Native American Arts

Native American culture was a great influence on newly introduced western art when settlers first came to North America. Not only did Native Americans have their own style of art, sculpture, basket weaving, and other fine arts. Their artistic styles helped influence some European art and gave them a different outlook on not only art itself, but a brand new culture that they have not seen before. This paper will talk about the different styles of Native American art and compare it to European art styles and artist, as well as going into detail about how their culture influenced artistic styles.

They did many different kinds of artwork including, beadwork, quill embroidery, and carving art’s. The Beadwork can be grouped together by beaded leather and beaded strands. The beads in the beadwork were originally made out of natural materials like shells, stones, etc… They made Bags, Belt Buckles, And Earrings.Some of crow indian artwork is displayed at the American museum of natural history, and more artwork is in private collections and in other museums. Some of their beadwork they made they wore.

As humans, one of our most important natural instincts is survival. The Indians were an ancient people who were developed important survival skills and pass them down to the next generations. They were mostly hunter-gatherers with simple yet efficient lifestyles usually supported by the agriculture and wildlife. They were able to conserve water from streams, springs, and rainfall for irrigation, weave baskets to store foods derived from wild plants, and eventually create pottery, a more efficient way to store or retrieve resources. They did not wear a lot of clothing, but what clothing they had was from the hides of animals, woven from plant fibers. They were expert hunter-gatherers and created their own weapons such as spears, bows, and arrows. Some tribes were known to have tracked their prey and

Native Americans are the indigenous people of the North American continent and the cultural traditions and art forms are unique to these regional groups. The people in these groups have several names and the first adopted name Indian by Spanish explorers proved erroneous, however, now accepted names include either American Indian or Native American. I will refer to these groups as Native Americans or by their tribal affiliation. There are diverse tribal groups original to North America who lived on the Great Plains, in the Woodlands, on the Northwest coast, and in the Southeast or the Southwest regions. Various Native American tribes created art forms such as the Apache, Cherokee, Pueblo, and Hopi communities. In my research, I found that the Navajo also contributed in many ways to Native American art through making jewelry, beading, drawing, painting, sculpting, carving, and weaving. These art works provided their tribe notoriety with countless “years of experience through their creativity and sense of design”, lending to an “astonishing volume and variety of artwork which has created a lasting legacy”, per NativeAmerican-Art.com (2010). Understandably, art comes in various forms and from various cultures, but the Native American Navajo tribe contributed vastly and merits mention for its beautiful contributions. Therefore, I

The Navajo had many ceremonies, some as long as nine days, which they were famous for. On average though, ceremonies were around three to four days long (“Navajo Culture”). The Navajo were hugely into nature, and used a type of art called ‘Sandpainting’ as a spiritual way to involve nature with the healing of the ill, mentally or physically. Their ceremonies also included dry paintings or altars, and every aspect of every day life is considered ceremonial. “The Navajo culture used Sandpainting as a spiritual way to heal the sick.

“The quilting bee soon flourished to an even greater extent than it had in New England” (Hechtlinger). Many quilts that were made in this time are now hanging in museums for all to see the beautiful needlework of the pioneer women. The native Americans did not have all of the advantages in technology like the pioneers did. Native American women had to grow or barter goods such as cotton, twine, and dye to create such beautiful quilts, which also, are some of the most beautiful works done that are hung in museums today. Quilting was a big technique that the Native Americans borrowed from the Europeans.

The Creek Indian Tribe created art by using items they found in nature. They used it to tell a story or represent history. Each item that was made had a purpose and was put to use. Many of the items were created just before the Green Corn Festival.

The Southwest Native American and their culture is very unique.There art contained their symbols and signs to show what they believe in.This is important because it is a big part of their daily life and practices.They had dolls that represented the Kachina spirits.This is important because this is an important part of their culture and history.In our exhibit the little girl is holding one.They wore turquoise jewelry because it promotes wealth,happiness and fortune.In our exhibit the people are wearing the jewelry.The South West native american culture is very unique because they used dolls to represent spirits.

There are three key patterns seen in most Native American religions they are the human relationship with nature, framing of time and space and respect for gods/ancestors. The human relationship with nature known as animism, everything is seen as part of the same reality and every object has a spirt, is a practice where there is little distinction between humans and animals. Time and space is sacred, cyclical,

The largest and most obvious representation of Native Americans that I saw is the artwork, The Gift. I knew that this was an “Indian” image because of the way it was arranged in symbols was very similar to other Native American works I have seen in the past in textbooks and pictures. This is an enormous piece of artwork located on the walkway between the student union buildings. The art is in the walkway as lighter colored bricks which form figures, all with significant meanings, and water on the edges. As you walk down this spectacular piece of artwork there are plaques which explain the meaning and significance of each of the figures and tell you about the history of the composition. The artwork is by a Native American artist, Senora Lynch. The significance of the figures as explained shows what the Native

Native American art is a profoundly expressive culture that has been a way of life for so many Native Americans. Native American art history has advanced over thousands of years and is composed of several idiosyncratic styles from the differentiating cultures of diverse Indian tribes. From Navajo to Hopi, each tribe has a particular history, which consists of many types of Native American arts including beadwork, jewelry, weaving, pottery, carvings, kachinas, masks, totem poles, and more. To truly understand Native American art, we will explore Native American art history, its subjects, and if Native American art has a spiritual connection to it.

Art is a very realistic aspect among the Native Americans. In fact, what we call primitive art is actually symbolic objects from the process of a sacred ceremony. This concept is one not easily understood. Furthermore, this concept by Sam Gill is explained in Native American Religions. Sam Gill shows that Native American Art is different in meaning because of its contents then what modern societies consider art. Nonliterate people produce objects of beauty through ceremonial performances and rituals that keeps the cosmos in order, while modern societies over look these factors.

Some Pueblo pottery is decorated with different designs like animals or people. Most of the pottery is plain, but made made in all shapes and sizes. will have designs on them. Mainly shapes of all different sizes. Sometimes it will have animals or people on it,but there will mostly just be shapes. They would also make weapons on them but that's not all the time either. The Pueblo indians will make vases,bowls,and vases that have a small top and more. Each painting told a story. Each painting would have people,animals,or weapons on it. It could be of a war or a drawing of the sunset. Each painting had a variety of colors. Most of them will have a piece of nature in it like a bush,tree,or a source

Indigenous communities are often times misrepresented and tainted with images of savagery, crime, and poverty.What most do not know, however, is that Native Americans are innovative with art and expression that is boundless, unique and incorporates different representational styles. From woven textiles, to Hip Hop, to primitive art, to all of these artistic elements serve to break the enigmas of the Indigenous peoples; their art shows how they are still here, and are capable of being creative, expressive, and successful. Though Indigenous modernity is unique, it is very diverse and different to the art of modern urban society, so it still continues to be unheard of and misunderstood. The newer generation of Native Americans can express Indigenous modernity, as a result of social change, through their respective art styles in order to break social disparities of their culture, and to ultimately illustrate and teach people the beauty and diversity of the Native way of life.

Yes folk art represent our culture and community. It recognizes the skills of art and can also honor the talent of an individual of art. Folk