Ethnic @en

  Along the Coast weaving was left to the women. With their consummate ability, they utilized a variety of barks and grasses to create the most diverse objects: cradles, baskets, rain coats, “treasure baskets” with lids, potlatch hats.

    Nez Perce Warrior, 1877 The picture depicts a Nez Perce warrior at the beginning of the war which ended when theUnited Statesblocked the Nez Perce’s epic retreat towards the Canadian border. The crest is made up of fur, ermine tails and decorated bison horns. The war shirt is …

  This Karok woman photographed in 1869, perhaps it is Phoebe Maddux, is clearly posing – we can conclude this by the fact that she’s wearing ceremonial aprons and necklaces – however, the photograph shows some baskets all the same.  Her child is sleeping in a crib leaning against a …

  These Chitimacha baskets have all the typical Southwestern elements: diagonal workmanship, double weave, square base, rounded sides, removable lids. The curvilinear designs and the colour strips are clearly Chimitacha.

  A knife case found amongst the Han, an Apache tribe from the Sub-arctic region. These cases were worn around the neck and hung down to the chest. This one is made with thick cured caribou leather and decorated with common tusk shells paired with red, white and blue commercial …