Each tribe has its own design of moccasin; some have hard soles to deal with rocky ground while others have multiple layers of leather to help with colder weather. The beading adorning a moccasin is also indicative of which tribe created it. These moccasins are made by the Ojibwe (commonly […]
Monthly Archives: October 2012
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Each tribe has very distinct patterns that are used in their basketry. This geometric “step-like” pattern is seen often in the crafts of the Tohono O’Odham (formally known as the Papago). The Tohono O’Odham are primarily in the deserts of southeast Arizona. Traditionally, it was the women of the tribe […]
Here is a splendid animal fetish of an Owl. The main carving is done out of deer antler. You are able to see the different color variations from the white, inside of the antler on the front of the owl to the dark, outer brown of the antler on the […]
This delicate basket is from a California tribe named Karuk, meaning “upriver people”. The Karuk were the only tribe in California to grow tobacco plants. Traditional basket materials for the Karuk are willow, pine root, bear grass, maidenhair fern, and woodwardia. The four central ‘lightning’ lines utilize a quilled technique […]
Bags and pouches were used for many things. This photo shows an Arapaho paint pouch. The beadwork covering this item is done in a pattern called “lazy stitch”, meaning that several beads were strug at a time and set into rows. Even putting 10 beads on at a time, it […]