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2. Mississippian stone statuary - Wikipedia

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   Map showing geographical extent of Mississippian stone statues. The Mississippian stone statuary are artifacts of polished stone in the shape of human figurines made by members of the Mississippian culture (800 to 1600 CE) and found in archaeological sites in the American Midwest and Southeast. [1]

3. Hopi Kachina figure - Wikipedia

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   Katsina tihu (Kokopol), probably late 19th century, Brooklyn Museum Hopi katsina figures (Hopi language: tithu or katsintithu), also known as kachina dolls, are figures carved, typically from cottonwood root, by Hopi people to instruct young girls and new brides about katsinas or katsinam, the immortal beings that bring rain, control other aspects of the natural world and society, and act as ...

4. Visual arts of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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   An art practice used by the Native American tribes of California, such as the Chumash, are carving and shaping effigy figurines. From multiple archaeological studies that occurred in various historical sites (the Channel Islands , Malibu , Santa Barbara , and more) many effigy figures were discovered and portrayed several zoomorphic forms, such ...

5. Nampa figurine - Wikipedia

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   Pocatello Native American The Nampa figurine (also known as the Nampa Image or the Nampa Doll ) is a 1.5-inch (38 mm) fired clay doll found near Nampa, Idaho , in 1889. The figurine has been dyed red, possibly due to iron oxide deposition, and depicts a female figure with jewelry and clothing.

6. Ceramics of Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Wikipedia

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   Moche portrait vessel, Musée du quai Branly, ca. 100—700 CE, 16 x 29 x 22 cm Jane Osti (Cherokee Nation), with her award-winning pottery, 2006. Ceramics of Indigenous peoples of the Americas is an art form with at least a 7500-year history in the Americas. [1]

7. California unveils Native American monument at Capitol ...

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   An eight-foot-tall bronze statue of a late Native American leader known for preserving cultural dances now stands surrounded by trees in a historic park outside of California's state Capitol ...