Every summer, there’s one particular booth at the Santa Fe Indian Market that always draws a crowd. The annual event, which is the largest indigenous market in North America, features a number of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Wendy Altschuler is a seasoned travel and adventure writer and author. Fashioning a strategy that lifts up and empowers indigenous ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jennifer Jordan is determined to preserve the artistic practice that first connected her with her Haudenosaunee roots, and after ...

Each color in Maasai beadwork has a specific meaning. Red symbolizes bravery and strength; blue represents energy; green signifies fertility; yellow stands for hospitality; and white denotes purity.

Mikailah Thompson is an Indigenous beadwork artist based in Washington, D.C. When she was 10 years old, Thompson moved to the Nimiipuu reservation in North-Central Idaho where she lived with her ...

Ubuntu beadwork motifs are often inspired by traditional African patterns that have been passed down through generations.

Interest in Indigenous artistry has created an ecosystem of beadwork drops that sell out in minutes online. By Anna V. Smith Last year, after the museum that Tayler Gutierrez worked at in Salt Lake ...

Learn about Peranakan culture through this exhibition on embroidery and beadwork. Over 200 art pieces, including shoes and table covers, are divided into various sections – auspicious emblems and ...

I am Maynard White Owl Lavadour, born and raised on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, which includes the Cayuse, Walla Walla and Umatilla people, near the city of Pendleton ...

Designers are again embracing a style that dates back to antiquity. By Libby Banks With its bows, tiny shells, and glass flowers and hearts, Yona Kohen’s beaded jewelry requires a shift of aesthetic ...

This page was researched and composed by Rachel Steinberg, '13, while she was an undergraduate volunteer in the Anthropology Department. The majority of the items in this collection are the artistic ...