‘Tribal Voices’ exhibit open at Petaluma museum

“Tribal Voices,” an exhibit that explores Native American culture through arts and artifacts, opened June 3 at the Petaluma Historic Museum, 20 Fourth St., and will run through the summer. It’s presented by History Connection.

It juxtaposes artwork by renowned local Native American artist Christine Cobaugh with artifacts on loan from The Graton Rancheria, Marin Museum of the American Indian, California Indian Museum & Cultural Center, along with items from the collection of historian Dan Brown.

“Typically exhibitions of Native Art have almost exclusively focused on either historical or contemporary works, with very little mixing of the two,” said exhibit curator Joe Noriel in a press release. “‘Tribal Voices’ will prompt visitors to see the links and continuities within the vast panorama of Native American art and artifacts, and to consider it with fresh eyes.”

The exhibition, which is free to the public, opened with a performance by Grammy nominated Native American performer Tony Redhouse. Other planned events include a speaker series and a Pomo dance presentation by the Pomo Youth Dancers at 1 p.m. July 10.

The museum is at 20 Fourth St. in Petaluma. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday-Saturday and noon-3 p.m. Sunday. More information is available at 778-4398 or petalumamuseum.com.