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Museum Spotlight - Quills and Beads

 

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Detailed closeup of Indigenous beading. A gold flower with a red centre and green leaves is the design in the foreground.

Location: Roundhouse
Time: March 25, 2 pm – 2:30 pm     
Cost: Free with Admission     
Age: 5 and up  

Ever wonder how beadwork became such an iconic part of Indigenous art culture in North America? Discover how Indigenous groups in Canada developed a way to use beads like nowhere else in the world by building on the foundation of porcupine quillwork. Meet Coral Madge, RAM’s Steward of Indigenous Collections, as they discuss the early days of Indigenous beadwork and where these tiny dazzling glass beads came from.

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