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Native Dolls and Doll-like Figures of the Americas by Vanessa Lockhart and Hannah DipotoNative Dolls and Doll-like Figures of the Americas by Vanessa Lockhart and Hannah Dipoto

January, 2023 by Alyssa L. Cartier

  These two unusual wooden figures are from Colombia, and they are identifiable because of their traditional clothing to be depictions of people of the Kamentsá cultures from the Putumayo region of southern Colombia. The male figure wears a striped poncho over a dark undergarment, and he wears a necklace composed of multiple strands of beads. The female figure … [Read more...] about Native Dolls and Doll-like Figures of the Americas by Vanessa Lockhart and Hannah DipotoNative Dolls and Doll-like Figures of the Americas by Vanessa Lockhart and Hannah Dipoto

Filed Under: 2020 Fall, ART 487: Art of the Americas Tagged With: chancay culture, chancay doll, colombia, Great Plains Cultures, hopi culture, Kachina, kamentsa culture, Navajo/Diné culture, peru, seed beads, seminole culture, tarahumara culture

Native North American Beadwork by Alexa Langelier

January, 2023 by Alyssa L. Cartier

These colorful earrings are made with light green, dark green, blue, and red seed beads. The almond shape of the transparent green beaded loops suggests that they may represent leaves, or more likely, feathers that are tied along a string.  Feathers were commonly worn as status symbols among Great Plains cultures, as they were presented as symbols of recognition for different … [Read more...] about Native North American Beadwork by Alexa Langelier

Filed Under: 2020 Fall, ART 487: Art of the Americas Tagged With: 20th century, baby carrier pin, beadwork, Earrings, glass beads, Great Plains Cultures, lakota culture, quilled earrings, Rosette, seed beads, tarahumara culture

Regalia of the Great Plains Nations: Researched by Macaylah Gant Hodge

September, 2020 by Sarah Teel

The Native peoples of the Great Plains consist of a variety of cultures who adopted a similar lifestyle that enabled them to survive in this relatively harsh region.  These peoples based their subsistence upon the great bison herds, depending on them for food, clothing, and shelter; following these herds required the Great Plains peoples to adopt a nomadic existence with few … [Read more...] about Regalia of the Great Plains Nations: Researched by Macaylah Gant Hodge

Filed Under: 2016 Fall, ART 385: Art of the Americas Tagged With: 19th century, 20th century, beadwork, cheyenne culture, comanche culture, cowrie shells, crow culture, Great Plains Cultures, headdress, knife sheath, lakota culture, lakota sioux cultures, leatherwork, men's leggings, moccasins, native american art, Sioux Culture, tobacco bag

Beaded Keychain Fobs: Researched, Conserved, and Restored by Lindsey VanDieren

September, 2020 by Sarah Teel

        These two cylindrical, elaborately beaded forms used as keychain fobs are pieces that actually originate from the beaded handles made for Lakota prayer feathers. Prayer feathers are used in smudging ceremonies, which are often done during healing rituals. In this ceremony, a healer or religious specialist burns a smudge stick … [Read more...] about Beaded Keychain Fobs: Researched, Conserved, and Restored by Lindsey VanDieren

Filed Under: 2019 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts Tagged With: 20th century, beaded keychain fob, conservation, gourd stitch, Great Plains Cultures, lakota culture, late 20th century, Sioux Culture

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  • 2014 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
  • 2014 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica
  • 2015 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
  • 2016 Fall, ART 385: Art of the Americas
  • 2017 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
  • 2017 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica
  • 2018 Fall, ART 385: Art of the Americas
  • 2019 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
  • 2019 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica
  • 2020 Fall, ART 487: Art of the Americas
  • 2021 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
  • 2021 Spring, ART 485: Art of Mesoamerica
  • 2022 Fall, ART/MST 488: Basic Conservation of Art and Artifacts
  • Art History Virtual Exhibit

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