Pokagon Black Ash Baskets

Proud Potawatomi basket makers and caregivers
pose for a photo at a Potawatomi camp gathering
(ca. 1910s.) Courtesy of Dr. John Low.

May 26, 2021

Join Co-Curators of the Director Dr. John Low and Monisa Ahmed of the Field Museum's exhibit Pokagon Potawatomi Black Ash Baskets: Our Storytellers on the Field Museum's Facebook past Live stream discussing the exhibit, and how this tradition is being threatened by an invasive species of beetle, which has destroyed over 60 million black ash trees since the 1990s.

"Each basket has a spirit, and identity, and a story to tell. I'm happy they get to spend time with you. In this exhibition, some of the baskets will speak to you-we invite you to listen." -Dr. John Low [Pokégnek Bodéwadmik Pokagon Band of Potawatomi], Director of the Newark Earthworks Center, and Co-Curator of the exhibit.

 https://www.facebook.com/fieldmuseum/videos/pokagon-black-ash-baskets/482258826371956/

The exhibit is included with Basic admission to the Field Museum and closes February 20, 2022.

Face masks are required for everyone inside the Field Museum regardless of vaccination status. 

"Starting on Monday, August 2, face masks are required for everyone inside the Field Museum (except for children under 2). This is to ensure the safety of our visitors, staff, and volunteers. Based on the latest CDC guidance, Chicago and Cook County are experiencing substantial COVID-19 transmission, and people should wear masks indoors regardless of vaccination status. "-Know Before You Go: Visiting During Covid.

Field Museum

1400 S Lake Shore Drive

Chicago, IL 60605

For More Information,

Visit:

• Field Museum
• Pokagon Potawatomi Black Ash Baskets: Our Storytellers Exhibit
• "Pokagon Potawatomi Basket Making--Recollecting Nationhood"
• Dr. John Low (Pokagon Band of Potawatomi).
• OSU-Newark's Dr. Low curates Chicago museum basket-making exhibit
• May 20, 2021
• "Pokagon Potawatomi Black Ash Baskets: Our Storytellers opens to the public April 16, 2021 in the Maran Gallery near the Maori House"
• Dr. John Low, Pokegnek Yathdanawa issuu, June 2021, Page 5.
• "New exhibit featuring Pokagon Potawatomi basket making to open at the Field Museum"
• Dr. John N. Low, LinkedIn, April 5, 2021.
• Pokagon Potawatomi Black Ash Baskets: Our Storytellers
• April 15, 2021.
• Bodéwadmi Wisgat Gokpenagen | The Black Ash Baskets of the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians Opening
• February 13, 2020.
• Celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day at Ohio State Newark!
• October 9, 2019.