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6/1/09
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‘MPC Lecture Series’
Why did Hopi potters start producing bright yellow, high-fired pottery in the 1300s? Why did they begin to paint butterflies, flowers, and Kachinas on yellow pottery and the walls of kivas?
On Friday, June 12, Dr. Kelley Ann Hays-Gilpin will answer these questions and others in her presentation “The Hopi Flower World in Painted Pottery: AD 1200-1700.” This lecture is part of the MPC’s Fourmile Ruin Lecture Series which coordinates with their newest exhibiton: New Lives: Building Community at Fourmile Ruin. The event is being held in the MPC gallery and will begin at 7 pm.
This lecture series will highlight cultures related to the MPC’s recently acquired collection of over 3,000 artifacts from the Fourmile Ruin archaeological site in Arizona and surrounding areas. The MPC’s collection is one the largest collections of pottery artifacts from this site, which is one of the most important Anasazi villages in eastern Arizona.
Dr. Hays-Gilpin is an associate professor at Northern Arizona University and is also a research associate at the Museum of Northern Arizona.
The Museum of Peoples and Cultures is located at 700 N. 100 E. in Provo. Current exhibitions are: Kachinas of the Southwest: Dances, Dolls, and Rain and New Lives: Building Community at Fourmile Ruin. The MPC is open to visitors from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., M-F. For more information go to mpc.byu.edu
This program has received funding from the Utah Humanities Council. The Utah Humanities Council promotes understanding of diverse traditions, values, and ideas through informed public discussion.