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Lake Ontario Bandolier by Barry Ace, M’Chigeeng First Nation, Odawa Mnis (Manitoulin Island), Ontario, Canada. (Courtesy of SWAIA)
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At the mention of American Indian art, it’s easy to picture turquoise, silver, pottery and rugs.
An online exhibition at market.swaia.org is pushing those aesthetic boundaries into more contemporary and conceptual art. These textile artists work outside of SWAIA’s traditional orbit.
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The show is part of a monthly series highlighting contemporary Indigenous artists through the end of the year. “The Art of Indigenous Fibers” runs Jan. 25-Feb. 7.
“People have to understand that there’s more than buckskin, beads and leather,” guest curator and Institute of American Indian Arts art history professor Amber-Dawn Bear Robe said. ....

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