A South Side arts and culture facility will host two events promoting American Indian beading and jewelry making. American Indian craft artist Vivian Enos will host a series of beading workshops, ...
Throughout his life, Big Chief Ferdinand Bigard maintained the traditions of the Mardi Gras Indians. Since 1946, he designed and helped create spectacular beaded and feathered suits for many Indians - ...
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In the 19th century, European traders and colonists brought glass beads to the United States, and Native American artists began using them in their textile embellishment work. Before beadwork, there ...
They were joined by a fourth sewing student, Janae Hurst, 22, a recent Dillard University graduate and an aspiring fashion designer who has begun to incorporate Mardi Gras Indian beading into her ...
Images of hippie-era love beads and Native American-inspired headbands can condemn beading in jewelry and accessories to appearing quaint at best. But the artisan level of contemporary beaders ...
Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. It was a Friday afternoon in early May, and the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts Native Fashion week was ...