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Article: The Women's Museum Premieres 'Daughters of the Earth: Icons of Native American Women'.

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Exhibit Features Native American Crafts Transformed from Necessity to Art Form by Women Artisans

DALLAS, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Women's Museum, a Smithsonian affiliate, today announced the opening of "Daughters of the Earth: Icons of Native American Women." The exhibit offers a historic and cultural tour through the day-to-day lives of Native American women via a collection of hand-crafted artifacts that are now showing together for the first time. The exhibit runs May 9 through July 14 at the museum in Dallas.

The exhibit includes 54 artifacts made by Native American women throughout history, focused on five iconic categories: beadwork, pottery, ... 







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