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From the Roots of Paquimé

  • Sara Harper
  • 08 July 2022
Black vest with gold vine details and blue and red flowers
Teaching Collections

2022 Museum Anthropology Class Projects

  • Museum Anthropology Students and Kristin Otto
  • 18 April 2022
Carly Johston holds a thin spear while inventorying it for project. She is in the basement collections storage, wearing a black shirt and black mask.
Teaching Collections

What is an Inventory?

  • Carly Johnston
  • 07 April 2022
Pottery Display Photo
Collections Exhibitions

Work Begins in Pottery from the Americas

  • Sara Harper and Jessica
  • 16 February 2022
Progress of weaving the saint's huipil
Outreach and Collaboration Collections Exhibitions

The Saint’s Huipil Project Continues

  • Kristin Otto
  • 07 October 2021
Close up of peplum
Research Collections Teaching

A Kanga-Inspired Dress

  • Julia Estrada
  • 28 September 2021
Santa María Magdalena dressed in an elaborate multicolored hand-woven huipil processed through the streets of Magdalenas by four men.
Research Outreach and Collaboration Collections

And So It Begins...

  • Kristin Otto
  • 07 July 2021
Detail of floral applique on floor-length navy and pink gown. 2003.31.05
Collections Teaching

Personal Histories and Conservation in Historical Clothing Collections

  • Courtney Uldrich
  • 27 May 2021
Green lotus shoe from China, 1960.01.194
Teaching Collections

Museum Anthropology Class Projects

  • Museum Anthropology Students and Kristin Otto
  • 06 May 2021
Detail of rug with red, white, gray, and black stripes and geometric patterns
Programs and Events Collections

MatriArt at the University Museum: Isabel Deschine

  • Kristin Otto
  • 19 April 2021
Detail of black and white bowl with bird
Programs and Events Collections

MatriArt at the University Museum: Lucy Lewis

  • Kristin Otto
  • 05 April 2021
Shelf in storage full of historical irons
Collections Teaching

From Pin Cushions to Irons: A Historical Collections Inventory Update

  • Courtney Uldrich
  • 22 March 2021
section of quilt made of cigarette silks pieced together showing flags of the world, important figures, plants and animals
Collections Exhibitions

Cigarette Silks and Museums: A Quilt from the Estate of Robert W. Boney

  • Kristin Otto
  • 01 March 2021
Brown woven rug featuring white, tan, red, and black geometric designs and New Mexico Aggies in the center
Collections

NMSU in Textiles: Inventory Updates

  • Kristin Otto
  • 08 February 2021
Detail of flower embroidery on shawl
Exhibitions Collections Research

Recent Acquisition: Two Shawls from Zinacantán

  • Kristin Otto
  • 25 January 2021
1991.04.192, Diné/Navajo rug with peach background and vine pattern
Teaching Collections

Fall Conservation Intern: Sam Corral

  • Samantha Corral and Kristin Otto
  • 21 December 2020
Close-up of the twined basket weave
Research Collections

Recent Acquisition: Basket by Lydia Pesata

  • Kristin Otto
  • 14 December 2020
Assorted sherds from Berrenda Creek
Research Collections

Legacy Collections and Berrenda Creek

  • Lindsey Cron
  • 07 December 2020