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2008 September/October Happening (Events)
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 The 14th annual Gathering of the Northwest Native Basketweavers Association. Plus details on other special events of Native interest across North America. By Daniel Gibson.
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Indian Antique Arts
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 Few objects in the world more clearly proclaim “American Indian” than a weathered leather shield, painted, perhaps, with some jagged streaks of lightning; or a baby’s cradleboard, lovingly adorned with colorful beadwork; or a deerskin dress heavy with fringe and elk-horn buttons.
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2006 July/August
By Site Editor
| Published 07/1/2006
| Antiquities , Painting , Glass , Beadwork , Pottery , Cultural Items , Sculpture , Basketry , 2006 , Seminole , Paiute , Choctaw , Chippewa , Chickasaw , Tlingit , Aleut , Hopi , Pueblo , Navajo , Cherokee
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  ON THE COVER
Benjamin Harjo, Jr. (Shawnee/Seminole) has an infectious sense of mirth
and creative energy, which he pours into his award-winning paintings,
both large and small. Photo courtesy Ackerman McQueen.
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Basketry: Weaving New Life into Ancient Forms
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 Basketry is arguably humankind’s oldest art form. From time immemorial, women and men of the Americas have bent, twined and coiled root, grass and branch into superlative art. Weavers crafted more than just baskets for storing and preparing food, though—they also wove clothing, hats, baby carriers and gambling trays for daily use, gifts, ceremonies and trading.
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Reweaving Tradition
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 Navajo Mountain. Canyon de Chelly. Monument Valley. The mere mention of these landscapes conjures up images of isolation and breathtaking natural beauty, but they are significant for another reason, for this remote area of northern Arizona and southern Utah has become the cradle of an artistic renaissance in contemporary Navajo basket weaving. Master basket weavers like Joann Johnson and her contemporaries Elsie Holiday and Sally Black, all of whom live in this region, are creating innovative forms of designs within this traditional medium.
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1996 Summer
By Site Editor
| Published 06/1/1996
| Textiles/Weaving , Basketry , 1996 , Wounaan , Diné , Comanche , Inca , Oglala , Maya , Tewa , Choctaw , Navajo
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“There I am!” Sophia Lovato proclaims proudly of her self-portrait, as
one of a group of Tewa children learning to express themselves through
their artwork.
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