Free Webinar: “a Horse, a Horse! Assimilation and Transformation in a Contemporary Sumba Textile” with collector Martha Bluming. Saturday, March 15, 2025, 10 am Pt / 1 pm Et / 5 pm Gmt – London. Textile Museum Associates of Southern California. Register: https://tinyurl.com/TMAAHorsergrbt Martha Bluming is a Collector and Independent Scholar in Calabasas, California. The Bluming collection of textiles has focused on those pieces that contain imagery, helping to define both the function of the textiles and the ritual ideas that underly them. This contemporary lau [tubular textile worn by women] from the Indonesian island of Sumba contains a wealth of such iconic imagery, but the images appear to have morphed from their original animistic function into something reflective of later outside influences as well. Martha Bluming will reveal the results of the year-long study she undertook to unravel the interesting story of migration, trade and changing religious beliefs that the weaver has told. Register: https://tinyurl.com/TMAAHorsergrbt To view the Newsletter: https://tinyurl.com/TMAAHorserbtnewsletter Subscribe for free to the Tma/Sc Newsletter and program announcements: https://tinyurl.com/TMAAHorseNewsletterSubscribe