Buildings
A conical skin-and-frame dwelling, which was an easily moved yet substantial structure used by the nomadic Plains Indians.
Tipi
Made from bones of animals or wood. Eagle-bone most common type.
whistle
These have two chambers with a wall dividing the top and bottom and create sound
Flute
Pacific Northwest Coast (Kwakiutl), 20th Century CE, masks used to become that character the mask depicts
Transformation Masks
A wooden pole carved with ancestral spirits or symbols erected by Pacific Coast Native Americans.
Totem Pole
A long wooden building in which several families could live, used by the Iroquois. Made of wood which was plentiful.
Long House
Healing drum and medicine drum -- is generally a one-sided instrument laced in the earth's four directions with a sturdy, natural hand-hold on the back, which allows the shaman to play it with his free hand
Heart Drum
A soft metamorphic rock composed mostly of the mineral talc. Is tough, durable & popular for small carvings such as pipes or pottery.
Soap-Stone
used to filter good and bad dreams
dreamcatcher
religious art, made from crushed rock, plants, cand other dry materials by highly trained Navajo spiritual leaders: serves as part of the Navajo spiritual ceremony
sand painting
Winter shelter for northern Shoshone: Domed hut, wood pole frame, brush and bark. Central fire and air vent.
wikiup
dried gourds with pebbles or seeds
rattle
Semiprecious stone, typically opaque and of a greenish-blue or sky-blue color used in native jewelry.
Turquoise
Native American ceremony that often includes traditional dancing and games
Pow wow
shell beads woven into belts or strings used to record treaties and other agreements among different nations.
wampum belts
A round room used by the pueblo people for religious ceremonies
Kiva
Sound of drumbeats in Native American music.
Earth's Heartbeat
a light ax once used by Native Americans as a tool for cutting and as a weapon for fighting.
tomahawk
Person believed to be able to cure physical and mental ailments in people using certain instruments and articles.
Shaman
Carved shell pendants worn around the neck.
shell gorgets
Notched sticks that make sounds when you scrape another stick against its notches. Can also be added to drums.
Rasp
"Mini Gods" Ancestors of the Pueblo, given value to the supernatural, ceremonial, entertainment
Katchina Dolls