Arts and Crafts Library

"Emergence of the Clowns" by Roxanne Swentzel, Santa Claro Pueblo

" To lose the art of a people is to lose the people themselves." Bruce McGee, Heard Museum

Elephant Painting Watch an elephant as he paints an elephant. It's true! http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/elephantpainting.asp	Young Artists: Trail of the Painted Ponies Discover the talented “Young Artists” from The Trail of Painted Ponies http://www.trailofpaintedponies.com/a
**Archive of Early American Images Database of pictures of colonial Americans from Hudson Bay to Tierra del Fuego http://www.brown.edu/	***NativeTech: Native American Technology and Art* Absolutely the best website on the net for Native arts and crafts. http://www.nativetech.org/
**The George Winter Collection Exceptional artwork of Midwest Indians and tribes. http://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/	José Clemente Orozco: The Epic of American Civilization Details about the mural "The Epic of American Civilization" painted by José Clemente Orozco http://hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu
**The Trail of Painted Ponies Amazing stories painted onto horse sculptures (some are life size.) View the online galleries. http://www.trailofpaintedponies.com/online_galleries.html	**Caribou Kayak Otto Apsaktaun and Gino Akka are the last Inuit elders who know the secrets of making a Netsilingmeot caribou-hunting kayak. http://nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=52178&v=h&lg=en&exp=
Metis Sash The Metis sash is perhaps the most widely recognized symbol of Metis culture. (Videos)** http://www.metisnation.org/culture/culture_links/sash.html#	Carving a Totem Pole at Skidegate A story told with photos of a totem pole being carved at Skidegate, Haida Gwaii** http://www.spruceroots.org/PoleSite/Haida.html
Native American Art From the Museum of Fine Art, Boston. http://www.mfa.org/tours/package.asp?key=21	Thumbelina's Coloring Book Color pictures of the world's smallest horse. http://www.worldssmallesthorse.com/
**Ccaccaccollo Community women's weaving project Developing a weaving project in Peru. http://topics.developmentgateway.org	**A New World A slideshow of John White's watercolors giving Europe its first glimpse of America. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
Aboriginal Australia Art and Culture Centre - Alice Springs Aborigines in different regions tend to emphasize their own distinctness and identity. http://topics.developmentgateway.org/	Illustrated works of George Catlin Prince Maximilian, Karl Bodmer, Thomas McKenney, and Edward Curtis http://nac.library.cornell.edu/e
Off The Map Offers some insights into the world of ten artists who might well be considered outsider artists. http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/offthemap/	Michigan Basket Maker Talks About Her Art Basket artisan, Kelly Church, talks about making black ash baskets. http://wkar.org/morningedition/story.php?storyid=954
**Living History Video of a Native students building a Haida canoe. http://www.edutopia.org/magazine/ed1article.php?id=Art_1487&issue=apr_06	**Building a drum http://nativedrums.ca/i
*Beauty Surrounds Us View the online exhibit from the Smithsonian www.newsdesk.si.edu/photos/heye_beauty.htm	**The Life and Legend of Bill Reid The Haida artist is largely credited for inspiring a Haida renaissance with his masterful works of art. http://archives.cbc.ca/IDD-1-74-1273/people/bill_reid/
Lakota Doll Making Tradition From Diane LoneElk http://www.loneelkcreations.com/the-oglala-tradition.html	**Hawaiian Quilting Traditions http://www.quiltethnic.com/hawaiian.html
**Native American Dolls Presents the first-hand perspectives of five Native doll makers from around the United States http://www.nmai.si.edu/education/files/SiYC_Dolls.pdf	**To Honor and Comfort: Native Quilting Traditions, developed by NMAI in collaboration with Michigan State University http://www.nmai.si.edu/education/files/quilts.pdf
INDIAN CANOES OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA As described by Roanoke Colonists http://www.nps.gov/fora/test/indcanoes.htm	Master Carver Brochure From Jerry Jones, master Canoe carver, Tulalip Tribe http://www.tttculturalresources.org/
