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A parfleche is a Native American rawhide container that is embellished by painting, incising, or both. Envelope-shaped parfleches have historically been used to contain items such as household tools or foods, such as dried meat or pemmican. They were commonly made in pairs and hung from saddles. Their designs may have once served as maps. [2]
Portrait of Pete Moos, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, c1913 by photographer Ross A. Daniels. The photo shows the two gashkibidaaganag (bandolier bags) and the spot-stitch appliqué featuring complex layered and assembled motifs that are associated with the Mille Lacs Band. A bandolier bag is a Native American shoulder pouch
A medicine bag is usually a small pouch, worn by some Indigenous peoples of the Americas, that contains sacred items. A personal medicine bag may contain objects that symbolize personal well-being and tribal identity. [1] [2] Traditionally, medicine bags are worn under the clothing. [3]
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The Sioux Quilled Pipe Bag at left is decorated with quillwork forming flora and fauna, buffalo and caterpillars. The "cocoon" design symbolizes spiritual and physical transformation, [1] and the Sioux spirit Yumni, the whirlwind, responsible for the four directions of the world. [2]
The number of TV shows and movies with a strong Indigenous presence both in front of and behind the camera, many with Oklahoma ties, is growing. 8 new Native American shows and movies you can ...
American Indian Wars films (2 C, 28 P) Pages in category "Films about Native Americans" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 254 total.
Native American Rugs, Blankets, and Quilts; American Indian Featherwork; The Center for Traditional Textiles of Cusco “The Mechanics of the Art World,” Vistas: Visual Culture in Spanish America, 1520-1820. "PreColumbian Textile Conference Proceedings VII" (2016) "PreColumbian Textiles in the Ethnological Museum in Berlin" (2017)