The diverse group includes artists, teachers, journalists, poets and others, each of whom selected and wrote about at least one object for the exhibition.
Its creation dates to between 1880 and 1920, about 200 years after the Pueblo Revolt, during a time of great change in the world.
They were a “comforting presence” with their images of butterflies and seedlings painted with pigment made from ground and boiled bee plant.
The poet Max Early wrote in verse about his chosen Laguna/Acoma dough bowl, from around 1830-50. 'I see you were a kitchen heirloom, lonesome for your home,' he wrote.
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