indigenous craft
Traditional handmade creation
Indigenous craft refers to traditional handwork and artisanal skills practiced by native peoples of a region, passed down through generations.
The term encompasses weaving, pottery, beadwork, carving, and similar arts rooted in cultural heritage: The museum's collection of indigenous crafts includes Navajo textiles and Pueblo pottery.
These crafts typically use local materials and techniques specific to their community of origin.
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- basket weavingCreating woven containers
- potteryFired clay objects
- basketWoven carrying vessel
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