**2006 Student Art Competition Winners From the Indian Education Association http://www.indianeducation.org./index.cfm?page=artcontestslideshow4.html	First American Art: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection of American Indian Art Focuses on the collectors' "love of beautiful objects" rather than historical or tribal focus. http://www.nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/f
*American Indian Art Video clip/slideshow from Indigenous People's Literature http://www.indigenouspeople.net/aia.htm	**Australian Aboriginal Art and Storytelling Australian rock art shows some of the oldest-known artistic images by modern humans. http://www.aboriginalartonline.com/art/rockage.php
Native American Art Video clip/slideshow from Indigenous People's Literature http://www.indigenouspeople.net/naa.htm	**Living History A 7 minute video of Seattle students carving a traditional Haida canoe. http://www.edutopia.org/
NAICA online An online magazine dedicated to promoting contemporary Indigenous cinema and arts the world over http://www.thenaica.org	**Carving Cultural Connections Slideshow of Seattle Students carving a traditional Haida canoe. http://danlamont.com/hcanoe_site/
Traditional Crafts of Japan: Bamboo Traditional Japanese fishing poles, archery bows, tea whisks, bamboo basketry, and other crafts http://www.kougei.or.jp/english/bamboo.html	**Peyote Stitch Video A Native American beading technique that takes infinite concentration and patience http://www.archive.org/details/PeyoteStitch
**Find the shapes in the Navajo rug. http://www.niti.org/weaving/	**First American Art See the online exhibition from the Smithsonian http://www.nmai.si.edu/e
**Retratos Portraits from Latin America, beginning with the Pre-Columbian era http://www.retratos.org/	** Smithsonian.TV: Two Greyhills Navajo Tapestry Tradition Barbara Teller Ornelas & Lynda Teller Pete are known for weaving rugs in the traditional Two Grey Hills http://smithsonian.tv/videos/
**Our Lives in Our Hands This free 1986 film examines the traditional Native American craft of split ash basketmaking by Maine's Aroostook Micmac Indians. http://www.folkstreams.net/film,94	**Off the Map Looks at the "backyard paradises" created by visionary artists http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/offthemap/
Cultural Commons Contains important information on topics such as cultural diplomacy, preservation, and legal and First Amendment issue http://www.culturalcommons.org/	Cultural Policy and the Arts National Data Archive The world's first interactive digital archive of policy-relevant data on the arts and cultural policy in the United States http://www.cpanda.org/
** Entwined with Life: Native American Basketry How baskets are entwined with people's lives, and how basket makers are human cultural resources http://www.washington.edu/	** Schools for Chiapas Student Murals and Signs http://schoolsforchiapas.org/Pictures_and_Sounds/spanish/
** Life Abounds Arctic Native Wildlife Art http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/kman/	** Day of the Dead Online Art Exhibit from the Burke Museum http://www.washington.edu/
Smithsonian TV: Native Modernism Explores “Native modernism” through a discussion about the critical perspectives and practices of Native artists. http://smithsonian.tv/videos/nmai/	Out of the SilenCe: A retrospective view of Northwest Coast totem pole traditions - http://www.washington.edu/
Apache Basket The most significant prehistoric artifact recovered at Wupatki National Monument http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/treasures/html/B/wupa.htm	Hopewell Ceramic Vessel Circa 1-350 AD http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/treasures/html/V/hocu4118.htm
Centennial Pole By Duane Pasco. Sitka National Historical http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/treasures/html/T/sitk5231.htm	Mono Lake Paiute Basket Made in the 1932 from sedge root, redbud, bracken fern root, willow rods http://www.cr.nps.gov/
Miwok Basket Discovered in Yosemite National Park* http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/treasures/html/B/yose31721.htm	**PreColumbian Graphic Art http://members.aol.com/hasawchan/precolart.html
Polychrome Jar by Maria and Julian Martinez http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/treasures/html/J/swro298.htm	Prehistoric Figurines Animal shaped split-twig figurines made by prehistoric people http://www.cr.nps.gov
