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A major new exhibition in the heart of Washington celebrates the artistic achievements, of Native American women with more than 80 works of art.

华盛顿市中心的一个大型全新展览展出了八十多件艺术品， 以此庆祝美国土著妇女的艺术成就。

Parts of our people, Native women artists is the first exhibit of its kind, says Anya Montiel,curatorof American and Native American Women's Art and Crafts, at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

史密森尼美国艺术博物馆伦威克美术馆的美国和美洲土著妇女艺术与手工艺品策展人安雅·蒙蒂尔说，作为我们民族的一部分，土著女性艺术家是首类参与此类展览的人群。

There have been other exhibitions in the past that have featured only Native women artists. But those exhibitions tended to future contemporary art.

在过去的展览中，只有土著女性艺术家参加。但这些展览倾向于面向未来的当代艺术。

So the curators of this show, they wanted to make sure that this exhibition is comprehensive, in the timespan as well as including many different artistic mediums as possible.

本次展览的策展人希望确保展览内容全面，不仅在时间跨度上，还要尽可能涵盖多种不同的艺术媒介。

Those mediums range from paintings, textiles and sculptures to baskets and even wearable art.

这些媒介涵盖了绘画、纺织品、雕塑、篮子，甚至还有可穿戴艺术。

The exhibit explores three central themes: legacy, relationship and power.

该展览探索了三个中心主题：遗产、关系和权力。

Legacy is really talking about continuum. A lot of these artists have learned these traditions from their ancestors.

遗产实际上讨论的是连续体。这些艺术家中的许多人都是从祖先那里学习到这些传统的。

Adorned with teeth from hunted elk, it took many years to