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dataWM[1] = new data("images/collaboration/wm01_l.jpg","<font><strong>Margaret Roach Wheeler </strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;April 2001<br><br>&quot;My heritage is an integral part of my artistry. I am an artist of Chickasaw-Choctaw descent who was trained as a painter and sculptor. Incorporating traditional weaving techniques with my fine arts training, I create contemporary garments, &quot;art for the body&quot;, that are a fusion of past and present. My garments have a very personal vision but also reflect my extensive research of traditional designs. My work is a new interpretation of ancient traditions which recognizes clothing as an expressive cultural art form.<br><br>The Mahotans are Totemic Structures which I have created as an imaginary tribe with different clans. There are the Wind People Clan which are outdoor sculpture. The Woodland Clan, which stand three feet tall, and have hand carved faces. The Venetian Clan have lamp worked glass bead heads.<br><br>The spirit of my great-great-great-great grandmother Mahota flows through my contemporary designs. She was a survivor of the removal of the Chickasaws to Oklahoma in 1844.&quot;</font>")
dataWM[2] = new data("images/collaboration/wm02_l.jpg","<font>Thunder Dreamer<br>Hand-woven linen shirt with rabbit fur, blue goose feathers and horsehair. Hand-woven linen leggings and breach cloth with buffalo nickel buttons. Hand-woven linen wolf headdress.<br><br>&quot;The shirt is cut to resemble a buckskin war shirt with a weave pattern to simulate beadwork.The wolf was regarded as a valuable spirit animal. Native Americans believed that wearing the hide of an animal would give one the qualities the animal possessed. The wolf was a highly prized headdress.&quot;</font>")
dataWM[3] = new data("images/collaboration/wm03_l.jpg","<font>Requiem of the Raven<br>Hand-woven silk/wool headdress with iridescent black beads, sterling silver raven’s head and onyx eyes. Hand-woven silk/wool robe with sterling silver wings neck closure. Hand painted feathers on silk lining .<br><br>&quot;I wanted the colors to simulate a sunset, with the raven soaring into the night world to participate in a requiem, a mass for lost souls.&quot;</font>")
dataWM[4] = new data("images/collaboration/wm04_l.jpg","<font>Hopi Manta<br>Hand-woven cotton garment styled in the tradition of Pueblo women’s dress. Hand-woven cotton shawl.<br><br>&quot;In Hopi culture, men are the weavers, using homegrown cotton on upright looms, which were then embellished with embroidered designs.&quot;</font>")
dataWM[5] = new data("images/collaboration/wm05_l.jpg","<font>The Chanter<br>height: 10&quot;<br>Hand-woven, hand-spun wool robe, lamp worked bead head.<br><br>&quot;The Chanter is a member of the Venetian Clan. He whirls and sings to complete the sacred circle and dances to celebrate life and love.&quot;</font>")
dataWM[6] = new data("images/collaboration/wm06_l.jpg","<font>Sun Chanter <br>height: 7'<br>Hand carved face on wood pole. Hand woven polypropylene robe.<br><br>&quot;Sun Chanter, an outdoor sculpture, is from the Wind People Clan and greets each daybreak with a chant.I have been fascinated with poles since I first saw Bodwin's paintings of the Mandan tribe. In the 1990's I have been able to combine my weaving with my interest in the poles to create the Mahotans; the imaginary tribe I described earlier.<br>Many tribes believed that the poles would ward off impending danger. The Mandans referred to them as altars and shrines.&quot;</font>")
dataWM[7] = new data("images/collaboration/wm07_l.jpg","<font>Ms. Wheeler amidst the noontime crowds in front of the New York Stock Exchange.<br><br>&quot;In the research phase of my project I was hoping to find more information about sacred poles, but there was very little available. I did find material on the Mississippian culture and their textiles, which gave me a lot of inspiration and design ideas for my hand woven garments.<br>For the final phase of my project I would like to create a sacred pole for a re-enactment of the Chickasaw migration story at the Chickasaw annual festival.&quot;</font>")

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