Every summer, there’s one particular booth at the Santa Fe Indian Market that always draws a crowd. The annual event, which is the largest indigenous market in North America, features a number of ...

Zulu beaded jewelry is a unique African art form that has been passed down generations. The intricate designs and vibrant ...

Can't tell the difference between Dakota and Ojibwe beadwork? "Worn Within" it. Minnesota is home to two major tribal nations - the Dakota and the Ojibwe. And their beadwork art are quite different.

A new beadwork exhibit at the Ashukan cultural centre in Montreal's Old Port is lending a contemporary voice to the aboriginal story-telling method known as Wampum. Beadwork: Visions of ...

She made it as a child in the 1960s at the Indian and Métis Friendship Centre in Winnipeg’s North End, where she learned the daisy-chain technique from Dorothy Maquabeak Francis of Waywayseecappo in ...

Kikuyu beadwork has deep cultural roots, serving as a means of communication and storytelling among the Kikuyu people. Each ...

This page was researched and composed by Rachel Steinberg, '13, while she was an undergraduate volunteer in the Anthropology Department. The majority of the items in this collection are the artistic ...

You may remember Perler beads from first or second grade; these small plastic beads are placed into a peg board and then ironed to produce a solid multicolored piece of plastic. Recently, Perler beads ...

Beading feels natural for Amelia Rivera. She sat down at a table in her apartment on Douglas Island in February, rhythmically threading two needles in and out of a piece she’s been working on recently ...

Most people attribute ornate beadwork to First Nation people, but Métis people also have a rich and unique history of making beautiful art with beads. Artist Jennine Krauchi has been beading all her ...