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Download full textBranstetter, Katherine B. – 1975
A model for interpreting the role of clothing in society and culture is presented. From the point of view of the wearer in any culture, the decision as to what to wear is based on two kinds of information: the nature of the occasion and the wearer's image of his social identity. People, therefore, use clothing to project information about…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, Anthropology, Clothing, Clothing Design
Dehanadisonkwe – TAWOW, 1972
Descriptors: American Indians, Clothing Design, Cultural Background, Design Crafts
Soghikian, Juanita Will – 1976
The booklet contains illustrations of 40 medieval Armenian costumes based upon statues and paintings of the 7th through the 14th centuries. Part of a series of seven instructional materials dealing with the history and culture of Armenian Americans, the booklet also provides a discussion of Armenian history and detailed descriptions of each…
Descriptors: Art Education, Clothing Design, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
Dunn, Helen – 1973
As part of a continuing program designed to provide Nevada's school population with information that will facilitate greater awareness and understanding of both past and present Native Nevadan lifestyles and contributions, this generalized curriculum guide might constitute a social studies unit on early Indian culture for upper elementary and/or…
Descriptors: American Indians, Clothing Design, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
Peer reviewedMcCall, Ava L. – Social Studies, 1999
Urges social studies educators to explore textile art and interviews with textile artists as a tool for fostering understanding and empathy for Hmong Americans. Summarizes Hmong history and culture as they lived traditionally in Laos, as refugees in Thailand, and as immigrants in the United States suggesting examples of textile art. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Products, Clothing Design, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Background
Johnson, Vesta – 1979
In the Haida nation, there are two phratries, Eagle and Raven, divided into a number of clans sharing one or more emblems. These emblems, inherited from the mother's line, adorn the button blankets which are the traditional ceremonial robes that serve to identify the family of the wearer. Written instructions and diagrams guide students in…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian Studies, American Indians
Roessel, Robert A., Jr. – 1980
One in a continuing series on Navajo history and culture, this volume contains nearly 200 photographs depicting Navajo life from 1860 through 1910. The period includes the United States' campaign against the Navajo leading to the Long Walk and encampment at Fort Sumner, the return to Navajo lands and the establishment of Fort Defiance, and the…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indian Education, American Indian Reservations, American Indians
