Aztec Figurines
In major museums, only a small fraction of the artifacts held by the museum are on display and interpreted for the public. Most of the […]
In major museums, only a small fraction of the artifacts held by the museum are on display and interpreted for the public. Most of the […]
While the Plains Indian feathered headdress has become the stereotypical image of American Indian headgear, there is little awareness of the headgear worn by Indian […]
The Inupiaq homeland is in Northwest Alaska and North Alaska. The Portland Art Museum has some Inupiaq items on display. Shown above: Inupiaq mask made […]
The High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon, has a display Family and Reservation Community which shows how Plateau Indian identity has been preserved by families. […]
The Northwest Coast culture area stretches along the Pacific coast between the Cascade Mountains and the ocean. It extends north of California to Alaska. This […]
Today, the Columbia River marks the boundary between Oregon and Washington. The river was named for the ship Columbia Rediviva whose captain, John Gray, sailed […]
The Maryhill Museum located near Goldendale, Washington, has a display of Plateau flat bags. The Plateau Culture Area is the area between the Cascade Mountains […]
Long before the European invasion of North America, a number of autonomous, independent, and linguistically related peoples lived in contiguous territories in what would become […]
California Indian baskets are often considered the best in North America, and Pomo baskets are generally considered to be the best of the California baskets. […]
In looking at American Indian art, there is a different between tribal art and ethnic art. In his book Native Arts of North America, Christian […]