Rate This Article Making Horn Utensils © 2012 Crazy Crow Trading Post Making Horn Utensils © 2012 Crazy Crow Trading Post Like peoples across the world, Native Americans had needs for basic utensils, and, as was their custom, they turned to nature for materials. In those [read more]
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Rate This Article Deluxe Adjustable Wooden Bead Looms NATIVE AMERICAN BEADING LOOM USE Crazy Crow Trading Post Craft Focus ~ June 2009 Deluxe Adjustable Wooden Bead Looms NATIVE AMERICAN BEADING LOOM USE Crazy Crow Trading Post Craft Focus ~ June 2009 Building a Better Mousetrap . . [read more]
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This article, A Visual History of Tradecloth, A Partial Record, is an enhancement of the original presentation at the Material Culture of the Plains, Prairie and Plateau Conference (MCPPP), National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 16-18, 2008. It is an attempt to show examples of the various types of trade cloth and their use by American Indian people over time.
