The Gibson and Werner Collections

The Museum has been fortunate to receive gifts from "friends of friends." These benefactors, not personally known to us, have chosen our museum as a suitable home for their treasures. We received a large group of early Ecuadorian pottery, including both slip-decorated vessels and figurines, from a collector in Indiana. From the collection of a textile scholar/conservator in California, we received a group of 19th and early 20th century Bolivian textiles. This type of specific donation enables us to expand already existing areas of the collection.