native crafts
Local artisan creations
Native crafts are handmade objects produced by indigenous peoples using traditional techniques and materials—pottery, weaving, beadwork, carving.
The term appears in tourism and retail contexts: The shop sells native crafts from local artisans.
It can sound dated or patronizing, implying quaint folk production rather than serious art.
- basketryArt of weaving containers
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
- dream catcherWoven hoop filtering bad sleep
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- totem poleCarved pillar with clan symbols
pottery · clay pot · spirit animal · quillwork · medicine bag · embroidery · woodworking · dyeing · felting · birch bark · paper making · leatherworking · utensils · mask making · weaving · tribal patterns · natural dyes · quilting
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- heritagecultural traditions, museum, national heritage, archive, monument
- Southwest Activitieshorseback riding, rodeo, ballooning, hot air ballooning, desert tours
- local pridehometown pride, civic pride, regional pride, community roots, state pride
- Hawaiian culturealoha, hula, lei, luau, mahalo
- Indigenous cultureancestors, ancestry, ancestral lands, ancestral lineage, animal totems