Circle of Life: Cultural Continuity in Ojibwe Crafts
Subtitle: An exhibition at the Depot St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center, Duluth, MN., September 29, 1984 - January 1, 1985
By: Catalogue by Edna Garte; with contributing statements by George Aubid ... [et al.].
Contributors: Depot St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center (Duluth, Minn.); St. Louis County Historical Society (Minn.); Chisholm Museum.; Duluth Art Institute.
Publisher: St. Louis County Historical Society
Published: December 18, 1984
Place of publication: Duluth, MN
Language: eng
Format: Catalogue, Paperback
Number of pages: 95
Copyright date: 1984 by the St. Louis County Historical Society, Chisholm Museum, and Duluth Art Institute.
Subjects: Ojibwa art -- Exhibitions; Ojibwa Indians -- Industries -- Exhibitions
Description: The area of American Indian arts is often approached with an awareness of the destructive pressures brought about by European and American societies. The awareness of these pressures, however, has sometimes stood in the way of appreciating the extent to which Indian cultural and artistic traditions have continued into the present time. These traditions have not been rigid and unchanging, but living expressions of a cultural heritage. Historically, they have combined ideas passed on over generations with new sources of inspiration. These qualities have been reflected in Ojibwe crafts of the past and present.

The current exhibition focuses on recent Ojibwe crafts of Minnesota and their historical antecedents in the Great Lakes region. Because the division into states is not inherent in the culture, a few related modern Ojibwe pieces from other areas are also shown. Some kinds of ceremonial arts have not been included in the exhibition, because of their private or otherwise sensitive religious nature. Although the exhibition is limited to crafts media, it should be noted that many contemporary Ojibwe artists are working in fields such as painting, sculpture, graphics and photography, sometimes in addition to traditional crafts. -- from Preface, written by Edna J. Garte.
Notes: "Sponsored by the St. Louis County Historical Society, Chisholm Museum, and Duluth Art Institute."
Bibliography: p. 27-29.
Table of contents: label: Preface and Acknowledgements; title: 1
label: Historical Background; title: 5
label: Cultural Life; title: 14
label: Ojibwe Craft Traditions; title: 22
label: Contemporary Roles of Ojibwe Crafts; title: 25
label: Notes; title: 27
label: Sources Cited and Suggestions for Future Reading; title: 32
label: Catalogue of Crafts