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Exploring the rich archives of Native American culture through art, craftsmanship, history, and the beauty of its people. Pfp credit: Takes Enemy (Subject), Gertrude Käsebier (Photographer) Banner: Jack Davis

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Native American Culture @nativeamericans.bsky.social · Feb 26

Beautiful!

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Native American Culture @nativeamericans.bsky.social · Feb 25

It is!

Native American Culture @nativeamericans.bsky.social · Feb 25

Yes! The white is such a subtle but striking contrast!

Native American Culture @nativeamericans.bsky.social · Feb 25

Hollow Horn Bear
Date: 1907
Artist: Edward S. Curtis

Hollow Horn Bear, Native American
Date: 1907
Artist: Edward S. Curtis, American, 1868–1952
SOURCE: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/49941/hollow-horn-bear

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Native American Culture @nativeamericans.bsky.social · Feb 24

Wedding Basket
Date: c. 1895
Artist: Pomo
Northern California, United States

Wedding Basket
Date:c. 1895
Artist: Pomo, Native American
Northern California, United States

Given to a bride at her betrothal, twined dowry baskets are some of the largest and most complex objects woven by Pomo artists. The basic pattern of this basket includes different sizes of serrated design motifs that are animated with topknot feathers from the California quail, imported glass beads, and indigenous clamshell beads.

Status
On View, Gallery 136
Department
Arts of the Americas
Culture
Pomo
Title
Wedding Basket
Place
California (Object made in:)
Date
1890–1900
Medium
Plant fibers, feathers, and glass and clamshell beads
Dimensions
61 × 63.5 cm (24 × 25 in.)
Credit Line
Mrs. Leonard S. Florsheim Jr. Fund; African and Amerindian Art Purchase Fund
Reference Number
2000.323
IIIF Manifest
https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/155966/manifest.json

SOURCE LINK: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/155966/wedding-basket

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Native American Culture @nativeamericans.bsky.social · Jan 28

Beautiful work!

Native American Culture @nativeamericans.bsky.social · Jan 27

It is! Unfortunately no, I couldn’t pinpoint the tribe.

Native American Culture @nativeamericans.bsky.social · Jan 27

“The foxes run. The foxes die. I mourn them, but I understand that there is danger in mourning for those who would not mourn for you in return. Empathy is for those who can afford it. Empathy is for the privileged. Empathy is not for Nature.” — Tanya Tagaq, Split Tooth

Photo by Josh Meeder: https://www.pexels.com/photo/arctic-landscape-of-snowcapped-mountain-11011921/

Photo by Ydes Rappelet: https://www.pexels.com/photo/drone-photography-of-snow-covered-mountains-9733790/

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Native American Culture @nativeamericans.bsky.social · Jan 14

Beautiful work!

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Native American Culture @nativeamericans.bsky.social · Jan 13

Gorgeous!

Native American Culture @nativeamericans.bsky.social · Jan 13

Native American Baskets
Photographer: Adam Clark Vroman
Date: ca. 1900

Title: [Native American Baskets]

Artist: Adam Clark Vroman (American, La Salle, Illinois 1856–1916 Altadena, California)

Date: ca. 1900

Medium: Platinum print

Dimensions: 5 3/4 x 4 3/8

Classification: Photographs

Credit Line: Gilman Collection, Museum Purchase, 2005

Object Number: 2005.100.1334

LINK: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/286453

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Native American Culture @nativeamericans.bsky.social · Jan 8

Of course!

Native American Culture @nativeamericans.bsky.social · Jan 8

It’s a beautiful work of art!

Native American Culture @nativeamericans.bsky.social · Jan 8

It is!

Native American Culture @nativeamericans.bsky.social · Jan 8

Of course!

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Native American Culture @nativeamericans.bsky.social · Jan 8

Bow Guard (Ketoh)
Date: 1900–20
Artist: Navajo (Diné)

“During the 1860s and early 1870s, Navajos (Diné) learned silversmithing from Hispanic artisans in New Mexico, and Plains Indian craftsmen whose own metalwork stemmed from Colonial sources in the eastern United States. Mexican pesos, U.S. American dollars, and ingot silver were melted down and recast in molds carved from soft volcanic tufa. Navajo silversmiths employed steel tools and punches to develop decorative patterns. Early concho belts, bow guards, bracelets, necklaces, horse headstalls, and other items of silver jewelry display massive forms and simple ornamentation. By the 1890s turquoise was increasingly used; although most turquoise was obtained from Southwestern sources, some was imported from China and Iran. Navajo silversmiths rapidly established a distinctive elegant style that has become one of the classic hallmarks of Native American art in the greater Southwest. Today, Navajo jewelry, like that of their neighboring Pueblo neighbors, exhibit much greater complexity of design and the use of diverse semiprecious stones, shell, and a variety of metals.” — The Art Institute of Chicago

Link: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/198335/bow-guard-ketoh

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Native American Culture @nativeamericans.bsky.social · Dec 28

Woman's Dress
Sioux (Teton)
ca. 1880

OVERVIEW:

Title: Woman's Dress

Date: ca. 1880

Geography: United States

Culture: Sioux (Teton)

Medium: Native-tanned leather, glass beads

Dimensions: W. 57 × L. 49 in. (144.8 × 124.5 cm)

Classification: Hide-Costumes

Credit Line: Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 1999

Object Number: 1999.484.4

LINK: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/318347

Native American, Indigenous

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Native American Culture @nativeamericans.bsky.social · Dec 6

"We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren, and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can't speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish, and trees." — Qwatsinas (Hereditary Chief Edward Moody), Nuxalk Nation