Upcoming Events

March 27, 2024

60 Years of Archaeomagnetism in the United States
OAS Brown Bag talk by Dr. Shelby Jones, laboratory supervisor and project director for the OAS, at the CNMA, 12:00 noon, free!

March 28, 2024

Education Outreach at the Española Public Library
Thursday, March 28th, 2024, 1 pm until 4 pm, free!

March 30, 2024

Governor's Easter Bash
Saturday, March 30th, 2024

April 10, 2024

Tewa Decorated Types Produced during the “Historic” Period: Trends and Connections
OAS Brown Bag talk by C. Dean Wilson (OAS Research Associate) at the CNMA, 12:00 noon, free!

April 12, 2024

Fort Stanton State Monument
Friday, April 12th through Saturday, April 13th, 2024
Cost of trip: $135


Task of Love: Completing a Turkey Feather Blanket

March 10, 2020


Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 12:00 noon, free!

by Mary Weahkee, OAS Archaeologist

Mary Weahkee recently completed work on a replica turkey feather blanket to be used as part of a display in the Here, Now, and Always exhibition at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe. The blanket, 2 feet by 3 feet in size, took 18 months to complete and required 100 feet of handspun 1/8 inch gauge yucca warp cordage and 90 feet of handspun 1/16 inch gauge yucca weft cordage. Approximately 17,000 feathers were used to complete the piece. Mary will discuss the creation of the piece.

The Brown Bag talks are held in the OAS conference room at the Center for New Mexico Archaeology. Talks are informal (and you can bring your bag lunch). Usually, seating is adequate, but we have had 80-plus people show up for a talk in a room that can only hold 35. Seating is available on a first-come-first-served basis. Admission is free.

The Center for New Mexico Archaeology (7 Old Cochiti Road) is located off of Caja del Rio Road, across from Challenge New Mexico on the way to the Santa Fe Municipal Golf Course. Take 599 to South Meadows Road, continue through the traffic circle west along the Frontage Road to Caja del Rio Road. CNMA is on the left-hand side of the road and is the large building with white sail-like skylights on the roof.

 

Mary Weahkee and turkey feather blanket