Quill and Beadwork of the Western Sioux


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"...we have tried here to present designs known to be Sioux, for use in Sioux schools. The purpose of the book is a practical one. Though we have striven for accuracy, our aim has not been an exhaustive scientific study. Rather, it has been to bring together a representative collection of designs and to explain them, so that practical workers, both students and teachers, may be able to recognize the bead and quillwork of the western Sioux and to make it for themselves. The art has changed in the past and those who understand its style and uses may use their imaginations to develop it still more, while keeping it Indian and Sioux."--Introduction, page 9.







Sioux Quill and Beadwork


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In-depth guide to ancient Native American crafts focuses on the techniques of the western Sioux. Explanations of techniques involved in quillwork, including dyeing and sewing, beadwork methods. More than 80 photographs and drawings depict handsome motifs on articles of clothing including vests, shirts, robes, dresses, leggings, moccasins, blankets, saddlebags, and shields.




Guide to Indian Quillworking


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"Quillwork, once practised by Great Lakes and Plains Indian tribes, has inspired Christy Ann Hensler to save this delicate art from extinction.




American Indian Beadwork


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A handicraft guide to American Indian beadwork for those seeking the fundamentals of construction and ideas of design—fully illustrated throughout. American Indian Beadwork includes: -Directions for beading stitches -Directions for making and stringing a loom -Fifty-four black-and-white photographs of actual Indian beadwork -Thirteen full-color pages of 132 authentic Indian patterns for your own beadwork




Micmac Quillwork


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Major portion of the work deals with the bark insertion technique. Lavishly illustrated with black and white and colour photographs.




Sioux Beadwork


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Traditional Indian Bead & Leather Crafts


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Presents illustrated instructions on the basics of beadwork and leather crafts of the American Indians and the early frontier.




Native Paths


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This catalogue includes 139 Native North American works of art that represent many peoples and a variety of materials and functions, presented here for their aesthetic value.-- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.