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Native American Art 4.10

Native American Art 4.10. Brian Lynch and Tori Freisner. Common Characteristics of Native American Art. Native American art has achieved a wide variety of cultural diversity because of the wide area of North America they cover.

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Native American Art 4.10

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  1. Native American Art 4.10 Brian Lynch and Tori Freisner

  2. Common Characteristics of Native American Art • Native American art has achieved a wide variety of cultural diversity because of the wide area of North America they cover. • Native Americans all made art that was functional and aesthetic. • All practiced a form of nature worship.

  3. Architecture • Native Americans lived in many different living conditions. The mound builders of Eastern America and Pueblo Indians used stone and adobe to make square dwellings . Pueblo Indian construction.

  4. Painting, Pottery, Weaving • Painting can be found in ancient rock carvings called petroglyphs found all over the states. • Native Americans used the coil method to make pots and then polished them by Burnishing. Most were used as containers for food or for cooking.

  5. Metalworking • Has been practiced in copper since 3000 BC. • Copper was hammered into ornaments. • Silver was introduced by the Europeans and was beaten into jewelry by the Iroquios and others.

  6. Woodworking • Most of the energy of Native Americans went into functional objects. The wood sculptures of the Northwest Coast Indians are different. • Totem Poles were carved and depicted supernatural characters and animals. These stood in front of houses to showcase family prestige.

  7. Kaigani Haida, Human Face Mask, c. 1820 , wood, paint, 10 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches. Gift of Daniel Cross, 1827. E3483 Traditional style Native American Dreamcatcher

  8. Traditional Native American Style

  9. Large ACOMA Pueblo Hand Etched Kachina Indian Pottery.

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