Jeanne Brako is a conservator/curator for the Museum Consultants of Santa Fe, working alongside Jack Townes, and on Tuesday, March 3, the pair visited the Southern Ute Cultural Center and Museum to teach staff how to refine their exhibit design techniques. The all Native staff had the opportunity to create a mannequin that resembled To-Wee's silhouette for a dress belonging to her; To-Wee was the wife of Chief Buckskin Charley.

Kree Lopez, Tallias Cantsee, Malorie King and Rhonda Price work together on Tuesday, March 3 to shape and plastic wrap a mannequin chest for display in the SUCCM’s Veteran’s Exhibit.

Museum staff worked with the Museum Consultants of Santa Fe on the week of Monday, March 2 to learn about exhibit design, while creating mannequins using various materials to craft a shape that reflects the people each article of clothing belonged to.

Photo Credit: Divine Windy Boy | The Southern Ute Drum