Indian seed bead bottle
by LeeAnn McLaneGoetz McLaneGoetzStudioLLCcom
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Indian seed bead bottle
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LeeAnn McLaneGoetz McLaneGoetzStudioLLCcom
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Photograph - Photography
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Indian seed bead bottle
The National Museum of the American Indian Washington DC
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June 10th, 2011
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LeeAnn McLane-Goetz
Originally, Native American beads were carved from natural materials like shells, coral, turquoise and other stones, copper and silver, wood, amber, ivory, and animal bones, horns, and teeth. Glass beads were not used until the colonists brought them from Europe 500 years ago, but like horses, they quickly became part of American Indian culture. Today glass beads, particularly fine seed beads, are the primary materials for traditional beaders of many tribes.