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Beloit College: Ancient Cultures of the Southwest

For Students 9th - 10th
Find information and photos of historic Southwest pottery and other artifacts at this resource. You can search by tribe or by styles of pottery. Plenty of full-color examples.
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Arts: Surrounded by Beauty: Arts of Native America

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the art, culture, and history of Native Americans through this Minneapolis Institute of Arts site. You'll find pieces of art from the Northeast Woodlands, Mississippi Valley, Plains, Southwest, and the Northwest coast, as well as...
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Inst. Of Arts: Navajo Ketoh (Wrist Guard)

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a brief history of the Navajo, along with text of a Navajo creation story, and a photograph of a ketoh, a wristguard worn by Navajo archers. Includes a discussion of the symbols in the ketoh, and how they reflect Navajo culture...
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Denver Art Museum: Northwest Coast Indian Carving

For Students 3rd - 8th
Explore in detail two examples of the carving and painting style of the Native Americans of the Northwest Coast: an ocean-going canoe and a bentwood box, which was used for storage. Read about materials that Native craftspeople used and...
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California State University

Lesson Plan: Pictograph Stone Carving

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan provides a fun art activity about stone carving.