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**Cvkvlv Beadwork** @CvkvlvBeadwork@turtleisland.social · 17h

17h

Cvkvlv Beadwork @CvkvlvBeadwork@turtleisland.social

Hvresse (Moon) is pronounced Huh-thlee-see and Tasahcē (Spring) is pronounced Da-sah-jee

Hvresse Tasahcē (Spring Moon) Brick Stitch Fringe Beaded Earrings

https://cvkvlv.com/products/hvresse-tasahce-spring-moon-brick-stitch-fringe-beaded-earrings

A pair of beaded fringe earrings featuring little buttery yellow moon shapes against the blue top, that ombre down to purple, light pink, buttery yellow, green, and finally blue again at the edge of the fringe.

#Beadwork #Mvskoke #Indigenous

**Catherine Schmidt** @lillyfinch@mstdn.social · 1d

Catherine Schmidt @lillyfinch@mstdn.social

#native #nativeamerican #indigenous #nativepride #firstnations #nativeculture #nativebeauty #nativeamericanart #nativeamericanpride #indigenouspeople #indigenousart ##navajo #poems #alt #bird #raven

“The One Who Brings Light from the Shadows”

— A Raven Legend

They say the Raven was not born in light.
It was born in darkness, where secrets, pain, and truth are hidden.
But instead of fleeing, it learned to listen —
to hear what light could never touch.

In the stories of the Native people, the Raven is a carrier of ancient knowledge, not from books, but from what others overlook:
the wind blowing the wrong way, the footsteps of a lost soul,
and dreams never spoken aloud.

Its feathers — though black — shimmer with the colors of dusk, fire, and earth. Because Raven is not a harbinger of death, as many believe,
but rather the guardian of rebirth.

The elders call it Takuah —
“The One Who Finds Light in the Dark.”
If you see a Raven, don’t chase it away.
It may carry a message — not from this world,
but from the place your soul once belonged.

**Art History Animalia** @art_history_animalia@historians.social · 3d

Art History Animalia @art_history_animalia@historians.social

#FishFriday :
“Ceramic bottles modeled and painted in the form of #parrotfish. Moche style, Peru.” [Moche culture c.100-800CE]
On display at @ AMNH NYC [B/3663, 41.2/7779]
The 2nd vessel with the bump on the head likely represents the appropriately named Bumphead Parrotfish (Scarus perrico)!
#IndigenousArt #AndeanArt

photo of the first parrotfish ceramic vessel on display at museum: single ring spout on top, red-brown with molded and incised details, including distinctive hump on head

**Tzip** @Tzipporah@turtleisland.social · 3d

Tzip @Tzipporah@turtleisland.social

Some of the coolest beads I work with are these silk satin beads--they're super shimmery and catch the light beautifully because of the micro bubbles in the glass. For this project I used them to bead around resin centers, and finished the edges with round seed beads using a blanket stitch.

Hotvlē (Breeze) Flat Beadwork Earrings

https://cvkvlv.com/products/hotvle-breeze-flat-beadwork-earrings

A pair of beadwork earrings in purple, light pink, buttery yellow, and green, with dark purplish blue navette shaped centers and silver ear hooks. The silk satin beads sparkle and reflect the light.

#Beadwork #Mvskoke #Art

**Ms. Que Banh** @PhotographyElf@socialbc.ca · 3d

Ms. Que Banh @PhotographyElf@socialbc.ca

The Wild Woman of the Woods mask is complete. It's mounted on an entry wall at Wellington high school in #Nanaimo.

Please support #BCIndigenous artists https://www.beauwagner.ca/coast-salish-art/shop/

Close-up studio shot of a carved face mask against a white background. The mask is predominantly black with contrasting bright red lips. The dark hair fringe is arranged around the face. Lighting is soft, highlighting the textures surface. The composition is centered, focusing on the mask's expression.

#TraditionalNativeArt #IndigenousArt #NativeArt

**Alexander Corby** @AlexCorby@indieauthors.social · 3d

Alexander Corby @AlexCorby@indieauthors.social

Second batch of murals spotted on Clarion St. and downtown Mission SF.

2/3

Mural of a group crowd of people of all colors, genders, classes, and ages. At the top of the mural several art supplies such as a can of spray paint labelled community power, a pencil labelled self determination, a tube of paint labelled Dignity, a paint brush labelled resilience, and a marker labelled Mutual Respect shower color onto the crowd and city below. A large banner is held proclaiming in rainbow colors "We all deserve a healthy and safe community" A tag line reads Art by the Artists of the Community Arts Program.

