Explore the textile holdings of the Art and Art History Collection (AAHC) at UT Austin, analyzing ethnographic and historical collections from the Indigenous Americas. Learn about manufacture from weaving and dyeing technologies, social and ritual meaning from symbolism and iconography, and gender, power, and the economic value of hand-crafted cloth in ancient societies, while working with objects from UT's collections. Examine readings on archaeological, anthropological, and iconographic studies of ancient textile traditions, both in the Americas and in comparative global perspective. Develop a critical assessment of the ethical issues concerning exhibitions and collections of Indigenous American textiles. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.