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Marcus Amerman (born 1959) is a Native American (Choctaw Nation) beadwork artist, glass artist, painter, fashion designer, and performance artist, living in Idaho. He is known for his highly realistic beadwork portraits.
Wanesia Spry Misquadace (Fond du Lac Ojibwe), jeweler and birch bark biter, 2011 [1]Native American jewelry refers to items of personal adornment, whether for personal use, sale or as art; examples of which include necklaces, earrings, bracelets, rings and pins, as well as ketohs, wampum, and labrets, made by one of the Indigenous peoples of the United States.
Richard Aitson, Kiowa/Kiowa Apache beadwork artist [3] (1953–2022) Marcus Amerman, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Imogene Goodshot Arquero (Oglala Lakota), beadwork artist [4] Martha Berry, Cherokee Nation; Carla Hemlock, Mohawk; Sarah Ortegon HighWalking, Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho
Greenlandic Inuit have a unique textile tradition intregrating skin-sewing, furs, and appliqué of small pieces of brightly dyed marine mammal organs in mosaic designs, called avittat. Women create elaborate netted beadwork collars. They have strong mask-making tradition and also are known for an art form called tupilaq or an "evil spirit object."
Mississippi Choctaws in traditional clothing, ca. 1908 Choctaw beaded pouch, ca. 1900, Oklahoma, Oklahoma History Center. The culture of the Choctaw has greatly evolved over the centuries combining mostly European-American influences; however, interaction with Spain, France, and England greatly shaped it as well.
The Choctaw dance performed at the Annual Fair is seen as an authentic expression of the ancient Choctaw traditional culture and gives people who attend the fair a glimpse into that culture. Along with music and dance, many Choctaw artists display their bead work, baskets, drums, and other art during the Fair.
Métis artisans employed First Nations beadwork techniques along with floral designs influenced by French-Canadian nuns in Roman Catholic missions. By the 1830s, vibrant and lifelike floral motifs dominated Métis creations from the Red River region. Beadwork adorned nearly every traditional Métis garment, from moccasins to coats, belts to ...
Jeffrey A. Gibson was born on March 31, 1972, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. [1] [4] His mother is Georgia Wilson Gibson (Cherokee Nation). [8]His father was a citizen of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, as was his paternal grandfather Homer Gibson, from Conehatta, Mississippi. [9]