A mural of a tree with the faces of an old man and woman grown into the bark of the trunk. The tree is surrounded by a white fence with several male faces inside a cage on the left side. Outside the fence on the left is a run down, grey toned tank with a helmed soldier holding a broken flag. On the right, outside the fence is a group of vibrant colored youths pointed at the tree and captives within while holding flowers, video cameras, and a guitar of sorts

Mural with a dark-haired, dark-skinned woman on the left holding a pool of water in her cupped hands that runs through her fingers. The water runs into a larger pool colored dark blue. Flowers and light blue sky frame the rest of the painting along with 13 portraits of various women. A red banner above reads "Our Matriarchs" The women pictured are named, beginning from the top left in order are: Corrina Gould, Dr. Concha Saucedo, Janine Laiwa, Mary Travis-Allen, Dr. Lanada War Jack, Alberta Snyder, Dr. L Frank, Bird Kamana Levy, Kim Shuck, Mary Jean Robertson, Debbie Santiago, Ruth Villasenor, and Carolyn Melenani Kuali'i. The painting was doen by Barbara Mumby to commemorate Indigenous women from the SF Bay Area that have had a defining impact on the Native community.

#StreetArt #IndigenousArt #CommunityArt

**Tzip** @Tzipporah@turtleisland.social · 4d

Tzip @Tzipporah@turtleisland.social

The most popular item from my new spring collection:

Hvresse Tasahcē (Spring Moon) Brick Stitch Fringe Beaded Earrings

https://cvkvlv.com/products/hvresse-tasahce-spring-moon-brick-stitch-fringe-beaded-earrings

#Beadwork #Mvskoke #Indigenous

**Tzip** @Tzipporah@turtleisland.social · 4d

Tzip @Tzipporah@turtleisland.social

I was asked to customize my hummingbird inspired dangles to make them extra long. They almost didn't fit in this box but I love how they turned out. If you'd like to get your earrings longer or with specific colors, please reach out to me, I will do my best to make something you love!

A pair of extra long beaded dangle earrings in green, silver, white, pink, and red

#Beadwork #Jewelry #Native

**Art History Animalia** @art_history_animalia@historians.social · 4d

Art History Animalia @art_history_animalia@historians.social

#NarwhalDay :
Veronica Manilak (Inuit, Rankin Inlet, b.1935)
Embroidered Wall Hanging Depicting Sedna Atop A #Narwhal, n.d. (sold 2015)
15 x 13 in. (38.1 x 33 cm)
https://www.maynardsfineart.com/auction-lot/veronica-manilak-rankin-inlet-embroidered-wall_63240BF959
(Sedna is the Inuit goddess of the sea and its creatures.)
#WomenArtists #FirstNationsArt #IndigenousArt

official auction photo, embroidered wall hanging depicting Sedna, Inuit goddess of the sea and its creatures, riding atop a narwhal. Sedna’s figure is entire draped in white fur that only suggests her mermaid form, with narwhal depicted in simple but natural grey form with speckled body and offwhite tusk, swimming downward against pale pale blue background of base fabric. Ornamental blue and green floral inner border and simple stitched outer border; overall oval shape with concave cutouts on top and bottom edges.

**Art History Animalia** @art_history_animalia@historians.social · 5d

Art History Animalia @art_history_animalia@historians.social

For #FrogFriday , one of the coolest #Nazca ceramics I’ve ever seen (and I’ve seen a lot LOL)…so many funky froggos!
“Double spout bottle with painted #frogs. Late Nasca. Stylization and vessel form reflect the period.”
[Nazca culture, Peru, c.1-750CE; Late Nazca, Phases 6-7, c.500-750CE)
On display @ AMNH NYC 41.1/9012
#AndeanArt #IndigenousArt

photo of the pottery piece and its label on display at museum; polychrome ceramic double spout bottle with globular body, surface covered in repeating pattern of rows of painted stylized frogs against black background, alternating brick red and purplish bodies with white eyes/legs/back stripe and dots

another photo of the same bottle, more top down angle for better view of the two frogs between the double spout

**Art History Animalia** @art_history_animalia@historians.social · 6d

Art History Animalia @art_history_animalia@historians.social

#TwoForTuesday :
1. “Bowl painted on interior with #fish. Early Nasca.” 41.2/7763B
2. “Painted ceramic bowl with a curled fish on interior. Nasca style, Peru.”
41.2/7762b
[Nazca culture, Peru: c.1-750CE]
On display at @ AMNH NYC
#IndigenousArt #AndeanArt

photo of polychrome ceramic bowl on display at museum with gallery label: “Bowl painted on interior with fish. Early Nasca. 41.2/7763B Gift of Conny and Fred Landmann”

photo of polychrome ceramic bowl on display at museum with gallery label: “Painted ceramic bowl with a curled fish on interior. Nasca style, Peru. 41.2/7762b Gift of Conny and Fred Landmann”

**Art History Animalia** @art_history_animalia@historians.social · 6d

Art History Animalia @art_history_animalia@historians.social

#TwoForTuesday :
“Double-bodied ceramic whistling bottle. Chimu style, Peru. One half is modeled and painted in the form of a #bat, the other half is a stylized spondylus #shell.”
[Chimú culture: c.900-1470CE]
On display at @ AMNH NYC [41.2/7436]
#IndigenousArt #AndeanArt

photo of the ceramic bottle on display at museum, front view showing bat figure with shell figure partially visible behind and spout in back bat with round body, spread open wings, and face that resembles the 😬 emoji! light brown base color with darker red-brown painted details

side view of the same vessel, showing the connecting handle between the two halves and better views of the shell half (decorated with raised bumps on body and ridged edges) and spout; gallery label below: “Double-bodied ceramic whistling bottle. Chimu style, Peru. One half is modeled and painted in the form of a bat, the other half is a stylized spondylus shell. 41.2/7436 Gift of Conny and Fred Landmann”