Restored corrugated jar From Mesa Verde National Park http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/treasures/html/J/corrugat.html	Ancestral Puebloan Storage jar Still contains corn kernels placed within it 1100-1900 years ago. http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/treasures/html/J/269.htm
Falcon Effigy Copper Falcon effigy, from 1-250 AD, found at Mound City Group. http://www.cr.nps.gov/	Panamint Shoshone Basketry Death Valley National Park http://www.cr.nps.gov/
Maya Vase Database http://research.famsi.org/kerrmaya.html	**Flintknapping From the University of Iowa http://www.uiowa.edu/~osa/learn/ancient/flint.htm
The Rasmunson Theater Curtain This hand-woven curtain at the Smithsonian used 23 colors of different threads https://secure2.convio.net/amr/site/	**Backstrap weaving in Jacaltenango Most Mayan women continue to weave on the pre-Columbian backstrap loom between chores http://iweb.tntech.edu/cventura/hairsashes.html
**Native Women in the Arts First Nations, Metis and Inuit women from diverse artistic disciplines http://www.nativewomeninthearts.com/	*The Quilt of Belonging Tribal members across Canada were invited to contribute their talents and visions http://www.invitationproject.ca/ourstory.htm
Button Blankets Trade Blankets decorated in the early 1900s. http://www.civilisations.ca/tresors/treasure/232eng.html	Ceremonial Artifact Shows how the study of relevant cultural artifacts like Native American Pomo baskets can enhance students' understanding of literature. http://learner.org/redirect/november/afict22.html
Hopi Quilts Works of art incorporating Hopi symbols and designs. http://www.kaet.asu.edu/quilts/pi.htm	A star is born. Native American quilter from the Three Affiliated Tribes demonstrates how Star Quilts are created. http://starquilts.com/starborn.htm
*Healing Arts Apache master potter Felipe Ortega to offer five-day workshops in traditional Indian coil-and-scrape pottery making. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/sl	*Lakota Winter Counts The world's largest database of Lakota "winter counts" -- pictures drawn on cloth or buffalo hide to remember each year's key events (1701 to 1905). http://wintercounts.si.edu/
*Create Your own Bead Loom Online http://www.ccd.rpi.edu/Eglash/csdt/na/loom/overvw/vlintro.html	*First Nations Art: An Introduction to Contemporary Native Artists in Canada Profiles of artists with bibliographies and lists of selected exhibitions and collections http://collections.ic.gc.ca/artists/
* The Language of Native American Baskets from the Weavers' View Historic weavers reflected their world in these baskets http://www.nmai.si.edu/exhibitions/baskets/	* Dung and Dunger Paper Arts Bison Dung Paper Arts and the World's First Bison Dung Hand-Made Paper http://dunganddunger.net/
* Inuit and Northwest Art E-Cards Create and Send a Free E-Card from the Free Spirit Gallery http://www.freespiritgallery.ca/ecards.htm	* Native American Actors / American Indian Actors Directory http://www.nativecelebs.com/actors1.htm
**White Roots of Peace Baby Quilt Project The purpose of this project is to reach out to Native American babies & elders across Turtle Island with loving thoughts and quilts. http://www.peace4turtleisland.org/pages/quiltproject.htm	SLIDE SHOW PHOTO GALLERY of The Liberty and Freedom Poles Journey Images of the Lummi Nation healing pole near the 911 crash at the Pentagon http://www.lummihealingpole.org/3/Photos3/index.htm
*Atihuibancex One of the best Caribbean Indigenous Cultural Arts and crafts websites on the Internet. http://www.presenciataina1.org/	*Earth as Art: A Land Perspective Striking photos of Aleutian clouds, Bolivian deforestation, the Everglades, and more. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/earthasart
*Chumash Basket Weaving. Recent works in master-works of Chumash basket-weaving with photographs and commentary. http://www.aicap.org/aicap/ebook/web_beautiful_eagle.pdf	**Taos Pueblo Stone Sculpture Premier stone sculptures by the premier artist of Taos Pueblo. http://www.aicap.org/aicap/aicapftp/JohnSuazo_1.pdf
Interviews With John Suazo. Interviews archived from 3 newspapers. http://www.aicap.org/aicap/ebook/w_jsuazo_interviews1.pdf	**Turkey River: Native American Art of the Ohio Country Artist history and display of Ohio's 13th-18th century Woodlands Indians and the ethnic cleansing by whites wanting land. http://www.cantonart.org
