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  Lakota Warrior on his horse, designed in beads on a pipe bag. A typical Sioux Teton (Lakota) beaded artifact from the last quarter of last century. Notice the accuracy of the details: the crest of eagle feathers, the pony-tail tied back for battle and the scalps hanging from the …

  Around 1890 in the Southwest, the so-called German thread was imported in order to improve the quality of the Navajo wool used in weaving. It is distinguished in the zig-zag pattern of this blanket, observing the thick fringe. The bright red background is used as the base for the …

  Cree Woman (painting by Karl Bodmer, 1833). The deerskin dress is typical of the Plains style, as are the Dentalium shell and blue bead earrings. The chin is tattooed, a common custom among the Cree.

    The chromatic sense and the skill of the artisans of the Southwest are suitably documented by the feminine manta (Spanish term meaning blanket) of the San Juan pueblo, woven in black, green and red, and by the Navajo silver and turquoise green necklace. Both are the product of …

  Weaving with a loom results in needlework where the fibers which sustain the beads are also the only warp of the finished object. The oldest type of weaving loom is the bow loom: a flexible stick with healds made of birch bark or leather to hold up and separate …