**Art History Animalia** @art_history_animalia@historians.social · 6d

Art History Animalia @art_history_animalia@historians.social

#TextileTuesday:
“Border fragment of wool with a continuous band of #hummingbirds and fringelike appendages representing beans. Early Nasca [Nazca, Peru, c.1-450 CE]. #Pollination of bean plants by birds may be suggested here.“
On display at American Museum of Natural History [41.2/6321]
#BirdsInArt #AndeanArt #IndigenousArt

photo of the textile border fragment on display at museum, shown partially unrolled, with display label below: “Border fragment of wool with a continuous band of hummingbirds and fringelike appendages representing beans. Early Nasca. Pollination of bean plants by birds may be suggested here. Border was formed using a needle-knit stemstitch. 41.2/6321 Gift of Claire Zeisler”

closeup #1 showing two multicolored hummingbirds on opposite sides of a yellow flower with fringed border

closeup #2 ashowing two multicolored hummingbirds on opposite sides of a blue flower with fringed border

**Leslie M** @Run2Day@mstdn.ca · Apr 8

Apr 8

Leslie M @Run2Day@mstdn.ca

Beautiful carvings along the Shoreline Trail in Port Moody, BC
The first of five house posts - created as part of the In the Presence of Ancestors project. The Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation house post is carved by Xwalacktun, O.B.C. (Order of British Columbia), a Squamish Nation artist who titled it 'i7xw n ekw'i7tel' (All My Relations), inviting us to remember that we are part of a family living here on this earth.
#beautifulbc #art #indigenousart #canada #morningwalk #getoutside

Beautiful wood carvings called house posts - inviting us to remember that we are part of a family living here on this earth.

**Ms. Que Banh** @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party · Apr 7 *

Apr 7 *

Ms. Que Banh @PhoenixSerenity@beige.party

Beau sent me an update photo of the #DugoutCanoe that some students at Wellington high school in #Nanaimo are working to help carve. It is coming along so beautifully!

Please support BC Indigenous artists https://www.beauwagner.ca/coast-salish-art/shop

He is off work from public schools this Summer & is open for #CoastSalish #ArtCommissions.

Medium shot of a carved, unfinished wooden dugout cedar canoe. The canoe is the primary focus, positioned horizontally in the foreground and running the length of the picture. The ground is splattered with wood shavings. The background includes a picnic table on the left with a log laid across it, plants, and a modern building with reflective windows. The lighting is overcast, with cool tones dominating the scene. The composition emphasizes the craftsmanship of the canoe against the backdrop of a contemporary school environment.

#TraditionalNativeArt #IndigenousArt #NativeArt

**Danilynn Jiibay (ᐧᐋᐸᓄᑮᔑᒃ)** @jiibaydani@mastodon.art · Apr 4

Apr 4

Danilynn Jiibay (ᐧᐋᐸᓄᑮᔑᒃ) @jiibaydani@mastodon.art

I got sidetracked and decided to do some #indigicrafts, mixed media style. I may just make this just for me given it's not authentic, material-wise.

Gotta keep those crafts indigenous to the land, y'know.

Using the Nintendo Switch's Fit ring peripheral thingy, I'm wrapping it around using faux leather and sinew. I literally have no idea what I'm going to do with this thing, crafting-wise, if at all.

#IndigenousCrafts #IndigenousArt #IndigiArt

**Ms. Que Banh** @PhotographyElf@socialbc.ca · Mar 28

Mar 28

Ms. Que Banh @PhotographyElf@socialbc.ca

Beau got the abalone eyes in last night. He starts painting it soon.

Please support BC Indigenous artists https://www.beauwagner.ca/coast-salish-art/shop/

A close-up of a hand-carved wooden cedar mask, of Indigenous Coast Salish artistry. The mask has a smooth finish with visible wood grain. Its eyes are inlaid with iridescent abalone shell, and it features a wide, open mouth. The mask rests on a dark grayish-blue table.

#TraditionalNativeArt #IndigenousArt #NativeArt

**Art History Animalia** @art_history_animalia@historians.social · Mar 28

Mar 28

Art History Animalia @art_history_animalia@historians.social

Zuni Fetish Necklace
“Three strand stone #fox fetish necklace with turquoise heishi beads. Shell, turquoise, onyx, and coral.”
On display at SRJC Multicultural Museum, CA, USA
#NativeAmericanArt #IndigenousArt

photo of the necklace on form stand on display at museum three strands, small multicolored fox fetish beads with turquoise heishi beads as spacers

**Art History Animalia** @art_history_animalia@historians.social · Mar 28

Mar 28

Art History Animalia @art_history_animalia@historians.social

Hopi Wicker Plaque Basket, n.d.
“Polychrome #eagle design in dyed rabbit brush woven around sumac warp with yucca edging.”
On display at SRJC Multicultural Museum, CA, USA (88.029)
#NativeAmericanArt #IndigenousArt #BirdsInArt