Sash Takes Place Alongside Other Symbols
Alternate Title
Métis Sash at Home in the House
Articles » General
Author/Creator
John Lagimodiere
Eagle Feather News, vol. 13, no. 12, December 2010, p. 1,14
Description
Comments on the investiture of a Métis sash during at ceremony at the Saskatchewan Legislature to celebrate 2010 as Year of the Métis.
Article found on page 1 and continued by scrolling to page 14.
Second Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1880-'81
E-Books
Author/Creator
J. W. Powell
Description
Report includes the following papers:
Report of the Director by J. W. Powell
Zuñi Fetiches by Frank Hamilton Cushing
Myths of the Iroquois by Erminnie A. Smith
Animal Carvings from Mounds of the Mississippi Valley by Henry W. Henshaw
Navajo Weavers by Dr. Washington Matthews
Art in Shell of the Ancient Americans by William H.
Situated Flow: A Few Thoughts on Reweaving Meaning in the Navajo Spirit Pathway
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jill Ahlberg Yohe
Museum Anthropology Review, vol. 6, no. 1, 2012, pp. 23-37
Description
Examines the "ch'ihónit'i", a line woven into many Navajo textiles. These spiritlines are used to separate the weaver from the item they created.
Sixth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1884-'85
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Wesley Powell
Description
Report includes the following papers:
Report of the Director by J. W. Powell
Ancient Art of the Province of Chiriqui, Colombia by William H. Holmes
A Study of the Textile Art in Its Relation to the Development of Form and Ornament by William H. Holmes
Aids to the Study of the Maya Codices by Cyrus Thomas
Osage Traditions by Rev. J. Owen Dorsey
The Central Eskimo by Dr. Franz Boas
So Many Bags, So Little Known: Reconstructing the Patterns of Evolution and Distribution of Two Algonquian Bag Forms
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Kate C. Duncan
Arctic Anthropology, vol. 28, no. 1, Art and Material Culture of the North American Subarctic and Adjacent Regions, 1991, pp. 56-66
Description
Discusses the origins of the panel and tabbed firebags as well as the variants produced in other areas.
Textiles Used by Native Americans
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ronald P. Koch
Whispering Wind, vol. 36, no. 3, Issue 253, November-December 2006, pp. 14-16
Description
Discusses materials used to produce fibers for fabrics including hemp, dogbane, milkweed, moosewood, nettle and shredded cedar, basswood and mulberry barks.
Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-'82
E-Books
Author/Creator
John Wesley Powell
Description
Report includes the following papers:
Report of the Director by J. W. Powell
Notes on Certain Maya and Mexican Manuscripts by Cyrus Thomas
On Masks, Labrets, and Certain Aboriginal Customs by William H. Dall
Omaha Sociology by Rev. J. Owen Dorsey
Navajo Weavers by Dr. Washington Matthews
Prehistoric Textile Fabrics of the United States by William H. Holmes
Illustrated Catalogue of a Portion of the Collections Made by the Bureau of Ethnology During the Field Season of 1881 by William H.
Threads of the Land: Clothing Traditions from Three Indigenous Cultures
Web Sites » Virtual Exhibits
Author/Creator
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Description
Provides links to documentation about Copper and Caribou Inuit, NLaka'pamux and Dene peoples. Explores changes in materials, methods used, styles, and decoration of traditional and contemporary garments.
Towards an Art History of Northwest Coast First Nations: I."Traditional" Period (1770-1870)
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Ira Jacknis
BC Studies, no. 135, Perspectives on Aboriginal Culture, Autumn, 2002, pp. 47-53
Description
Brief discussion of changes in art from the time of contact with Europeans to the beginning of artifact collection.
Ts'úu isgyáan Sgahláang = Yellow and Red Cedar
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Jordan Lachler
Cherilyn Holter
Linda Schrack
Julie Folta
Description
Science unit also teaches the Haida language. Intended for Grades K-2.
Related Material: Teacher Resources.
We'wha and Klah: the American Indian Berdache as Artist and Priest
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Will Roscoe
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 12, no. 2, Spring, 1988, pp. 127-150
Description
Comparison of the careers of the Zuni potter and weaver and the Navajo medicine man and artist, both important historical figures.
Weaving for the Environment and Future Generations, Bazaar Artist: Porfirio Gutierrez
Articles » General
Author/Creator
Agnes Portalewska
Cultural Survival Quarterly, vol. 36, no. 3, Defending Life First, September 2012, p. [?]
Description
Artist discusses his use of natural plants, minerals and insects to preserve Zapotec culture and weaving traditions.
Woollen Blankets in Contemporary Art: Mutable and Mobile Materials in the Work of Sonny Assu
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Fiona P. McDonald
Material Culture Review, vol. 76, Fall, 2012, pp. 108-116
Description
Follows history of the blanket to North America and the use of the Hudson's Bay Company point blanket by Canadian artist Sonny Assu.
Woven by the Grandmothers: Twenty-Four Blankets Travel to the Navajo Nation
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Susan Heald
Kathleen E. Ash-Milby
Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, vol. 37, no. 3, Autumn-Winter, 1998, pp. 334-345
Description
Discusses how The National Museum of the American Indian, in an attempt to develop an exhibit with community involvement and access, sent a selection of 19th Century Navajo blankets to a Navajo reservation in 1995.