Juanita Suazo DuBray Auto-Biography Words from a Taos Pueblo potter who works with Micaceous clays. http://www.aicap.org/aicap/ebook/juanita_dubray_bio.pdf	**Native Art Network Promoting authentic Native American Art of the highest quality. http://www.nativeart.net/
*Shoshoni weir Create your own weir online http://www.ccd.rpi.edu/Eglash/csdt/na/shoban/weir/weir.html	* American Indian Computer Art Project http://www.aicap.org/index.html
*A Time of Visions - Interviews with Native artists http://www.britesites.com/native_artist_interviews/	Cameo A free Internet reference on materials used in the production and conservation of historic and artistic works http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue9_5/derrick/index.html
Alaska Native Artists A regional Native nonprofit to perpetuate and enhance Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshian culture http://www.alaskanativeartists.com/	* Stone Dust Iroquois art news for the 21st century http://www.stonedust.com/index.html
*ODAWA CANOE Make a paper canoe and decorate it with traditional woodland designs. http://www.grmuseum.org/funstuff/canoe/fun-canoe.htm	NativeTech: Porcupine Quillwork: The Zig Zag Technique http://www.nativetech.org/quill/zigzag.html
*Descendants of the Incas Preserves and celebrates the textiles of the Andes and assist their weavers. http://www.incas.org/	*WETA: Home Page Experience the culture of Native American potters and weavers http://www.weta.org/weta/productions/legacy/
The Imagination Factory Recycle by making art. http://www.kid-at-art.com/	* World Myths and Legends in Art One of the best museum sites on the web http://www.artsmia.org/world-myths/a
* Mapuche Weaving: Leonor Manquel A teacher of the traditional mapuche weaving called witral in mapudungun http://www.beingindigenous.org	Chief's Rattle Among the Haida (HIGH-da) peoples, rattles in the form of a raven were the exclusive property of high-ranking leaders. http://www.artsmia.org/
* Sagebrush baskets The artwork of sagebrush baskets made by the Paiute http://wisdomoftheelders.org/program07.html	Lillian Pitt World-renowned mask maker and artist http://wisdomoftheelders.org/program07.html
Keeping the game's history alive A CBC TV clip about the making of traditional, wooden lacrosse sticks http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-41-824-4861/sports/lacrosse/clip6	Reservation X A virtual exhibition of some of America's leading indigenous Indian artists. http://www.conexus.si.edu/mainie.htm
Native American Geometry Native American designs and crafts in with math and geometry. http://www.earthmeasure.com/	Aboriginal Art of Australia. lots of excellent online examples various styles and applications of this unique artistic style. http://www.aaia.com.au/#TOP
DATABASE OF VIRTUAL ART Houses important information about digital art. http://virtualart.hu-berlin.de/	*Carving a Totem Pole at Skidegate Follow the process, beginning with the selection of the timber, through to its final erection http://www.spruceroots.org/PoleSite/Haida.html
Honolulu Academy of Arts Asian and Western art as well as items from Hawaii, Oceania, Africa, and the Americas. http://www.honoluluacademy.org/	Aboriginal Art Australian Aboriginal artwork often depicting themes connected with the "dreamtime", and is frequently called "dreamings". http://www.envirolink.org/
Michif Colouring Book for Children A coloring book that portrays the Metis people in a true and positive way http://www.metisresourcecentre.mb.ca/r	Native Women in the Arts )rganization for First Nations, Metis and Inuit women http://www.nativewomeninthearts.com/
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection Approximately 175 images of fruit watercolors from the collections of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Library http://www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/collect/pomology.html	Traditional and Contemporary Alaska Native Art Videos and more feature authentic Native artwork from Alaska Native people. http://www.alaskanativeartists.com/
American Indian Artists, Inc. Advocates, enhances and promotes continued growth of emerging and established Native artists of the America http://www.amerinda.org	*Corn Spider Webster Masterworks in beads. Corn Spider is one of the finest bead-artisans in the world. http://www.aicap.org/a
