Akhtar and Carmen joined us for lunch at The Dutch, at UA Maingate. They schooled us on scholarships, the ins and outs, what is available and what is missing. We had a very interesting conversation over The Dutch's grilled cheese sandwiches (with bacon and jalapenos). We walked with Akhtar and Carmen across the street, onto campus, and parted ways at the Arizona State Museum.
We enjoyed several exhibits at the Museum: Life Along the River: Ancestral Hopi at Homol'ovi, Hopi Katsina Dolls, and the permanent pottery exhibit. We have visited Homol'ovi, seven Hopi villages along the Little Colorado River near Winslow, built in the 1200's-1400's. The large scale photographs of the area were particularly nice, as we could point to the places we walked. The Katsina exhibit was done chronologically, with the oldest dolls made very simply from clay. The trader, Thomas Keam, began selling them at his trading post in the late 1800's and as they became more popular, they also became more elaborate. There was a basket exhibit beyond the Katsina exhibit, showing the differences between the baskets by tribe and over time. The Museum has over 35,000 pieces in their collection of woven basketry.
Our last stop was in the Pottery Project. The Museum has the largest collection of Southwest Indian pottery in the world, with over 24,000 pieces. We intend to go back for a private tour of the pottery collection.
We enjoyed several exhibits at the Museum: Life Along the River: Ancestral Hopi at Homol'ovi, Hopi Katsina Dolls, and the permanent pottery exhibit. We have visited Homol'ovi, seven Hopi villages along the Little Colorado River near Winslow, built in the 1200's-1400's. The large scale photographs of the area were particularly nice, as we could point to the places we walked. The Katsina exhibit was done chronologically, with the oldest dolls made very simply from clay. The trader, Thomas Keam, began selling them at his trading post in the late 1800's and as they became more popular, they also became more elaborate. There was a basket exhibit beyond the Katsina exhibit, showing the differences between the baskets by tribe and over time. The Museum has over 35,000 pieces in their collection of woven basketry.
Our last stop was in the Pottery Project. The Museum has the largest collection of Southwest Indian pottery in the world, with over 24,000 pieces. We intend to go back for a private tour of the pottery collection.
