Indigenous Art

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Here is a High Country News’ article I took photos for. During my photo assignment, I met a ni

Mask-headdress in the shape of a ram’s head, of the Mossi people, Burkina Faso.  Artist unknown; 20t

Artist page: http://www.nsrgnts.com 

Egungun mask of the Yoruba people, Nigeria.  Artist unknown; 20th century.  Now in theMusée du quai

Maiden spirit mask of the Igbo people, Nigeria.  Artist unknown; early 20th century.  Now in the Bro

Carved door (wood with iron staples) thought to be by the artist Sakiwa of the Nupe peoples, Nigeria

Yoruba twin statuettes covered with shells.  Artist unknown; 20th century.  Now in theMusée du quai

Ivory armband from the Yoruba city-state of Owo (in present-day Ondo State, Nigeria).  Artist unknow

Zapotec ceramic urn in the form of Cociyo, god of lightning and rain.  Artist unknown; ca. 400-500 C

Extensively decorated with modeled imagery, duct flutes of Veracruz are characterized by one or two

Bird mask of the Tsimshian people, used in initiation ceremonies.  Artist unknown; 19th century.  Co

heterogeneoushomosexual:In light of Celebrating Indigenous People Everyday, here’s an excerpt from #

Navajo woman’s dress (one panel).  Artist unknown; 1860.  Now in the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Ceremonial wool cape of the Chilkat clan of the Tlingit people, northwest coast of North America, 18

medievalpoc:The Inuit Discovery of Scotland in 1682James Wallace (d. September, 1688), a minister in

Demian DinéYazhi’Naasht’ézhí Tábąąhá Girlstwo-color lithograph22 x 30″edition of 17$600A two-color l

NYC + BK! I’ll be reading this weekend at Printed Matter and will be joined by my favorite NY poets

Olmec jadeite mask.  Artist unknown; 10th-6th cent. BCE.  Now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.  Ph

Mask depicting ritual scarification, of the Ngbaka people, Nord-Ubangi province, Democratic Republic

At 63 feet long, the Great Canoe is completely seaworthy! Well, it was originally. After hanging in

Jeffrey Gibson, an artist of Choctaw and Cherokee descent, incorporates elements of Native American

Headdress worn during naming ceremonies, probably Tembé (Tembe) (attributed said to have been collec

Indigenous Peoples’ Day recognizes Indigenous and Native people as the original inhabitants of the l

Woman’s shirt with Ancestor figure motif (Frog ancestor) Run dialect, Li PeopleBaisha County,

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