Black Mesa Weavers for Life and Land Woven Songs, Woven Prayers http://www.migrations.com/blackmesa/blackmesa.html	Smithsonian American Art Museum Online database www.siris.si.edu/saam.htm
Virtual Kaleidoscope Create astonishing kaleidoscopes -- online--then send to a friend! http://www.zefrank.com/dtoy_vs_byokal/	Little People Greetings. A collection of greeting pages, with either cards or little stories that children can send. http://eveningrain.com/Littlepeople.html
Pomo Basketweavers Watch short video clips about three California Indian Basketweavers. http://www.visionmaker.org/videos/pomo.html	Red Sky Red Sky is a dynamic new company that plays a pivotal role in shaping Aboriginal contemporary performance forms. www.redskyperformance.com
The Influence of Art on Yellowstone Artists Explore and Interpret Yellowstone Park in this electronic field trip. http://www.windowsintowonderland.org/art/index.htm	AMICO: Art Museum Image Consortium Thumbnail images of over 100,000 digitized works of art, text, and multimedia provided by a consortium of over 35 art museums around the world. http://www.amico.org/
2002 Great Masters Of Mexican Folk Art Displaying more than 500 works of art by 181 of Mexico's greatest living folk artists http://www.nmai.si.edu/exhibits/gm/default.html	The Indigenous Global Art Exchange View the student artwork from around the world http://www.iearn.org.au/fp/efphome.htm
A Resource on Women's History of Quilting The history of American quilting including Native American quilting. www.womenfolk.com/historyofquilts/	American Indian Art from the Pacific Northwest http://www.ebuynativeart.com/
Who Stole the TeePee "Who stole the tee pee?" is another way of asking, "What happened to our traditions?" http://www.conexus.si.edu/teepee/indexfla.htm	Tolerating Tourists "Tourist Pieces" created by American Indians and now considered priceless. http://www.conexus.si.edu/t
Beyond Smoke and Mirrors Artwork depicting artist's views of being Native American. http://www.conexus.si.edu/teepee/school/index.htm	NMAI Native Arts Program A listing of NMAI fellowship winners, brief bios, and examples of their work. Don't Miss This site. http://www.conexus.si.edu/map/a_i_r.htm
Best of AIJI 2002 Award Winning Photos Across Indian Nations http://www.reznetnews.org/images/020701_aiji/	An Uncommon Mission: Father Jerome Tupa Paints the California Missions A online exhibit of paintings of California's Spanish missions with background information and related resources. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/mission/
National Heritage Fellowships, 1982-2002 Honoring masters of a particular art form and an artist's contribution to the cumulative heritage of an artistic tradition. http://www.arts.gov/pub/NEAHeritage.pdf	Colección Cisneros.org A visual arts program that focuses on Latin American art, culture, education, and social concerns http://www.coleccioncisneros.org/
Gallery of American Indians This commercial site allows visitors to browse rare live-portraits to first-hand depictions of events in the lives of the American Indians. http://www.philaprintshop.com/indian.html	*Images of Native American Stereotypes Includes Chief Wahoo, comic book covers, and more. http://www.authentichistory.com/diversity/native/images/diversity_native_images01.html
George Twok Aden Ahgupuk, Family and friends share the works of George Twok Aden Ahgupuk, Inupiat Eskimo Artist,. An incredible website. http://www.ahgupuk.com/	Connections Across Generations: The Avery Collection of American Indian Paintings http://www.statemuseum.arizona.edu/
Totem Poles Excellent photos from Classroom Connect http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.	MesoAmerica Crafts and Artifacts Excellent photos from Classroom Clipart http://classroomclipart.com/cgi-bin/kids/imageFolio.cgi
Native American Prayer Print out a free poster. http://www.print-a-poster.com/0104.ht	Non-violence is not inaction Printable poster of words from Cesar Chavez http://www.print-a-poster.com/0163.htm
Hilili Katsina Doll Follow the instructions for a 360 degree view of a Katsina doll/ http://www.ronhonyouti.net/katsina/Ron/Hilili.html	Pueblo Pottery Virtual exhibit of Pueblo Pottery from 100 A. D. to the present. http://www.ipl.org/div/pottery/
