Barbara Hardaway: Spirits in A Bottle December 22, 2009

On display are 100 decorated Arizona Tea bottles inspired by the 9th- and 10th-century Congolese tradition of adorning the ends of tree branches with colorful bottles that would catch the sunlight. The artist has updated this ritual by festooning her bottles with feathers, fabric, beads, netting, ribbons and seashells, bestowing each with character and panache.