Progress on such a huge project, such as the hurricane recovery, is slow moving. The sanitation process is complete. We’ve got all new wiring, and not ALL rooms of the museum have been trimmed so we can replace it with material that will stand better against future (though we are […]
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As many of you know, we have been looking forward in excitement to our first Village Days that was planned for April of 2017. Unfortunately, Matthew’s impact has extended its reach into the next year for the museum and we were forced to make some hard decisions. First, we have […]
Hurricane Matthew was devastating to the lower towns of Hatteras Island. Frisco, where we are located, had record flooding for the area. The museum itself, had water through the floors of all the exhibits. The pavilion on the trail had several feet. This water not only saturated and moved our […]
Last Year, a group of volunteers came to begin work on our future longhouse. WOW! So much has been accomplished in just one year! What Has Been Done So Far? Most of the framework has been coated in epoxy, carved, stained, AND assembled Framework for the bed is complete Two […]
Clay can be found in a multitude of areas and is often considered a nuisance to gardeners. But how does it go from being in the ground to a clay body, a clay material that is able to be formed into pottery? The first step is digging the clay from […]
Some things in life are free . . . On Saturday, September 24, 2016, individuals will have an opportunity to visit the Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center with FREE admission. The museum will participate in the thirteenth annual Museum Day Live! presented by Smithsonian magazine. On Museum […]
How did natives make their beads? It is a question we often hear from visitors to the museum. The beads featured are made of clay, one of the easiest materials to use for bead making. Each tribe had access to different types of clay, so the particulars of the process […]
Last Year, a group of volunteers came to begin work on our future longhouse. WOW! So much has been accomplished in just one year! What Has Been Done So Far? Most of the framework has been coated in epoxy, carved, stained, AND assembled Framework for the bed is complete […]
Some things in life are free . . . On Saturday, September 24, 2016, individuals will have an opportunity to visit the Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center with FREE admission. The museum will participate in the thirteenth annual Museum Day Live! presented by Smithsonian magazine. On Museum […]
Summer is almost over and this is the LAST WEEK for our free classes! Join us on Thursday for these two amazing classes! This Thursday Talking Sticks 2:00 pm What is a talking stick? How are they made? Did the Native Americans actually use them? Join us for an hour […]
Not all beads used by natives were symmetrical or perfectly formed. For example, animal teeth were often used to create art or adorn regalia. Early tooth beads had a hole drilled through them to allow a string or sinew to pass through. Later, after some of the tribes became proficient […]
Beads come in many different shapes and colors The bead in a disk shape, called heishi, featured on this necklace are made out of coconut shell. To make the coconut shell into beads, a hole was drilled using a pump drill like the one below: Beads were drilled halfway through […]