The place a house is located in can have a large impact on its decor. Think of the quintessential nautical theme of New England, the cowboy ranch of Texas, or the Spanish tiles and vibrant colors of Florida. What cultural identity can a Colorado homeowner highlight in their decor? Where can they find resources for ideas?
Inspiration could be found while searching through Colorado’s dynamic history. The Native Americans, the pioneers and homesteaders, the ranchers and the immigrants are all faithfully catalogued in James Michener’s book, Centennial. The book is a work of historical fiction that tells Colorado’s story. For a visual and interactive display of that history, visit the Colorado History Museum in Denver. The museum maintains a collection of historic and prehistoric artifacts, plus dozens of dioramas portraying episodes in the state’s history and two new multimedia exhibits showcasing Colorado’s Native American and pioneering history. The museum also runs a lecture series and hosts treks and field trips to state historical sites. Visit the Colorado Historical Society’s Website for more information on historical resources.
Many Native American tribes once or still do call Colorado home. Delve further into the Native American culture with a visit to the Ute Indian Museum located in the heart of traditional Ute territory. The Museum is not just a historical resource, but a natural history resource as well with walking trails, a native plants garden that both tell the story of how the Ute people lived off the plants and animals of the Uncompahgre River valley.
Look even further back in time to an ancient cultural resource with a visit to Mesa Verde National Park in the southwest corner of the state. The park features the ruins of homes and villages built by the ancient Pueblo people known as the Anasazi. Thought to be one of the largest cliff dwellings in North America, Mesa Verde was occupied until the 13th century A.D. Visitors today can take a ranger-led tour of the ruins where a system of ropes and ladders connected homes and buildings throughout the settlement.
Continue exploring Colorado’s wealth of natural resources by touring Great Sand Dunes and Rocky Mountain National Parks. These two distinct parks showcase the dynamic natural environment that characterizes Colorado. Millions of years of geological and climate change created the sand dunes that the Ute people call “sowapophe-uvehe”, or “the land that moves back and forth”. The Rocky Mountains served as inspiration for famous settlers, such as Joel Estes and his family, said to be the first inhabitants of the Estes Park area, and F.O. Stanley, an automobile inventor in the early 20th century said to be so taken with the area that he built the Stanley Hotel and helped begin the conservation movement that eventual led to the establishment of the national park.
The surrounding nature and vibrant history have served as resources for artists for many years. The Denver Art Museum houses collections of American Indian Art and Western American Art including iconic paintings like Charles Deas’ Long Jakes, the Rocky Mountain Man and sculpture, such as The Cheyenne, by Frederic Remington. Located on the sixth level of the museum, the textiles collection can serve as a perfect resource for cultural home decor ideas.
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