Native American Culture

Beautiful!

It is!

Yes! The white is such a subtle but striking contrast!

Hollow Horn Bear, Native American Date: 1907 Artist: Edward S. Curtis, American, 1868–1952 SOURCE: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/49941/hollow-horn-bear

Hollow Horn Bear
Date: 1907
Artist: Edward S. Curtis

Wedding Basket Date:c. 1895 Artist: Pomo, Native American Northern California, United States

Given to a bride at her betrothal, twined dowry baskets are some of the largest and most complex objects woven by Pomo artists. The basic pattern of this basket includes different sizes of serrated design motifs that are animated with topknot feathers from the California quail, imported glass beads, and indigenous clamshell beads.

Status On View, Gallery 136 Department Arts of the Americas Culture Pomo Title Wedding Basket Place California (Object made in:) Date 1890–1900 Medium Plant fibers, feathers, and glass and clamshell beads Dimensions 61 × 63.5 cm (24 × 25 in.) Credit Line Mrs. Leonard S. Florsheim Jr. Fund; African and Amerindian Art Purchase Fund Reference Number 2000.323 IIIF Manifest https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/155966/manifest.json

SOURCE LINK: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/155966/wedding-basket

Wedding Basket
Date: c. 1895
Artist: Pomo
Northern California, United States

Beautiful work!

It is! Unfortunately no, I couldn’t pinpoint the tribe.

Photo by Josh Meeder: https://www.pexels.com/photo/arctic-landscape-of-snowcapped-mountain-11011921/

Photo by Ydes Rappelet: https://www.pexels.com/photo/drone-photography-of-snow-covered-mountains-9733790/

“The foxes run. The foxes die. I mourn them, but I understand that there is danger in mourning for those who would not mourn for you in return. Empathy is for those who can afford it. Empathy is for the privileged. Empathy is not for Nature.” — Tanya Tagaq, Split Tooth

Beautiful work!

Gorgeous!

Title: [Native American Baskets] Artist: Adam Clark Vroman (American, La Salle, Illinois 1856–1916 Altadena, California) Date: ca. 1900 Medium: Platinum print Dimensions: 5 3/4 x 4 3/8 Classification: Photographs Credit Line: Gilman Collection, Museum Purchase, 2005 Object Number: 2005.100.1334 LINK: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/286453

Native American Baskets
Photographer: Adam Clark Vroman
Date: ca. 1900

Of course!

It’s a beautiful work of art!

It is!

Of course!

Bow Guard (Ketoh) Date: 1900–20 Artist: Navajo (Diné), Native American

“During the 1860s and early 1870s, Navajos (Diné) learned silversmithing from Hispanic artisans in New Mexico, and Plains Indian craftsmen whose own metalwork stemmed from Colonial sources in the eastern United States. Mexican pesos, U.S. American dollars, and ingot silver were melted down and recast in molds carved from soft volcanic tufa. Navajo silversmiths employed steel tools and punches to develop decorative patterns. Early concho belts, bow guards, bracelets, necklaces, horse headstalls, and other items of silver jewelry display massive forms and simple ornamentation. By the 1890s turquoise was increasingly used; although most turquoise was obtained from Southwestern sources, some was imported from China and Iran. Navajo silversmiths rapidly established a distinctive elegant style that has become one of the classic hallmarks of Native American art in the greater Southwest. Today, Navajo jewelry, like that of their neighboring Pueblo neighbors, exhibit much greater complexity of design and the use of diverse semiprecious stones, shell, and a variety of metals.” — The Art Institute of Chicago Link: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/198335/bow-guard-ketoh

Bow Guard (Ketoh)
Date: 1900–20
Artist: Navajo (Diné)

OVERVIEW: Title: Woman's Dress Date: ca. 1880 Geography: United States Culture: Sioux (Teton) Medium: Native-tanned leather, glass beads Dimensions: W. 57 × L. 49 in. (144.8 × 124.5 cm) Classification: Hide-Costumes Credit Line: Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 1999 Object Number: 1999.484.4 LINK: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/318347 Native American, Indigenous

