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Molas and Molitas: Researched by Amanda Steimel and Elizabeth Rodwell

January, 2021 by Sarah Teel

Molas and molitas (“little molas”) are elaborate textiles made by the women of the Kuna culture of the San  Blas territory, in what is today the country of Panama.  The elaborate designs on molas are created primarily using a technique known as reverse appliqué, a painstaking process that involves stitching together several layers of cloth and then cutting designs and outlines … [Read more...] about Molas and Molitas: Researched by Amanda Steimel and Elizabeth Rodwell

Filed Under: 2018 Fall, ART 385: Art of the Americas Tagged With: applique, kuna culture, late 20th century art, mola, molita, panama, reverse applique

Native Ceramic Vessels from Around the Americas: Researched by Whitney Mosley and Sarah Teel

January, 2021 by Sarah Teel

Among the indigenous artists of the Americas, ceramists have developed signature pottery forms that are based on traditional cooking and storage vessels.  These artists often also developed elaborate, decorative forms of pottery to serve for important civic or ritual occasions, as well as to cater to and satisfy high-status patrons.  Some forms, motifs, and designs on these … [Read more...] about Native Ceramic Vessels from Around the Americas: Researched by Whitney Mosley and Sarah Teel

Filed Under: 2018 Fall, ART 385: Art of the Americas Tagged With: 19th century art, 20th century art, casas grandes, casas grandes style vessels, ceramics, conté polychrome-style, geometric designs, isleta pueblo culture, lakota culture, mata ortiz, mestizo cultures, native ceramic vessels, paha sapa design, pueblo cultures, ramona, tinamou motifs, uru-chipaya culture, wedding vase

Basketry from Throughout the Americas: Researched by Abbey Waterworth

October, 2020 by Sarah Teel

This basket is a good example of the exchange of ideas and techniques among Native American peoples, as it was made by a woman of Native American ancestry from eastern Canada, but who learned to make baskets in the Southeast Woodlands, which is a region of the Southeastern United States.  Cultures from the Southeast region, including the Cherokee, Choctaw, and Coushatta, have … [Read more...] about Basketry from Throughout the Americas: Researched by Abbey Waterworth

Filed Under: 2018 Fall, ART 385: Art of the Americas Tagged With: 20th century art, baskets, cherokee culture style, Emberá-Wounaan culture, florida pine needle basket, lucille, miniature basket, olla-style basket, tarahumara culture, ye'kuana culture

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