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Most modern pottery is decorated with glaze, a chemical and mineral mixture that liquefies in the extreme temperatures of the kiln. This process gives the beautiful glossy, smooth finish to the completed piece and comes in an ever growing number of colors. Some low-temperature glazes, such as those used on […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]