Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising
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The Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising is Colorado State University’s historic apparel and textiles collection. It weaves scholarly appreciation of the material culture of dress and textiles as a vital strand in the fabric of our communities. Included here are materials from two Avenir exhibitions, Kuna Molas: Sewn Stories and the Interplay of Tradition and Change (2014-2015) and Threads of Our Community: A History of the Avenir Museum (2020).
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Item Open Access Healer or village leader's staff(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1901-2000) Unidentified artistDetail of the head of the Healer or Village Leader's staff.Item Open Access Old-style mola(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1920-1929) Unidentified artistThis panel was sewn when mola blouses were loose, sewing was often less refined, and embroidery was less significant to designs.Item Open Access Machine stitched(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1960-1979) Unidentified artistTwo groups of swirls in yellow and brown, on a gray background.Item Open Access Airplane and parachutes - detail(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1967) Unidentified artistDetail of a section of the Airplane and Parachutes.Item Open Access Airplane and parachutes(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1967) Unidentified artistAirplane and parachuters.Item Open Access Airplane and parachutes - reverse section(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1967) Unidentified artistReverse of a section of the Airplane and Parachutes.Item Open Access Costume museum Miss Gustafson's hope at CSU(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1967-06-11) Woodworth, Betty, authorNewspaper article from The Coloradoan about Dagmar Gustafson, head of textiles and clothing department in the College of Home Economics, discusses the creation of a costume museum for CSU.Item Open Access RCA dog(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1970-1979) Unidentified artist"Perro (dog) Musica" is the famous RCA advertisement of a dog listening for its master's voice.Item Open Access Mousetraps(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1970-1979) Unidentified artistDesign with two mouse traps.Item Open Access Doll dresses and fish(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1970-1979) Unidentified artistThis well sewn mola has tiny embroidery and appliqué stitches. Note that each horizontal stripe is a separate piece of hemmed fabric. Such striping was popular in the 1970s. The "doll dress" design was probably inspired by an advertisement.Item Open Access Crucifixion(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1970-1979) Unidentified artistThe designer of this mola followed a common practice of using black to indicate death. The background fill pattern is unusual.Item Open Access Standing power figure(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1970-1979) Unidentified artistHuman figure with birds and fish.Item Open Access Hanger "Grandmother mola"(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1970-1979) Unidentified artistThis pattern is based on wooden tree-fork hangers tied to interior walls of Kuna thatched dwellings and used to hold clothes or household tools. Black and white molas were popular in the 1960s and 70s.Item Open Access Boat race(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1970-1989) Unidentified artistBoats bearing the names of different islands compete in a race.Item Open Access Clothes museum at CSU provides a unique insight(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1978-09-17) Cashman Rosemary, authorArticle by The Coloradoan about the clothing and textile collection in Gifford Building. Includes images of garments in collection.Item Open Access Historic costumes: a Colorado resource(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1979-07-29) Campbell, Carol, authorArticle from Empire Magazine about the historic costume collection in Gifford Building. Includes photographs of artifacts in the collection.Item Open Access "How-to" - detail 2(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1980-1989) Unidentified artistA close look at a section that is under construction.Item Open Access Manatees (sea cows) and stingray(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1980-1989) Unidentified artistTwo manatees and one stingray.Item Open Access Fisherman, trade mola(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1980-1989) Unidentified artistHere, a Kuna fisher nets a fish. Striped background technique was popular in the 1970s. Each stripe is a separately hemmed piece of cloth.Item Open Access "How-to" - detail 3(Colorado State University. Libraries, 1980-1989) Unidentified artistA close look at a section showing pieces of fabric pinned together.