Indigenous Art

culture-and-society

Indigenous art symbols are visual signs, motifs, and patterns that carry specific meanings within distinct Indigenous cultural traditions. They encode histories, relationships t...

Culture & Heritage

Totem poles from the Indigenous nations of the Pacific Northwest use carved animals as crests that communicate family histories, responsibilities, and relationships to the land...

Ceramics

Maria Martinez (ca. 1887–1980) was a Tewa Pueblo potter from San Ildefonso, New Mexico, renowned for her blackware pottery and collaborative work with husband Julian Martinez....

Celebrity Profiles

Amanda Crowe was an Eastern Band Cherokee sculptor and printmaker who brought Indigenous narratives into fine art and art education. Active primarily in the mid-to-late 20th cen...