First American Art Magazine No. 23, Summer 2019 | Page 4

Art
Art of
of
Native
Native America
America
THE
THE CHARLES
CHARLES
AND
AND VALERIE
VALERIE DIKER
DIKER
COLLECTION
COLLECTION
Highlighting
Highlighting
masterworks
masterworks
from
from
Indigenous
Indigenous
cultures
cultures
across
across
North
North
America,
America,
this
this
landmark
landmark
exhibition
exhibition
is is
the the
first
first
to to
feature
feature
Native
Native
American
American
art art
in in
The
The
Metropolitan
Metropolitan
Museum
Museum
of of
Art’s
Art’s
American
American
Wing.
Wing.
These
These
superb
superb
objects
objects
include
include
sculpture
sculpture
from
from
British
British
Columbia
Columbia
and
and
Alaska,
Alaska,
California
California
baskets,
baskets,
pottery
pottery
from
from
southwestern
southwestern
pueblos,
pueblos,
Plains
Plains
drawings
drawings
and
and
regalia,
regalia,
and
and
rare
rare
accessories
accessories
from
from
the the
eastern
eastern
Woodlands.
Woodlands.
metmuseum.org
metmuseum.org
Now
Now
on on
view
view
#ArtofNativeAmerica
#ArtofNativeAmerica
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The The
exhibition
exhibition
is made
is made
possible
possible
by The
by The
Peter
Peter
Jay Jay
Sharp
Sharp
Foundation,
Foundation,
the the
Diane
Diane
W. and
W. and
James
James
E. Burke
E. Burke
Fund,
Fund,
the the
Enterprise
Enterprise
Holdings
Holdings
Endowment,
Endowment,
and and
the the
Walton
Walton
Family
Family
Foundation.
Foundation.
Tsimshian
Tsimshian
artis, artis,
Headdress
Headdress
frontlet
frontlet
(detail),
(detail),
British
British
Columbia,
Columbia,
ca. 1820–40.
ca. 1820–40.
The Metropolitan
The Metropolitan
Museum
Museum
of Art,
of The
Art, Charles
The Charles
and Valerie
and Valerie
Diker Diker
Collection
Collection
of Native
of Native
American
American
Art, Art,
Promised
Promised
Gift of
Gift
Charles
of Charles
and Valerie
and Valerie
Diker.
Diker.