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‘Best of the best’ Five Civilized Tribes Museum celebrates Master Artists
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o much diversity can be found at Five Civilized Tribes Museum’s annual Master Artist Show. An acrylic painting, “The Gathering,” shows a woman in traditional ribbon skirt picking berries and putting them in a basket. The painting shows details of the basket’s weave, the berries’
drupelets, even the floral patterns on the woman’s skirt. Another acrylic, “Statue of Unequality,” offers a poignant commentary on what American equality has meant for Native Americans. “Grandmother” features beadwork and painted clay heads adorning a large gourd.
By Cathy Spaulding • Photos by Tony Corbell
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