Puppet - Tree of Life called Kayon or Gunungan (Ramayana and Mahabharata) (detail), unidentified maker, late 20th century, Java, Indonesia, painted parchment, hide, bone. Collection Mingei International Museum. Gift of Edward Inskeep. 1991-06-012 Exhibition

Indonesian Shadow Puppets

Jul 19, 2017 - Mar 18, 2018 At Mingei International Museum

Arline Fisch Arline Fisch, The Hanging Garden of California, 2010-2012, San Diego, CA, U.S.A., coated copper wire. Collection of the Artist. Exhibition

Arline Fisch

Jun 18, 2017 - Jan 7, 2018 At Mingei International Museum

Trappings Adorned Horse Illustration by Ranganath Krishnamani featured in the exhibition, Trappings, by Mingei International Museum. Exhibition

Trappings

May 26 - Nov 12, 2017 At Mingei International Museum

Kanban Shitta kanban for blade shop (front view), late 19th century, Japan, wood, paper, pigment, metal fittings. Mingei International Museum Purchase, 2009-48-001 Exhibition

Kanban

Apr 15 - Oct 8, 2017 At Mingei International Museum

Sandy Swirnoff Purple Hat Dance (detail), Sandy Swirnoff, (*), 2014, San Diego, California, nylon thread, ceramic bead, enameled beads, onyx beads. Collection of the Artist. Photo by Katie Gardner Exhibition

Sandy Swirnoff

Jan 14 - Jun 4, 2017 At Mingei International Museum

American and European Folk Art Folk Art Tinsmith's Banner Weathervane (detail), unidentified maker, 1876, northern Europe, weathered painted tin, iron and wood. Collection Mingei International Museum. Museum purchase. 2015-01-006 Exhibition

American and European Folk Art

Nov 19, 2016 - Jun 18, 2017 At Mingei International Museum

Layers of Brilliance Worktable with drawers (detail), unidentified maker, 20th century, Japan, wood, colored lacquer, metal, Private collection Exhibition

Layers of Brilliance

Oct 29, 2016 - Apr 30, 2017 At Mingei International Museum

Tools and Utensils Wild Cat Coconut Shredder (detail), unidentified maker, 20th century, Indonesia, wood and metal. Collection Mingei International Museum. Gift of William and Angelina Boaz. 2013-04-002 Exhibition

Tools and Utensils

Oct 29, 2016 - Apr 30, 2017 At Mingei International Museum