Woman's Dress
Sioux (Teton)
ca. 1880

Photo by Alex Moliski Source Link: https://unsplash.com/photos/a-lush-green-field-surrounded-by-tall-pine-trees-ONKdIIoA6tk?utm_content=creditShareLink&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash Native American

"We must protect the forests for our children, grandchildren, and children yet to be born. We must protect the forests for those who can't speak for themselves such as the birds, animals, fish, and trees." — Qwatsinas (Hereditary Chief Edward Moody), Nuxalk Nation

Ceremonial Robe Western Apache, Native American ca. 1880

Title: Ceremonial Robe Date: ca. 1880 Geography: United States Culture: Western Apache Medium: Native-tanned leather, pigment Dimensions: L. 76 x W. 54 in. (193 x 137.2 cm) Classification: Hide-Costumes Credit Line: Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 1999

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/318353

Ceremonial Robe
Western Apache
ca. 1880

A Hopi (Native American) Mother Date: 1921 Artist: Edward S. Curtis https://www.artic.edu/artworks/49957/a-hopi-mother

A Hopi Mother
Date: 1921
Artist: Edward S. Curtis

Thanks!

You’re welcome.

I agree!

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Frame Drum Native American (Hupa, probably) 19th century

“Square or rectangular double-headed drums are found in Northern California among the Hupa (Athabaskan), Twana and Klallam (Coast Salishan) peoples. Late nineteenth-century ethnologists observed a "box drum covered with leather" was used to accompany Hupa gambling songs.” — The Met Museum

Overview: Title: Frame Drum Date: 19th century Geography: California, United States Culture: Native American (Hupa, probably) Medium: Wood, skin, leather Dimensions: L. 20 1/4 × W. 18 5/16 × D. 3 15/16 in. (51.4 × 46.5 × 10 cm); Stick L. 13 7/8 in. (35.2 cm) Classification: Membranophone-double-headed / frame drum Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 Object Number: 89.4.3395

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/502928

Frame Drum
Native American (Hupa, probably)
19th century

Beautiful!

Raven Rattle Artist: Native American (Tshimshian probably) Date: 19th century

Title: Raven Rattle Date: 19th century Geography: Skidegate, British Columbia, Canada Culture: Native American (Tshimshian probably) Medium: Wood, pebbles, polychrome Dimensions: W. 9.7 x L. 35cm (3 13/16 x 13 3/4in.) Classification: Idiophone-Shaken-rattle Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/501231

Raven Rattle
Artist: Native American (Tshimshian probably)
Date: 19th century

Tobacco bag with pipe-stem case Northern Cheyenne, Native American ca. 1870

“The narrow sleeve on this tobacco bag held a pipe’s wood stem. A woman embellished it with stylized feathers and a wavy line of beadwork, perhaps to suggest the pipe’s role in transmitting sacred smoke and prayer. A single Thunderbird, a powerful spirt, is represented near the opening; hourglass motifs—common in Plains painting, quillwork, and bead-embroidered designs—are featured on the body; and a finely twisted, two-ply fringe hangs from the bottom.” — The Met Museum

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/751516

Tobacco bag with pipe-stem case
Northern Cheyenne, Native American
ca. 1870

Mask Yup'ik, Native American ca. 1900

“Worn during dance ceremonies, this Yup’ik mask depicts the artist’s vision of the universe. The whimsical imagery combines elements drawn from the Arctic realms of earth, sky, and water, such as the face with a black paw motif, the finely rendered fingers of a human hand grasping a fish, the head of a bird, and the seal. The bent willow bow that frames the central image once held feathers or other adornments.” — The Met Museum

Overview: Title: Mask Date: ca. 1900 Geography: Made in Alaska, United States Culture: Yup'ik, Native American Medium: Wood, pigment, and vegetal fiber Dimensions: 20 1/2 × 15 × 8 in. (52.1 × 38.1 × 20.3 cm) Credit Line: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of Native American Art, Gift of Charles and Valerie Diker, 2021 Accession Number: 2021.434.1

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/717572

Mask
Yup'ik, Native American
ca. 1900

It is!