Charlie Georget, Valentin Humbert, Jade Labuda et Joris Dupont
Amerindian Ceramics
By Charlie and Jade
The Native American peoples of the Southwest are famous for their ceramics.
Their ceramic pots are mainly created to feed the crops.
But Native American art is primarily pictorial and decorative.
It is a very colourful art that uses signs, ideograms and pictograms.
For example the Hopis people are very prolific in symbolism, as shown in the Hopis vase in the picture.
In particular, they used the swastika, which are religious symbols in the form of a cross with bent branches to represent the peregrinations of the clans.
At the beginning of the Second World War, the Hopis officially renounced its use on their everyday objects and artistic creations.
The Native American peoples of the Southwest are famous for their ceramics.
Their ceramic pots are mainly created to feed the crops.
But Native American art is primarily pictorial and decorative.
It is a very colourful art that uses signs, ideograms and pictograms.
For example the Hopis people are very prolific in symbolism, as shown in the Hopis vase in the picture.
In particular, they used the swastika, which are religious symbols in the form of a cross with bent branches to represent the peregrinations of the clans.
At the beginning of the Second World War, the Hopis officially renounced its use on their everyday objects and artistic creations.
The Plains Indians and their costumes
By Joris and Valentin
-> les indiens des plaines = réputé (costumes, parure et peinture) -> les costumes dependait de l'activité comprend= un pagne (Morceau d'étoffe ou de matière végétale tressée, drapé autour de la taille et couvrant des hanches aux cuisses) + une ceinture + des mocassins -> montait en cheval, le guerrier (des plaines) enfilait des jambiere decore, parfois avec des meches de scalp (consiste à arracher tout ou partie du cuir chevelu (« scalp » en anglais) d'un adversaire, le plus souvent mort) -> la vestee de guerre = pour les grandes batailles -> pour les cérémonies ils enfilaient des véritable déguisements qui imitaient les animaux. ->L’Indien recevait toujours ses hôtes avec une couverture sur les épaules |
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The painting of the natives
By Joris and Valentin
Paintings on Navajo sand are often called "dry paint". In fact, they are not only made with coloured, red, yellow and white sands, but also with materials, pure and mixed, such as corn flour, pollen, petals of pulverized flowers and charcoal, which are spread on a generally golden sandy bottom. We observe the use of other materials, plants, minerals.
Paintings on Navajo sand are often called "dry paint". In fact, they are not only made with coloured, red, yellow and white sands, but also with materials, pure and mixed, such as corn flour, pollen, petals of pulverized flowers and charcoal, which are spread on a generally golden sandy bottom. We observe the use of other materials, plants, minerals.
The peoples of the North work on bone and horn
By Charlie and Jade
Native North Americans work on bone and horn.
They make many tools from them, weapons such as arrowheads.
They also make a lot of horn and bone jewellery such as necklaces, bracelets...
Native North Americans work on bone and horn.
They make many tools from them, weapons such as arrowheads.
They also make a lot of horn and bone jewellery such as necklaces, bracelets...
Basketry
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By Charlie and Jade
The Native American peoples of the Southwest are recognized for their ceramics and basketry which are geometric and colourful weaving. They make woven objects using fine and flexible rods. The main products are wicker and rattan. The handmade objects can be classified according to the methods used (which itself depends on the material) or according to their descriptions (shapes, colours, etc.). They use plants and trees such as bamboo, chestnut, straw, rattan, etc. as a resource. |
Totem poles
By Charlie and Jade
The Native Americans of the northwest carve huge totem poles and masks out of giant cedar wood. The cedar wood originates from the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. A totem pole is a monumental sculpture in the form of wooden posts. It is an emblem for families or to commemorate historical events. It can measure several tens of meters. Due to its composition and the harsh climate in this part of the world, it has a limited lifespan of about sixty years. |
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