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Carolyn Beck, Flower Iconography on Handle, Ceremonial Dance Fan, 1991, July, 1991

Handle is 10 1/4" long, diamond-shaped, and edged with sweet grass. Fan is decorated with three red quill flowers with green stems and leaves ending…

Carolyn Beck, Fan Feathers, Ceremonial Dance Fan, 1991, 1991

Erasure

Indigenous art pieces are often collected, sorted, and labeled in ways that improperly reflect- or even distort- Indigenous meaning. (Brushac, 2017).…

Drum Bottom

Detail of Pocket

This bag is a large heavily beaded bag with a slit at the top. It has a beaded strap worn diagonally over the shoulder, thus resting the bag at hip…

Detail of Beads

This bag is a large heavily beaded bag with a slit at the top. It has a beaded strap worn diagonally over the shoulder, thus resting the bag at hip…

Detail of Bag

This bag is a large heavily beaded bag with a slit at the top. It has a beaded strap worn diagonally over the shoulder, thus resting the bag at hip…

Unknown Artist, Odawa, Cover Page, 1900 C.E.

Tags: Ayla Schwartz, Birchbark, Decorative, Julie Yi, Quillbox, Quillwork, Sweetgrass

Delia Beboning, Colours View, 1985

Tags: Carolyn Faulkner, Louis Kelley

Closer View of Full Bag

This bag is a large heavily beaded bag with a slit at the top. It has a beaded strap worn diagonally over the shoulder, thus resting the bag at hip…