Learn about the arts of the indigenous people of Eastern North America.
1600 C.E.–present
Learn about the arts of the indigenous people of Eastern North America.
1600 C.E.–present
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Expertly embroidered with florals and heraldry, these trays were gifted by the Wendat Nation to the Governor General of Canada and his wife.
This manuscript contains about 180 illustrations of people, plants, and animals in New France (a French colony in North America)—including a unicorn
Between 6000 and 1000 B.C.E., thousands of nomadic Native Americans travelled and lived along the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, making enigmatic, carefully carved stones known today as bannerstones.
A bag that belonged to the first ordained Native American Methodist minister
This outfit was likely made for a British lieutenant and gifted to him in a ritual exchange to show mutual respect.
These bags imitated the ones European soldiers carried their ammunition in, and were worn during ceremonies.
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