Native American Art

One way that the Native American culture expresses their beliefs is through art. Some examples of Native American art are totem poles, quilt weaving, ceramics, and paintings. Native American art is often full of symbols, especially of living things such as animals and people.

Totem Poles

Pottery

Native Americans express their culture through pottery. Though the design varied greatly from tribe to tribe, the technique used was the same. The pottery was typically created by the women in the tribe and it was shaped by hand. Tribes from the Southwest portion of North America were most likely to create pottery.

Click here to download an Activstudio flipchart about Native American pottery to use on the Promethean Activboard.

Below are some pictures of Native American pottery found at First People.

First People of America and Canada : Turtle Island

Child friendly site about American and Canadian Indians. 1400+ legends, 400+ agreements and treaties, 4000+ pictures, free clipart, American Indian Jewelry and more.

Patterns

One common theme that can be found througout the different forms of Native American art is patterning. Click on the sidebar to find links for online patterning activities.

All pictures on this page were found at Pics4Learning unless otherwise noted.

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