Woven by the Grandmothers The rich history of Navajo textiles, interview with a master weaver, and explore a gallery of colorful weavings. http://www.weta.org/productions/legacy/weaving/	Native Alaskan Graphic Arts: Founding Artists Featuring works by Robert Mayokok, Florence Nupok Malewotkuk, George Ahgupuk, and James Kivetoruk Moses. Excellent website! http://www.calacademy.org/
CAS Anthropology--Carvings Photos and descriptions of Native carvings. http://www.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/	CAS Anthropology--Bead and Leatherwork Photos and descriptions of Native bead and leatherwork. www.calacademy.org/
NativeTech: Pottery & Clay Pictures and more step-by-step directions to help in your pottery creation. http://www.nativetech.org/pottery/index.html	Portinari Murals at the Library of Congress In 1941, Cândido Portinari, Brazil's foremost painter, created four murals representing the peoples of America in the past 500-year s, http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/tri068.html
Rock Art in Arkansas The rock art of Arkansas a public treasure. http://rockart.uark.edu	CAS Anthropology--Pottery Photos and descriptions of Native pottery. www.calacademy.org/r
Ts'aa'--The Dine' (Navajo) Ceremonial Basket Meaning, style, and use http://www.migrations.com/	Traditional Acoma Pottery Grinding the clay is the hardest part. http://www.migrations.com/traditionalacoma.html
FTC's Native arts education program Learn how to choose authentic Native art. www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/edcams/alaska/	The Indian Arts and Crafts Board Promotes the economic development of American Indians and Alaska Natives through the expansion of the Indian arts and crafts market. http://www.doi.gov/iacb
**SLIDE SHOW PHOTO GALLERY of Liberty and Freedom Poles 46 images of the Lummi Nation healing pole near the 911 site in Manhattan http://www.lummihealingpole.org/3/Photos2/index.htm	The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Timeline of Art History http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/splash.htm
The Centre for Indigenous Theatre http://www.indigenoustheatre.com/	The Indian Court Series Eight posters designed by Louis Siegriest in 1939 illustrated with examples of Native American arts and crafts from diverse tribes. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/tri048.html
ArtNatAm A juried collection of Native American artists, and must information about the Native American art world. http://www.artnatam.com/	Conexus Indian Humor Humorous and insightful art from National Museum of the American Indian http://www.conexus.si.edu/humor/
QuiltEthnic.com Native American quilters, fashion designers, and more. http://www.quiltethnic.com/mainland.html	CAS Anthropology--Jewelry and Metal Work Photos of Native American jewelry across North America www.calacademy.org/
Native Alaskan Masks A photo gallery. http://www.jasonproject.org/jason13/updates/p	Snowy Owl and Bobcat at "Back to the Wild". Enjoy the movies! http://backtothewild.com/bttwpages/snowyowlmovie.html
QuiltEthnic.com Native American quilters, fashion designers, and more. http://www.quiltethnic.com/mainland.html	Inuit Arts and Fine Crafts The harshness of the environment and the limited resources have contributed to the phenomenon of Inuit art. http://www.arctictravel.com/chapters/inartpage.html
Skin Sewing A photo gallery. http://www.jasonproject.org/	Pre-Columbian Art Great works of art found in in Central and South America tombs. http://www.dia.org/
Native American Art From the Detroit Institute of Arts http://www.dia.org/c	Canada's First Nations Traditions Making pemmican, bone snow knives, musical instruments, watercraft, and much more. http://www.aboriginalcanada [Click "Kids" button]
Ice Age Art An exhibition of Ice Age Art and Symbol. Exceptional images. http://www.humanities-interactive.org/	Tantalizing Turquoise Turquoise is only found in dry, barren parts of the world where copper-rich groundwater seeps into cracks in rocks. http://www.kidscastle.si.edu/
Harpoon Indigenous Americans, from Alaska to Greenland, hunted with sophisticated harpoon points that detached from the shaft while remaining fastened to a hand- held line. http://www.kporterfield.com/aicttw/excerpts/harpoons.html	Abacus Aztec and Maya people who lived in Mesoamerica, performed mathematical calculations using an abacus made from maize kernels, instead of beads, threaded on strings http://www.kporterfield.com/
