Native American Art in North America

Question 1

What is quillwork?

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soaking porcupine and bird quills with natural dyes and working them into surface patterns on other objects

Question 2

What imagery was important to the Northwest coast tribes?

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animals

Question 3

What is depicted above?

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Chilkat Blanket

Question 4

Plains men recorded their exploits in paintings on all of the following except:

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cow-hide robes

Question 5

What are the three techniques used in basket weaving?

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coiling, twining, plaiting

Question 6

Which of the following was not considered a form of personal adornment?

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All of the above are forms of personal adornment.

Question 7

What is plaiting?

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a technique which involves weaving strips over and under one another

Question 8

What tribe is the above piece from?

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Pomo

Question 9

What types of symbols were used in quillwork?

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all of these

Question 10

Which of the following symbols did the Sioux believe protected them from natural and supernatural forces?

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thunderbird

Native American Art in North America Answers