Drop-In Workshop: Winter Counts

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Saturday, Jan 14, 2023
12 – 4 p.m.

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Sunday, Jan 15, 2023
12 – 4 p.m.

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Free with general admission

*General museum admission is FREE for residents of Macomb, Oakland, and Wayne counties.

Location:

Art-Making Studio

5200 Woodward Ave
Detroit, MI 48202
United States

 A winter count was used by Native American communities of the Northern Great Plains to record their histories and to keep track of the passage of years. Use leather and colorful markers to create one of your own. 

Examples of winter counts made in the DIA art-making studio

 A winter count was used by Native American communities of the Northern Great Plains to record their histories and to keep track of the passage of years. Use leather and colorful markers to create one of your own.