Welding Long before contact with Europeans, the Chavin, whose culture arose in the Andes in about 1000 BC invented welding. http://www.kporterfield.com/aicttw/excerpts/welding.html	ArtNexus "ArtNexus is the leading magazine on Latin American and Hispanic art. More than 100 art experts cover all aspects of art in the Americas." http://www.artnexus.com/
Heard Museum Screensavers 16 works of art by Native Americans, which are displayed in the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona http://www.screensavers-tlc.com/namer.html	Gathering of Nations Free Screen Savers Featuring original photos from the 2001 Gathering of Nations Pow Wow. Photos with music incl http://www.gatheringofnations.com/pages/free.htm
Blue Gem, White Metal: Carvings and Jewelry from the C.G. Wallace Collection A wide range of exquisite pieces illustrating the quality and diversity of Zuni and Navajo jewelry in the early 20th century. http://www.heard.org/exhibits/bluegem/index.html	Totem Pole Restoration A restoration project enlisted the cooperation of skilled carvers to help recreate the decorative house posts from an Alaskan Native Tribal House. http://pbs-afg.virage.com
Mayan Life, Source and Symbol: The Paintings of Nicolás Reanda The story of traditional Mayan life in Guatemala, as seen through the eyes of self-taught Tzutujil-Maya painter Nicolás Reanda. http://www.heard.org/exhibits/inventingsw/index.html	Shonto Begay Painter and speaker to audiences of all ages, Mr. Begay's art has been shown in more than 50 shows in galleries and museums. http://www.shontobegay.com/html/index.html
Images of the Maya This web exhibit features traditional woven textiles from the highlands of Chiapas. http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/maya/	The Case of the Purloined Pots Illegal trade in antiquities ranks as the world's fourth most lucrative illicit business after drugs, guns and money laundering http://www.smithsonianmag.si.edu/s
An Uncommon Mission: Father Jerome Tupa Paints the California Missions A online exhibit of paintings of California's Spanish missions with background information and related resources. http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/mission/	For the little ones... Make your own Buffalo Hide paintings http://americanhistory.si.edu/
North American Landscapes Online exhibition explores the landscapes of North America http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/	Seminole Patchwork Seminole Patchwork: an animation of how strips are put together. http://www2.austin.cc.tx.us/
*Art of the Moundbuilders* The legacy of the moundbuilders lives on, however, in the rich material record, which includes materials like pottery, copper, and shell. http://www.cr.nps.gov/aad/feature/artistry.htm	the art of leonard peltier http://www.austin360.com/
*Native American Crafts* Cornhusk dolls, pinch pots, dream catchers, weaving--modern techniques for ancient crafts. http://www.teachersfirst.com/summer/nativecrafts.htm	*Eyes on Ookipik The fuzzy sealskin owl created by an Inuit woman, Jeannie Snowball, could be a Canadian mascot. http://archives.cbc.ca/
*And Woman Wove It in a Basket* For the Klickitat Indians in Oregon, basketweaving is a way of reclaiming native forms and heritage. http://www.mediarights.org/	Dreamcatchers Beautiful photos and many designs http://members.aol.com/whitecld/dreams.html
Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 Protecting authentic Native Arts and Crafts http://www.artnatam.com/law.html	*CMCC - Gather Around This Pot* A virtual tour of pre-Columbian ceramic containers. http://www.civilization.ca/
*Boeda STRAND* Boeda Strand, full-blood Snohomish and Basket weaver. http://members.aol.com/	Kiowa Drawings in the National Anthropological Archives Works on buffalo hide and paper from the Smithsonian http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/kiowa/kiowa.htm
The Mathematics of Seminole Patchwork The patterns and stories that go with them. http://www2.austin.cc.tx.us	*Kiowa Drawings in the National Anthropological Archives* Enjoy a wide selection of Kiowa Drawings and 20th century Native American art. http://www.nmnh.si.edu/naa/kiowa/kiowa.htm
Porcupine Quillwork: The Parallel or Band Technique From NativeTech http://www.nativetech.org/quill/band.html

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