Native American Art History I

  • Reconstruction of Ceremonial enclosure
    1500 BCE

    Reconstruction of Ceremonial enclosure

    Drawing by Jon Gibson (Archaic Period, Poverty Point Site), Reconstruction of Ceremonial enclosure, c. 1500 B.C.E., pen and ink
  • Wilmington Tablet
    400 BCE

    Wilmington Tablet

    Unknown Adena Artist (Adena), Wilmington Tablet, c. 400 B.C.E.-1 C.E, Sandstone
  • Mica Ornament in the Shape of a Hand
    200 BCE

    Mica Ornament in the Shape of a Hand

    Unknown Hopewell Artist (Hopewell Culture), Mica Ornament in the Shape of a Hand, Middle Woodland Period 200 B.C.E-400 C.E., sheet mica
  • Human Effigy Pipe
    100 BCE

    Human Effigy Pipe

    Unknown Adena Artist (Adena Culture), Human Effigy Pipe, 100 B.C.E-100 C.E., pipestone
  • Beaver Effigy Platform Pipe
    100 BCE

    Beaver Effigy Platform Pipe

    Unknown Havana Artist (Havana Culture), Beaver Effigy Platform Pipe, 100 B.C.E-200 C.E, pipestone, river pearl, bone
  • Sacaton Red-on-buff Cauldron
    950

    Sacaton Red-on-buff Cauldron

    Hohokam Artist (Hohokam Culture), Sacaton Red-on-buff Cauldron, c. 950-1150 C.E, Materials 

  • Aerial View of Serpent Mound
    1000

    Aerial View of Serpent Mound

    Photograph by Tom Root, Aerial View of Serpent Mound, c. 1000 C.E, photograph
  • Drawing of Mimbres Pottery Designs
    1100

    Drawing of Mimbres Pottery Designs

    Mimbres Artist (Mimbres Culture), Drawing of Mimbres Pottery Designs, c. 1100 C.E, Materials 

  • Black-on-white Bowl
    1100

    Black-on-white Bowl

    Mimbres Artist (Mimbres Culture), Black-on-white Bowl, c. 1100 C.E.
  • Cross Section of Architectural Construction
    1150

    Cross Section of Architectural Construction

    (Ancestral Puebloan Culture), Cross Section of Architectural Construction, Chaco Canyon , c. 1150 C.E

  • Seed Jar
    1150

    Seed Jar

    Ancestral Puebloan Artist (Ancestral Puebloan Culture), Seed Jar, c. 1150 C.E, fired clay, pigment

  • Resting Warrior Effigy Pipe
    1200

    Resting Warrior Effigy Pipe

    Unknown Mississippian Artist (Mississippian Culture), Resting Warrior Effigy Pipe, c. 1200-1320 C.E, bauxite
  • Interior View of Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde
    1250

    Interior View of Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde

    Photo by Janet Catherine Berlo (Ancestral Puebloan Culture), Interior View of Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, c. 1250 C.E, 

  • Ramos Polychrome Jar Depicting Human Wearing Macaw Headdress
    1280

    Ramos Polychrome Jar Depicting Human Wearing Macaw Headdress

    Unknown Paquimé Artist (Paquimé Culture), Ramos Polychrome Jar Depicting Human Wearing Macaw Headdress, c. 1280-1450 C.E, Materials 

  • Breastplate
    1300

    Breastplate

    Unknown Fort Walton Culture Artist (Fort Walton Culture), Breastplate, c. 1300-1400 C.E, copper
  • Reproduction of Kiva Mural, Awatovi Village, Antelope Mesa, Arizona
    1400

    Reproduction of Kiva Mural, Awatovi Village, Antelope Mesa, Arizona

    Artist Name (Tribe), Reproduction of Kiva Mural, Awatovi Village, Antelope Mesa, Arizona, c. 1400 C.E, Materials 

  • Tunic from Tonto Ruins
    1400

    Tunic from Tonto Ruins

    Salado Artist (Salado Culture), Tunic from Tonto Ruins, Arizona, 1400-1500 C.E, Materials 

  • Water Vessel
    1500

    Water Vessel

    Unknown Caddoan Artist (Caddoan Culture), Water Vessel, c. 1500-1700, engraved shell
  • Reconstruction drawings of Pecos Pueblo
    1500

    Reconstruction drawings of Pecos Pueblo

    Pecos Pueblo, Reconstruction drawings of Pecos Pueblo, 16th and 17th Centuries, drawing
  • Rock Paintings of the Mishipeshu, a Canoe, and Serpents

    Rock Paintings of the Mishipeshu, a Canoe, and Serpents

    Unknown Anishinaabe Artist (Anishinaabe Culture),Rock Paintings of the Mishipeshu, a Canoe, and Serpents, 17th or 18th Century, Materials
  • War Club

    War Club

    Unknown Northeastern Woodland Artist (Woodland Culture), War Club, c.1620-80, hardwood, brass, iron, copper, and shell inlay
  • Deerskin Robe (Powhattan’s Mantle)

    Deerskin Robe (Powhattan’s Mantle)

    Virginia Algonkian Artist (Virginia Algonkian Culture), Deerskin Robe(Powhattan’s Mantle), c. 1638, hide, marginella shell
  • Double-headed Drum

    Double-headed Drum

    Unknown Anishinaabe Artist (Anishinaabe Culture), Double-headed Drum, c. 18th Century, hide, wood, red ochre
  • Shoulder Bag

    Shoulder Bag

    Unknown Anishinaabe Artist (Anishinaabe Culture), Shoulder Bag, c. 1760-84, deer skin, moosehair, porcupine quilla, metal cones, deer hair
  • Water Jars

    Water Jars

    She-we-na (Zuni Pueblo Culture), Water Jars, Late 19th to early 20th century, ceramic and pigment
  • Beaded Sash

    Beaded Sash

    Unknown Choctaw Artist (Choctaw Culture), Beaded Sash, c. 1812, stroud cloth, beads
  • Canoe Model with Six Warriors

    Canoe Model with Six Warriors

    Jean Baptiste Assiginack (Tribe), Canoe Model with Six Warriors, c. 1815-27, birch bark, white cedar, maple and bago wood, pine gum, red and black paint, fabric feathers
  • Church Collection Box

    Church Collection Box

    Dennis Cusick, Church Collection Box, c. 1821-22, watercolor on paper attached to wood
  • Moccasins

    Moccasins

    Unknown Wendat Artist (Wendat Culture), Moccasins, c. 1847-53, black-dyed skin, moosehair, cotton thread, silk lining, binding and ribbon
  • Bandolier Bag

    Bandolier Bag

    Unknown Delaware Artist (Deleware Culture), Bandolier Bag, c. 1850-70, wool, beads
  • Sarapa

    Sarapa

    Unknown Navajo Artist (Navajo Culture), Sarapa, c.1870-1, handspun wool
  • Cross and Dragonfly Necklace

    Cross and Dragonfly Necklace

    Unknown Navajo or Pueblo Artist (Navajo or Pueblo Culture), Cross and Dragonfly Necklace, c. 1880, coin, silver, brass, and beads
  • Blanket with Ribbon Appliqué

    Blanket with Ribbon Appliqué

    Unknown Meskwaki Artist (Meskwaki Culture), Blanket with Ribbon Appliqué, c. 1880, wool, cloth, silk ribbon, German silver brooches
  • Photo of Gaan or Mountain Spirit Ceremonial Performers

    Photo of Gaan or Mountain Spirit Ceremonial Performers

    Photo courtesy by National Anthropological Archives (Apache Culture), Photo of Gaan or Mountain Spirit Ceremonial Performers, c. 1899, photograph
  • Olla

    Olla

    Unknown Western Apache Artist (Apache Culture), Olla, Late 19th Century, willow and devil’s claw
  • Shalako Figure

    Shalako Figure

    Zuni Artist (Zuni Culture), Shalako Figure, Early 20th Century, wood, feathers, pigments
  • Seminole Men and Children Wearing Patchwork Clothing

    Seminole Men and Children Wearing Patchwork Clothing

    Photo Courtesy of Florida Department of State Archives (Seminole Culture), Seminole Men and Children Wearing Patchwork Clothing, c. 1900, photograph
  • Nested Covered Baskets

    Nested Covered Baskets

    Clara Darden (Chitimacha Culture), Nested Covered Baskets, c. 1904, woodsplints, dye
  • Hopi Ceremonial Dance

    Hopi Ceremonial Dance

    Fred Kabotie (Hopi Culture), Hopi Ceremonial Dance, 1921, watercolor on paper
  • Photo of Navajo Weaver

    Photo of Navajo Weaver

    Photo courtesy by Palace of the Governors Photo Archives (Navajo Culture), Photo of Navajo Weaver, Flock, and Stone Hogan, c. 1926, photograph
  • Photo of Navajo Sandpainters at Work

    Photo of Navajo Sandpainters at Work

    Photo Courtesy by National Anthropological Archives (Navajo Culture), Photo of Navajo Sandpainters at Work, c. 1930, photograph
  • Maria and Julian Martinez and their Pottery

    Maria and Julian Martinez and their Pottery

    Photo by T. Harmon Parkhurst (San Iidefonso Pueblo Culture), Maria and Julian Martinez and their Pottery, c. 1935, photograph
  • Man’s Outfit

    Man’s Outfit

    Unknown Anishinaabe Artist (Anishinaabe Culture), Man’s Outfit, c. 1970, birchbark, cotton, linen, wool, feathers, silk, silver brooches, porcupine quills, horsehair, hide, sinew
  • Cuff Bracelet

    Cuff Bracelet

    Charles Loloma (Hopi Culture), Cuff Bracelet, c. 1982, gold, jet, ironwood, turquoise, lapis lazuli, ivory, and coral
  • The Emergence of the Clowns

    The Emergence of the Clowns

    Roxanne Swentzell (Santa Clara Pueblo), The Emergence of the Clowns, 1988, fired clay, pigments
  • Tewa Deer Dancers

    Tewa Deer Dancers

    Photo by Janet Catherine Berlo (Tewa Culture), Tewa Deer Dancers, Tesuque Pueblo, 1991, photograph
  • Eighteen-in-one Sampler: The Navajo

    Eighteen-in-one Sampler: The Navajo

    Sarah Paul Begay (Navajo Culture), Eighteen-in-one Sampler: The Navajo, c. 1993, wool
  • Duality

    Duality

    Dan Namingha (Hopi-Tewa Culture), Duality, c. 1997, bronze
  • Multistorey Apartment Block

    Multistorey Apartment Block

    Photo by Mary M. Fox (Ancestral Puebloan Culture), Multistorey Apartment Block, Taos Pueblo, c. 2000, photograph 

  • Cayuga Haudenosaunee Woman’s Outfit

    Cayuga Haudenosaunee Woman’s Outfit

    Samuel Thomas (Haudenosaunee Culture), Cayuga Haudenosaunee Woman’s Outfit, c. 2001