CONTENTS What Is Art 4 Useful Art 6 Ancient Art 8 Changing Art 10 Making Masks 12 Art with Porcupine Quills 14 Totem Poles of the Northwest Coast 16 Clay Creativity 18 Wonderful Woven Work 20 Labeling Native Art 22 Meet a Modern Artist 24 Where Can You See It 26 So Much More 28 Glossary 30 For More Information 31 Index 32 Words in the glossary appear in bold type the first time they are used in the text
WHAT IS ART Many people see art as a way of recording and presenting a story thought or belief Artists design or plan the look of a piece and then create it with certain materials Today artists may be hired by someone to make their art Many Native Americans don’t think of art like this Art is a part of life Art might be clothing food jars or religious pieces Art objects are to be touched and used Native men women and children made art in the past and still do today 4 NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENT-ARTISTS WEAVING AND BEAD PROJECTS
When Europeans first came to North America many Native American languages didn’t have words for art or artist 5
