ARTISTS OF AMERICAN
INDIAN CULTURE
Women were well known to create the materials from scratch, this included collecting the plant segments and dye from berries to make the paint, and they also collected the reeds from the banks to weave as decoration and for baskets as well. Men were more related to the tattooing as it was more of a masculine thing to do within the tribes especially if you were leader of the tribe. The women and men who create the body art are usually the ones who wear them or they may put their design on a fellow member of the tribe. The American Indian tribes tend to work together.
Women were well known to create the materials from scratch, this included collecting the plant segments and dye from berries to make the paint, and they also collected the reeds from the banks to weave as decoration and for baskets as well. Men were more related to the tattooing as it was more of a masculine thing to do within the tribes especially if you were leader of the tribe. The women and men who create the body art are usually the ones who wear them or they may put their design on a fellow member of the tribe. The American Indian tribes tend to work together.
SYMBOLISM
There are many different designs of symbols which American Indian tribes referred to and expressed in their work. Most revolved around animal symbols as this was a way to acknowledge their land and its surroundings. Eyes symbolised wiseness and power while feathers represented beauty and healing power. The main purpose of Body Art in their culture is to display their culture visually and celebrate it with the people of their community.
There are many different designs of symbols which American Indian tribes referred to and expressed in their work. Most revolved around animal symbols as this was a way to acknowledge their land and its surroundings. Eyes symbolised wiseness and power while feathers represented beauty and healing power. The main purpose of Body Art in their culture is to display their culture visually and celebrate it with the people of their community.