Campbell Lobby Exhibit: “Qak'aslem, Qakem: Kaqchikel Maya Weavings”

• Event Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2008–Sunday, June 8, 2008
• Time: Regular Museum Hours (CDT)
• Location: Campbell Lobby, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL
• Cost: Free Admission

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Three Maya woven textiles, each piece representing a different village in the Kaqchikel-speaking region of Guatemala, are featured in this exhibit of recent acquisitions. One of these pieces, a po’t (shirt) of brilliant flowers, is a commissioned work, woven for the Museum by Magda Silvia Sotz Mux of San Juan Comalapa. Ms Sotz Mux will be visiting the University during the period of the exhibit and will demonstrate her weaving techniques on the back-strap loom in a series of special events at the Museum.