Native Art of North America


Note: these are resources on the art of Native North America in general. For specific regions, please use the navigation links at the bottom of this page.

General Resources
Aboriginal Art Links. Bill Henderson
Chronology of America, from The Comparative Archaeology WEB. Maximilian O. Baldia
Compact Histories of the First Nations. Jordan S. Dill
Early America, from An Outline of American History. George M. Welling
Index of Native American Resources on the Internet. WWW Virtual Library
An Introduction To The American Indian. Paul E. Pettennude
National Park Service, USA:

  • Archaeology and Ethnography Program
  • Links to the Past: Archaeology
    A Native American Anthology. Richard Hooker, World Civilizations.
    Native American Arts Review. Ron Johnson, Humboldt State University, California
    Native American Mythology. Encyclopedia Mythica
    Native Americans. Ellie Crystal
    Timeline of North America. Metropolitan Museum of Art

    NAGPRA
    A Guide to the Native American Graves Repatriation Act. Christopher D. Weston, National Endowment for the Arts
    National NAGPRA Database. National Park Service
    National NAGPRA Program. National Park Service
    Who Owns The Past?. Public Broadcasting Service

    Museum Sites
    Boston Museum. Search results - "Native American"
    British Museum. Search results - "North America"
    Cleveland Museum of Art. Search results - "North American Indian"
    Detroit Institute of Arts. Native American Art
    de Young Museum of San Francisco. Art of the Americas
    Logan Museum of Beloit College. North American collection
    Louvre (Musée du quai Branly). Americas collection
    McCord Museum of Canadian History, Montreal. (Search by geography and culture at the bottom of the form)
    Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
    National Museum of the American Indian Exhibits Online. NMAI Conexus
    Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. "A Century of Collecting" exhibit


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