Native American Art Native American Culture Regions Pacific

Native American Art

Native American Culture Regions Pacific Northwest Plateau Great Basin Southwest Plains Eastern Woodlands Southeast Alaska

Then

Now

What kinds of art do Native American’s make?

Pacific Northwest Plateau Great Basin Southwest Plains Pomo Hopi (Zuni) Navajo (Dine) Anasazi Blackfoot Eastern Woodlands Southeast Alaska Tlingit Mesquakie (fox)

Pomo Basket weaving

woven basket kachina dolls

Hopi Kachina Dolls

Navajo rug and blanket weaving

Navajo sand painting

Anasazi pottery

Blackfoot Plains Buffalo Robe

Mesquakie

Tlingit

T l i n g i t

Tlingit totem poles

Tlingit totem poles

Yupik masks

woven basket kachina

Spirits that interact with humans

a spirit being… a revered ancestor an element a location a quality a natural phenomenon a concept

Hopi Kachina Dolls are effigies made of cottonwood that embody the characteristics of the ceremonial Kachina, the masked spirits of the Hopi Native American tribe. According to the Hopi, Kachina dolls are objects meant to be treasured and studied, and are not to be considered idols of worship or children’s toys. http: //www. mnsu. edu/emuseum/cul tural/northamerica/hopi. html

http: //twograces. blogspot. com/2010/10/shopping-at-two-graces-vol-5 -vintage. html

http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Kachina

kachina dancers masked members of the tribe who dress up as kachinas for religious ceremonies

1. Which of these is the Navajo rug? ______ 2. Which of these is the coiled basket ______ 3. Which of these is the Tlingit mask ______ 4. Which of these is the Hopi Kachina doll ______ 5. Which of these is the sand painting ______ 6. Which of these is the buffalo painting ______ 7. Which of these is the Anasazi bowl ______