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    Quill and Beadwork of the Western Sioux
    Quill and Beadwork of the Western Sioux
    Quill and Beadwork of the Western Sioux
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    Quill and Beadwork of the Western Sioux

    By Carrie A. Lyford

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    In this book, we look at the work and style of one particular tribe The Sioux.

    The Sioux are a very large family, who roamed in many directions and learned a variety of customs from their different neighbours. Those who lived at the east, like the Yankton, and Sisseton, did beadwork very much like that of the Woodland peoples even further east. Those at the west, the Oglala, were like their western neighbours, Crow, Cheyenne and Arapaho. This book applies in general to the last three tribes as well as the western Sioux.

    Detailed instructions with lots of pictures and drawings accompanying them, that are great for both beginners and the more experienced crafter.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRead Books Ltd.
    Release dateMay 31, 2013
    ISBN9781473386266
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      Quill and Beadwork of the Western Sioux - Carrie A. Lyford

      QUILL AND BEADWORK

      OF THE WESTERN SIOUX

      By

      CARRIE A. LYFORD

      Associate Supervisor of Indian Education

      Illustrated with

      Photographs and Drawings

      Plate 1. Sioux man in costume.

      Plate 2. Robe with realistic figures painted by man.

      INDIAN HANDCRAFT SERIES

      The last two decades have witnessed a rising interest in the arts and crafts of the North American Indians. After a long period of neglect, accompanied in many instances by deliberate attempts to destroy the native art expressions because of their pagan origin, the revival of interest finds both Indians and Whites in ignorance or uncertainty with regard to both origins and techniques. What is indigenously Indian, and what is the result of the adaptation by Indian creative genius of White materials or designs is often a matter of dispute, with the evidence far from conclusive. To assist Indian schools to teach the oncoming generation of young Indians to appreciate and practice the arts of their people, and to assist the older Indians in the revival and perfecting of native crafts both as an artistic and economic asset, the Education Division of the Office of Indian Affairs is undertaking the publication of a series of pamphlets, setting forth in popular language what is known about the arts or crafts of specific areas.

      We have drawn freely upon authorities and their writings in preparing this material. Much that will be found in these pamphlets has been previously published elsewhere. However in drawing together this material and presenting it in a form which will enable teachers and pupils to visualize clearly the various steps in the practical carrying out of these ancient crafts, it is hoped to further stimulate interest in Indian arts; and where practical a revival of them among the people to whom they historically belong.

      The following titles are now in preparation, or nearing publication:

      1. Quill and Beadwork of the Western Sioux, by Carrie A. Lyford.

      2. Navajo Native Dyes, by Nonabah Bryan and Stella Young.

      3. Pueblo Embroidery, by Ellen Lawrence.

      4. Seneca Basketry, by Marjorie Lismer.

      5. The Handcrafts of the Ojibwa (Chippewa), by Carrie A. Lyford.

      While prepared and published primarily for use by schools and adult classes of the Indian Service, these pamphlets are available for purchase by others.

      CONTENTS

      ILLUSTRATIONS

      Plates

      Figures

      INTRODUCTION

      THE WESTERN SIOUX

      The Problem of Decoration

      Decoration of Home and Furnishings

      Decoration of Clothing

      Decoration of Containers

      Decoration of Ceremonial Property

      SKINS AND SINEW

      Preparation of Skins

      Cleaning Dressed Skins

      Decline in the Use of Skins

      Sinew

      PORCUPINE QUILL WORK

      Dyes

      Quill Techniques

      Wrapping

      Plaiting

      Sewing

      Stitches

      One-Quill Sewing

      Two, Three and Four Quills

      Splicing

      Design

      BEAD WORK

      Bead Work Technique

      Overlaid or Spot Stitch

      Lazy Stitch

      Cloth and Thread

      Weaving

      DEVELOPMENT OF SIOUX DESIGNS

      Design Elements, Units and Patterns

      Names of Designs

      Design Elements Most Commonly Used by the Sioux

      Designs as Symbols

      Design as Related to the Object Decorated

      Use of Patterns in Making Designs

      Colors Used

      SUMMARY

      MUSEUMS

      BIBLIOGRAPHY

      COLOR KEY

      FOLIO OF SIOUX DESIGNS

      ILLUSTRATIONS

      Plate

      Figure

      Illustrations through the courtesy of:

      INTRODUCTION

      Seventy five, one hundred and two hundred years ago, when visitors from the Old World prepared their baggage for dangerous America, one of its most important items was bright colored beads for the Indians. Traders, explorers and even officials carried these beads, for they had found that Indian women urged their men to trade for them, so that the women might decorate with brilliant patterns the clothing and bags which they made. Such decoration was not a new art. For centuries, the women had been dyeing the quills of the porcupine,

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