1. Museum in the Classroom Presentation Utah Museum of Fine Arts

4. Always wear gloves when handling museum objects. Questions to ask : What am I looking at? How does it feel? What is the texture? How does it smell? What is it made out of? What colors, patterns, materials do I see?

7. What is this area of Utah called?

8. What is the first thing you notice in these photos? What would this air feel like on your cheek? What would you smell? What do you think these plants might be?

9. Have you seen an object like this before? What patterns can you find? How does it feel in your hand? What is the texture that you see?

10. Navajo families have raised sheep for hundreds of years. They use the wool to make blankets, rugs and other textiles. These women are sitting at a giant loom, weaving a rug or blanket.

11. This Navajo weaving is similar to the weavings Frances Smith makes.

13. Lets compare this part of the state to the next slide.

15. Compare these different landscapes. What’s the same? What’s different? What colors do you see? What plants do you think grow here?

16. What materials do you think were used to make this object? How do you think this object was made? What is the texture? What does this object have in common with the Navajo Rug? What do you think this object was used for? What does it smell like?

17. This object is called a PITCH POT Pitch pots are used to store water. The pot is sealed on both the inside and outside to make the basket water tight (hold water with out leaking). These pots are mostly used in hot desert climates. Did you know?

18. What is pine pitch? Pine Pitch is the sap that drips from pine trees, it is gathered in a container. The sap is heated over a low fire until liquefied (melted). Beeswax or animal fat is added to help the pine pitch stay flexible. The liquid is then coated on the inside and outside of the basket to seal it.

19. Who remembers what landscape features are in this area? What cities and towns are in this yellow area?

21. How would you describe this landscape? What do you think the air feel like in this area in the summer? Winter? Can you imagine living in this landscape? What food would you find in this area?

22. How would you describe these patterns that you see? What are the materials that you see and feel with your hand? What does this object have in common with the Paiute Pitch Pot? What do you think this object was used for?

23. Bendable tall grasses and willow stems are gathered and put into bunches. Then wrapped with more grasses and joined in a coil pattern, building the shape of the basket.

24. Basket making tradition

25. What is this area of Utah called? Lets compare this to the next landscape area.

26. What is the main landscape feature of this part of Utah? What do you see on the map?

27. What would you hear if you were standing in this landscape? What would you smell if you were standing here?

28. What materials is this object made from? How would you describe the patterns? What do you think this object was used for?

29. What animal is this? What is this animal known for? Why do you think these were used to decorate objects?

31. How do you think different cultures mix and share ideas? Do you ever travel to visit relatives or friends? Do you talk about new ideas going on in other areas?

32. What are these? How do they feel in your hand? Are they light or heavy? Hard or soft? What do you think they are made out of? Where do you think these have been?

33. Today moccasins and other traditional clothing are worn at powwows and other celebrations and ceremonies. This clothing is often called regalia. Did you know? What is a symbol? What is a powwow? What is regalia?

34. Can you compare or contrast these two parts of Utah? What landscape features are prominent?

36. Do you know what part of Utah this is? How would you describe this landscape? What food would you find in this area?

37. What materials do you see? How do you think this object was made? How would you describe these patterns? What do you think this object was used for?

38. Clayton Sireech made this beaded necklace. Do you remember what special clothing is called?.

39.  What was your favorite object we looked at? Why?  Do you want to learn more about the culture and traditions of your own family?  Will it be important to you to pass on your family traditions?  What is something you wonder about? What would you like to research?

40.  What are the names of the five tribes in Utah?  What does tradition mean?  What does traditional art mean?  What is a powwow?  What does regalia mean?  What animal does a quill come from?

41.  TRIBE  NAVAJO  SHOSHONE  PAIUTE  UTE  GOSHUTE  PITCH POT  MEDALLION  PORCUPINE QUILL  COIL  SPIRAL  BASKET  LOOM  PATTERN  REGALIA  POWWOW  AMERICAN INDIAN  WEAVING  MOCCASIN  BEADS  TRADITION  TRADITIONAL ART  ANASAZI  FREMONT  PETROGLYPH  POTSHERD  WOOL

43. This How would you describe the texture? Why do you think there are two spouts? Have you ever seen an object like this before?

44. This object is called a WEDDING JAR They are traditionally used in marriage ceremonies in many American Indian communities. They are still used today. The two openings (drinking spouts) are connected by a single handle. The two spouts symbolize the two individual lives, and the handle symbolizes the union of these two lives in marriage. Did you know?