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 ...

Rhonda Besaw sits at her table fabric in front of her, tiny bead in one hand, needle in the other. With the first prick of the needle, she starts the conversation with her ancestors. “I take up the ...

Originally published: Beads and beadwork of the American Indians. 2nd ed. New York : Museum of the American Indian, 1975. https://siris-libraries.si.edu/ipac20/ipac ...

“Amazon Bag” by Nico Williams is one of the pieces included in “Radical Stitch,” now showing through Aug. 3 at the Eiteljorg Museum. The exhibition is one of the largest collections of contemporary ...

"An unabridged reprint of Guide leaflet no. 50, 'Indian beadwork : a help for students of design,' published by the American Museum of Natural History, New York City ...

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