Yearly Archives: 2015

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6 April 2015; Iroquois Needle Carrier

As the piece is displayed in the exhibit (see first photo in set) it appears to be a simple panel that is covered in beautiful beadwork. What remains unseen is that the piece is actually an imaginative tri-fold carrier for needles. This style of beadwork is common to that of […]

30 March 2015; Hand Painted Feather

A beautiful example of where traditional craft meets modern art is featured in our Fetish Exhibit with a diminative shadowboxed frame. This very small painting of a bear substitutes the traditional canvas with a turkey feather. The artist, Oneta, is from Booneville, Mississippi and has sold her works all across […]

How Did Natives Take Clay and Make It Into Pottery?

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 […]

16 March 2015; Reader Suggestions!

There are so many different exhibits, each one full of a variety of beautiful and unique artifacts from tribes across the country. Each Monday, we try to bring a piece of the museum to our followers on the internet. But we want YOUR input for how to improve it! Go […]

Jaw Bone War Club

While it is generally accepted that most Natives Americans used as much, or all, of an animal that had been hunted, it is not always clear how the parts were actually used. The piece featured above is a war club that is common to some of the Plain’s tribes, such […]

9 March 2015; Journey Home 2015

Join Us for the 2015 Journey Home This April! Experience a full day of camaraderie and work or join us for half a day, an hour — or whatever amount of time you can share. Join our team of volunteers as we work on museum projects for the nature trail […]

2 March 2015; South American Masks

The Frisco Native American Museum has always focused on Native American tribes that spanned across the United States. One of our newest exhibits gives an example of artifacts from tribal members all the way in South America! Come in and see these impressive masks up close or stay tuned to […]

23 February 2015; Kokopelli

The first known images of this infamous figure date back to between 750-850 AD. Though most commonly known as a spirit of music, Kokopelli (also spelled Kookopölö, Kokopele, Kokopeli, and many other ways) is also known as a trickster as well as a spirit of conception and childbirth. In some […]

16 February 2015; Reader Questions!

There are so many different exhibits, each one full of a variety of beautiful and unique artifacts from tribes across the country. Each Monday, we try to bring a piece of the museum to our followers on the internet. But we want YOUR input for how to improve it! Go […]

9 February 2015; Primitive Beads

When picturing native crafts, most people imagine tiny colorful seed beads. However, many of the earliest beads looked like the ones pictured above. Alhough some of the beads were thin, many primitive beads were large. The unrefined nature of the tools available to early beaders made it more difficult to […]

2 February 2015; Rockfish Plaque

Though the tribes of the Northwest Coast are often though of as great fishers of salmon, this plaque depicts a different species. The fish in the carving is a Rockfish, also called the Pacific Ocean Perch. Growing up to 40 pounds and having a slightly sweet taste, the Rockfish was […]

26 January 2015; Modern Natives Using Primitive Skills

Knapping is the process of chipping and flaking stone to create an edged tool. This was used by native ancestors to make hide scrapers, arrowheads, spear points, cutting knives, and drill points. Because this skill was necessary for survival, the boys from the tribe would be taught from a young […]