A nice on line exhibit from the Textile Museum of Canada, descriptive text in one section is written from the viewpoint of the object itself. Exquisite clay examples in a beautifully designed web resource.
Cloth and Clay - Communicating Culture - Let the Objects Speak
"Select any object to learn who made it, what it is, and where and when it was created. You can also read what the objects themselves have to say...in their own words."