Centuries before Europeans arrived with glass trading beads, Native people who lived in what is now Minnesota were making beads from stone, shells, teeth and bone. Dakota and Ojibwe women used these ...
Rhonda Besaw sits at her table fabric in front of her, tiny bead in one hand, needle in the other. With the first prick of the needle, she starts the conversation with her ancestors. “I take up the ...
CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Teri Greeves embellishes traditional woodwork with glass beads to celebrate her Kiowa culture and ancestry. The post Year of Glass: Contemporary ...
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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — An exhibition of contemporary bead art with 100 works from Native American and Indigenous artists will open in April in downtown Indianapolis. Radical Stitch is being touted as ...
A life-size sculpture of a Parasaurolophus decorated with Lenni Lenape beadwork is the first permanent sculpture introduced by the Navy Yard’s developer. Artist Marianela Fuentes stands in the ribcage ...
“I grew up with an aunt who was a master beadworker, so she taught me that when you bead something you are putting all of your love and energy into it,” says Looking Horse, who was 9 when she learned ...