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Apache Art and Craftsmanship: A Legacy of Tradition
An overview of the main craft traditions of the Apache peoples, including basketry, beadwork, hide work, pottery and cordage, and how they differ between groups.
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Craftsmanship
Basketry, beadwork, pottery, weaving and the makers who keep these skills alive.
Apache Art and Craftsmanship: A Showcase of Skilled Traditions
How Apache beadwork developed, how glass seed beads changed earlier forms of decoration, and how styles and uses differ between Apache groups.
Apache Art and Craftsmanship: A Showcase of the Tribe's Skilled Artists
How Western Apache burden baskets and water jars are made, which materials and techniques are involved, and how basket makers are documented in records.
Apache Art and Craftsmanship: Preserving the Tribe's Traditional Skills
How classes, cultural centers, family teaching and apprenticeships help pass Apache craft skills such as basketry, beadwork and hide work to younger makers.
Apache Art: The Significance of Traditional Apache Craftsmanship
How Apache peoples prepared buckskin, what the hide was used for, and why hide tanning was a core skill underlying clothing, footwear, bags and decoration.
Apache Pottery: The Ancient Art of Ceramics
What is known about Apache pottery: it was a minor craft for most groups compared with basketry, with Jicarilla micaceous ware as the best-known tradition.
Apache Tribe Culture: The Significance of Apache Art and Craftsmanship
Jicarilla Apache basketry and micaceous pottery: what the name Jicarilla suggests, how the baskets were made and used, and how the craft has changed over time.
Apache Weaving: The Traditional Textiles and Art of the Apache Tribes
Loom textiles are a Navajo and Pueblo tradition. This article explains what Apache weaving really means: basketry, cordage and fiber work, and where the confusion arises.
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Values Law and Elders Customary law, conduct and the role of elders. Diplomacy and Peacemaking Disputes, alliances and trade between and within groups. Music Dance and Art Song, dance and visual art across Apache communities. Apache Art and Expression Visual art, music and creative work by Apache artists past and present. Dress and Adornment Clothing, jewelry and regalia across Apache groups. Land and Livelihood Hunting, gathering, farming, tools and relationships with homelands. Childhood and Upbringing How Apache children were raised, taught and played. Community and Social Structure Bands, local groups and community values. Family and Kinship Clans, extended families and elders. Foodways Traditional foods, gathering and cooking. Heritage and Traditions Everyday traditions, land-based practice and ways of life across Apache groups. Apache Homelands and Landscapes The mountains, deserts and rivers of Apache country, and how to visit them respectfully. Plants and Traditional Knowledge The plants of Apache country and the public, general knowledge of how they were used.