Native American Art: From Totems to Textiles

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USEFUL ART Native American art isn’t a single style Every community has its own history culture and designs Not all Native American groups make the same kinds of objects Some are known for baskets while others make pottery Some mastered masks while others are famous for blankets Most Native American art has one thing in common It’s used for something Some art is made to speak with spirits or gods Other art tells stories Pottery for cooking can be art too There’s no limit to art’s uses DID YOU KNOW Respect for nature is important in native art Haudenosaunee or Iroquois artists may speak to a tree before they begin carving or cutting into its wood 6