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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

Thunderbird Beaded Rosettes: Researched, Conserved, and Restored by Lindsey VanDieren

September, 2020 by Sarah Teel

A rosette is a decorative artform that symbolizes wealth and status. Rosettes were used in as trade items, and Native artisans attach these beaded forms to a wide variety of garments, from headdresses or bonnets to shirts, pants, moccasins, and gloves. Rosettes are also used to adorn traditional personal objects such as turbans, pouches, bags, and quivers, and they may decorate … [Read more...] about Thunderbird Beaded Rosettes: 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 rosettes, conservation, lakota culture, Sioux Culture

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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  • 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

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