 Gallery Talks with Mohawk Educator Mike Tarbell
Some time ago, Cecilia Tarbell told her son Mike that he was born three hundred years too late. That is because his creative passions are focused on understanding his ancestors of long ago. This basis of his understanding is an ongoing personal research project into the material culture of pre-contact Iroquois people, designed around careful replication of everyday tools such as bows, arrows, knives, warclubs, spears, and atlatls. In replicating these tools, Mr. Tarbell also engages in speculative consideration about the thoughts of the original tool makers. He draws on oral and written sources for this, as well as his own experience in making a specific item.
324 Caverns Road
PO Box 7
Howes Cave, NY 12092-0007
518-296-8949
www.iroquoismuseum.org
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03/20/2010
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