Thousands of tiny glass beads skillfully sewn onto an array of items make a statement not only of beauty, but of the history and culture of a people. “Floral Journey: Native North American ...

Costumes from Paramount Pictures and intricate bead work of a Native American artist. ... AND THEN, IN MY BANDOLIER BAG, THERE'S SEVERAL DIFFERENT FLOWERS THAT ARE BEADED INTO THAT.

Belinda Rudicil’s Native American-inspired art allows her to carry on tribal traditions in the modern world.

Beadwork, like quillwork before it, was the traditional domain of Native women. By the early nineteenth century, Dakota women were exchanging food, skins, and pelts with Euro-American traders in ...

In the 19th century, European traders and colonists brought glass beads to the United States, and Native American artists began using them in their textile embellishment work. Before beadwork ...

Lakota bead artist Keely Eagleshield showing off her beadwork headpiece. While based in the small town of Aurora, Eagleshield’s clients come from all over the country and the world.