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CURRENT

EXHIBITIONS

EAST
AmericanIndian ArchaeologicalInstitute,
Washington, CT: "Woodsplint Basketry
of the Eastern Algonkian" (through September 1983),exhibits baskets made from
plaited strips of wood by the Eastern
AlgonkianIndians during the 19thcentury.
The Asia Society,NewYork:"Master Dyers
to the World:Tbchniqueand TVadein Early
Indian Dyed Cotton Textiles"(May 5-June
31, 1983),illustrates the colorful range of
textiles producedin India betweenthe 13th
and 19th centuries with 70 piecescollected
from around the world.
Bronx Museum of the Arts, The Bronx,
NY: "Ceremoniesand Spirits" (May 7-July
14, 1983), features 28 objects from the
Metropolitan Museum's permanent holdings of the art of Oceania, Africa and the
Americas.

An 11th-centurystatue of Amoghasiddhi
from the area of northern Pakistan, in "
"The Silk Route and the Diamond Path
at the National Museum of Natural
History, Washington, DC.
Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University,
Cambridge,MA: "Art from Ritual: Chinese
Bronzes from the Arthur Sackler Collection" (through September 6, 1983), displays 70 remarkably sophisticated bronzes
created as sacrificialvessels for the rulers
of the Shang and Chou dynasties.
The Hagley Museum, Wilmington, DE:
"The Craftsman's Pride: European Handtools 1600-1900"(through June 12, 1983),
features handtools from an internationally
recognized collection distinguished for
their fine quality and high degree of
ornamentation.
The Katonah Gallery, Katonah, NY:
"ManyTrails:Indians of the LowerHudson
Valley"(through May 22, 1983),the first
exhibitionto span the history of the Coastal
Algonkianpeopleof the lowerHudson area,
displays a variety of objects including
archaeologicalartifacts, paintings, engravings, and native craftwork. Catalogue
available.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York:"TheVaticanCollections:The Papacy
and Art" (through June 12, 1983),the first
major exhibition sent abroad by the Vatican, includes 237 works ranging from the
Egyptian period to modern times. Catalogue available. (See Archaeology,
March/April 1983.)"Color and Shape in
American Indian Art" (through July 3,
1983),illustrates the change in native art
of North America, beginning in the late
18th century, from a traditional aesthetic
to eclecticdesign and vivid color."Islamic
Jewelry in the Metropolitan Museum"
(through July 3, 1983),exhibits 114objects
documentingthe history of Islamicjewelry
fromthe 8th to the 19thcentury."Egyptian
Reinstallation: Phase III" (opensJune 22,
1983), represents the final phase of the
complete reinstallation of the Metropolitan's Egyptian collection, displaying material from the 12th to mid-18thdynasties.
Museum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, MA: "Utopias in the Promised
Land: The CommunalSocietiesof Ephrata
and Economy, Pennsylvania" (through
January 1, 1984),compares the histories
and lifestylesof two Germancommunities,
each established as a self-sufficient religious commune. The exhibit includes
clothing, domestic objects and German
calligraphy.
National Museum of Natural History,
Washington, DC: "The Silk Route and the
DiamondPath" (through June 30, 1983),is
an exhibition of 137works of painting and
sculpture created in monasteries along the
ancient trade routes of the Western Himalaya region. Catalogue available.
The NewarkMuseum,Newark,NJ : "American Folk Art from the Permanent Collection" (through May 31, 1983), presents
works from the museum's collections of
paintings, sculpture and decorative arts,
including portraits and landscapes, quilts
and samplers, cigar store figures, and
weathervanes. "Century of Revivals"
(through July 5, 1983), documents the
various furniture styles, from Federal to
Colonial Revival, popular in America
between 1810and 1900,with 52piecesfrom
the museum's collection. Also on display
are examples of 19th-century American
sculpture and painting.
PhiladelphiaMuseumof Art, Philadelphia,
PA: "Tibet: The Sacred Realm (Photo(through May 22, 1983),
graphs 1880-1950)"
documentsthe mountainkingdomof Tibet,
whose Tantric Buddhist way of life remained essentially unchanged from the
MiddleAges until the Chineseconquest of
1959.30 religious objects will supplement
the photographic exhibit. "Impressions of
the Front: Woodcutsof the Sino-Japanese
War 1894-95" (through June 26, 1983),
records the war with China for control of
Korea,reflectingthe brand of realismcalled
for by contemporary Japanese critics.
The Textile Museum, Washington, DC:
"Traditional Crafts of Saudi Arabia"
(through May 22, 1983), illustrates the
traditional Bedouinlifestyle with over 150
objects, including costumes and accessories for men and women,jewelry,metalwork,pottery, and a range of wovenarticles
such as curtain walls, tent bands, saddle
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