Native American Art and Technology
Native Tech: Splint Baskets of the Northeast
An exhaustive look at the splint baskets made by the Northeast Woodland Indians. See a slide show of the types of baskets, find out how they were made, and look at the many designs. Use the topic index on the left to navigate the site.
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Native Tech: Pottery and Clay
Find out how the Northeast Woodland Indians used clay to make pottery. From the index you can find out about the kinds of pottery, the development of shapes, the designs, and how the pottery was made.
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Native Tech: Plants and Trees
The Northeast Woodlands Indians had an abundance of plants to use for housing, transportation, food, and even for toys. Read about the various plants they used and how they used them. You'll be amazed at the many uses of the cattail. Use...
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Native Tech: Northeastern Native American Birchbark Canoe
If you want to build a birchbark canoe, this site shows you what you need to know. See the cut-away of a canoe that shows the materials used and how the Eastern Woodlands Indians constructed their mode of transportation.
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Native Tech: Native American Beadwork: Meaning in Native American Life
An interesting look at the role beads and jewelry played in the cultural lives of the Northeast Woodland Indians. Find out about their uses in ceremonies and trade.
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Native Tech: Native American Beadwork: Display of Native American Beadwork
The Northeast Woodland Indians used many different materials to make their jewelry. Read about the materials, how they were used, and see pictures of different kinds of jewelry.
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Native Tech: Woven Wampum Beadwork: Wampum History and Background
A comprehensive look at the history of wampum, what materials were used, and how the wampum was woven into jewelry and belts. There is even a hyperlink to allow you to make your own virtual wampum belt.
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Native Tech: Bead and Pendant Types of the Northeast
See the creative ways the Northeast Woodland Indians used natural materials to fashion their jewelry. Using the menu, see drawings and read commentary about the many types of beads.
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Native Tech: Birds and Feathers
An interesting look at how Native American cultures used feathers for decoration in their clothing and for fans. Use the index to access the articles and descriptions.
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Native Tech: Coil Basketry
Whatever you want to know about the coiled basket technique used by several Native American cultures, you can find out on this site. Learn about the background of the basketry, the techniques, the materials used, and even play a game to...
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Native Tech: Culture Areas and the Locations of Tribes With Illustrated Clothing
A great map of the Native American culture areas with corresponding drawings of the cultures' individual clothing styles.
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Native Tech: Traditional Metal Working in the Northeast
Native Americans used metal long before contact with the Europeans. Find out the history of the use of copper especially in the Northeast as well as later uses of metals. Use the index to access the information. You can also find...
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Native Tech: Wigwams
Find out about the wigwam, the primary type of housing used by Native Americans in the Northeast. You can read primary source descriptions, see how a wigwam is constructed, and tour pictures of contemporary wigwams.
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Native Tech: Mi'kmaq (Micmac) Medicines, Foods, and Teas
Pictures of the various plants the Micmacs used for food and medicinal purposes. Click on the name of the plant to see a picture and a description of its use.
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Native Tech: Native American Brass & Copper Bead Making
Brief description of copper beads made by tribes in the Northeast Woodland culture area with images.
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Native Tech: Native American Brass and Copper Work in Wire
Description of brass and copper wire ornaments made by tribes in the Northeast Woodland culture area.
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Native Tech: Native American Porcupine Quill Embroidery
A discussion of Native American porcupine quill embroidery and photos of examples of quill artwork make this site complete.
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Native Tech: Native American Food & Recipes
NativeTech provides many different recipes from around the North American continent. Each one is submitted by someone of Native American heritage, with a notation about the origins of the recipe. Organized by food groups.
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Native Tech: Beads and Beadwork
This site describes different techniques of bead weaving used by the Eastern Woodland tribes. There are five different topics discussed as well as a bibliography. The five topics provide detailed descriptions of the types, techniques and...
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Native Tech: Porcupine Quill Jewelry
This site describes different types of jewelry made from porcupine quills and various techniques for making necklaces and bracelets. It has specific directions on how to make a bracelet with a diagram illustrating. It also has pictures...
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Native Tech: Kettle Manufacture and Repair
Describes early Native American techniques for manufacturing and repairing brass and copper kettles with detail on types of handles and rivets for repair jobs and pictures of kettles and repair patches.
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Native Tech: Native American Technology and Art
Informational site discusses the technology of Native American crafts and the meaning of those crafts. Touches on everything from pottery to clothing.
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Native Tech: Regional Overview of Native American Clothing Styes: Plains
Included in this collection of Native American clothing styles is an example of Crow clothing from 1880.
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Native Tech: Scenes of the Eastern Woodlands
Take a virtual tour of an Eastern Woodlands Indian village to see how the Indians lived, fished, hunted, and constructed their houses. There are drawings and short descriptions of the activities.