MSU American Indian Heritage Pow Wow Portraits

SCHEDULE FOR 2008-09:

De Pree Art Center
Hope College
Holland, Michigan
October 2008

Estrella Mountain Community College
Avondale, Arizona
November 2009 - January 2010

ThisThis exhibition has been displayed at the following sites: DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI; Kalamazoo Valley Museum, Kalamazoo, MI; Kellogg Center, Michigan State University Campus, East Lansing, MI; Marquette Mission Park & Museum of Ojibway Culture, St. Ignace, MI; McCune Art Center, Petoskey, MI; Michigan State University Museum, East Lansing, MI; Montcalm Community College, Sidney, MI; Nokomis American Indian Cultural Learning Center, Okemos, MI

Historically, photographers have made posed, studio portraits of American Indians dressed in traditional clothing. These historical photographs provide an important record of aspects of tribal history. However, these portraits do not always accurately reflect information about the individual or the culture. The photographs within this exhibition offer a rare opportunity to see American Indians dressed in contemporary traditional regalia.

Photographer Douglas Elbinger has been recognized as a leading source for the copy and restoration of historic photographs. He has worked with the Smithsonian Institution and the National Archives, as well as many other museums and historic societies across the country.

Rental fee (4-week period) :	$600, plus shipping
Number of pieces:	22 framed color photographs
Running feet required:	80 to 100 ft.
Insurance Value:	$6,000
Security requirement:	Lockable, limited access display area; trained guards or comparable protection system; provisions to prevent the public from touching objects; object handling by museum professionals; temperature and light controls; fire protection according to local ordinances
Additional materials available:	Gallery guide; lectures; related publications for resale; photographic prints available for sale; press materials

To purchase the publication, Nda Maamawigaami (Together We Dance): Contemporary Great Lakes Pow Wow Regalia and other merchandise from the Michigan Traditional Arts Program Store, Click Here.

This exhibition was coordinated by the Michigan Traditional Arts Program at the Michigan State University Museum with the collaboration and support of the MSU Native American Institute; MSU American Heritage Pow Wow Host Committee; Nokomis American Indian Cultural Learning Center; Michigan Festival, Inc. volunteers; Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI); Fellows of the 1993 NMAI/MSU Museum's American Indian Training Institute at the MSU Museum; Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs; Michigan State University Extension Service; Elizabeth Halsted Endowment for Traveling Exhibitions; and Douglas Elbinger of Elbinger Studios, Lansing, Michigan.

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This is an activity supported by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs