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Masks are an important part of culture for Native Americans. They had many different uses, including ceremonies and gift giving occasions, and they were all made by hand. The masks were usually created to look like animals and represented…
Continue readingIf you study the indigenous cultures through time, most societies were found to have developed pottery, particularly if they were a farming culture. Native North American tribes used pottery for hundreds of years before the Europeans arrived, and their arrival…
Continue readingMudhead Katsinam get their name from their characteristically round and mud-covered masks. They are also known by their Zuni name, Koyemsi. According to ancient Zuni lore, the Mudhead is neither a man nor a Katsina. Owing to disgraceful…
Continue readingFor centuries Native Americans of the Southwest have cultivated their rich artistic traditions. Techniques have been honed and refined, practiced and passed down. Crafts conceived as utilitarian necessities have blossomed into extraordinary forms of creative expression. Today, Navajo pitch baskets…
Continue readingHere at Kachina House, we have the privilege of seeing large quantities of beautiful Native American jewelry of many different materials and eras of history. There is no doubt that in the Navajo tradition, the squash blossom necklace is…
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