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Cover of Indian Handcraft Series booklet Pueblo Crafts (1944) by Ruth Underhill. Indian Handcraft Series is a series of pamphlets produced between 1940 and 1945 [1] by the Education Department of the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Porcupine quills often adorned rawhide and tanned hides, but during the 19th century, quilled birch bark boxes were a popular trade item to sell to European-Americans among Eastern and Great Lakes tribes. Quillwork was used to create and decorate a variety of Native American items, including those of daily usage to Native American men and women.
Elaborate Maya textiles featured representations of animals, plants, and figures from oral history. [10] In modern times, weaving serves as both an art form and a source of income. [11] Organizing into weaving collectives have helped Maya women earn better money for their work and greatly expand the reach of Maya textiles in the world.
This resulted in the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 (IACA), which made fraudulently selling work as American Indian–made, Native American–made, or created by a specific tribe a felony. [6] Penalties for violating this law can result in fines up to $250,000 and/or prison terms up to five years. [6]
In the past, Western art historians have considered use of Western art media or exhibiting in international art arena as criteria for "modern" Native American art history. [47] Native American art history is a new and highly contested academic discipline, and these Eurocentric benchmarks are followed less and less today.
Children of the Central Plains Region (Kansas City) hold arts and crafts class projects in 1941. Community endeavors are approached collaboratively as a group. [7] This allows for flexible leadership and fluid coordination with one another to successfully facilitate such activities.
Native American migration to urban areas continued to grow: 70% of Native Americans lived in urban areas in 2012, up from 45% in 1970, and 8% in 1940. Urban areas with significant Native American populations include Rapid City, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City, Denver, Phoenix, Tucson, Seattle, Chicago, Houston, and New York City. Many have lived in ...
1946: Qualla Arts and Crafts is founded on the Qualla Boundary in North Carolina by Eastern Band Cherokee artists, becoming the first arts and crafts cooperative founded by Native Americans in the US [60] 1948: Allan Houser completes his first monumental sculpture at the Haskell Indian School in Lawrence, Kansas