As Grandmother Taught: Women, Tradition and Plateau Art was a special exhibit at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane, Washington. The Plateau Culture Area is basically the area between the Cascade Mountains and the Rocky Mountains.
According to the Museum display:
“Women have been the primary makers of the functional forms necessary to everyday life; materials and techniques are time-honed, having been perfected over generations. Though traditional ways of life have evolved, women still carry forward this knowledge.”
Shown above is a twined cylinder gathering bag.
Shown above is a Nez Perce beaded woman’s hat.
Shown above is a Coeur d’Alene beaded pouch.
Shown above is a Klickitat imbricated coiled basket.
Shown above is a beaded bag.
Shown above are Coeur d’Alene miniature woven baskets.
Shown above are a Coeur d’Alene beaded purse and coin purse.
Shown above is a photograph of Mourning Dove.
Mourning Dove was a writer, feminist, and activist. For more about her see: American Indian Women: Mourning Dove
Shown above are baskets made by Bernadine Phillips from the Colville Reservation.
Shown above are baskets from the Salish-speaking Thompson River Band.
Shown above are baskets from the Fraser River Band (Sto:lo).
Shown above is a Nez Perce doll.
Shown above is a beaded wool dress from the Flathead Reservation and a woman’s beaded bag.
Shown above is a cloth dress.
Shown above are Nez Perce beaded cuffs.
Shown above is a cloth shell dress and a toy Nez Perce cradle board.
Shown above is a beaded wool dress from the Flathead Reservation and a woman’s beaded bag.
Indians 101
Indians 101 is a series celebrating American Indian arts, cultures, heritage, histories, biographies, museums, and current concerns. This is story number 955 from this series. More about the Plateau Indians:
Indians 101: Plateau Indian Basket Hats and Trinket Baskets (Photo Diary)
Indians 101: Plateau Containers in the Maryhill Museum (Photo Diary)
Indians 101: Plateau Indian Beadwork at the Maryhill Museum (Photo Diary)
Indians 101: Plateau Women's Clothing in the High Desert Museum (Photo Diary)
Indians 101: Plateau Indian Reservation Life (Photo Diary)
Indians 101: Plateau Indian Spirituality (Photo Diary)
Indians 101: Ktunaxa Beadwork (Photo Diary)
Indians 101: Some Plateau Beaded Bags (Art Diary)