FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
NATIVE AMERICANS
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Question
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rings, necklaces
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masks, clothes and baskets
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books, paintings
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Pomo are one of the most noted groups for their basketry and they use both coiling and twining techniques adeptly.
Detailed explanation-2: -Generally they used the hides of the animals they hunted for food. Many tribes such as the Cherokee and Iroquois used deerskin. While the Plains Indians, who were bison hunters, used buffalo skin and the Inuit from Alaska used seal or caribou skin. Some tribes learned how to make clothing from plants or weaving thread.
Detailed explanation-3: -The two major types of Native American masks are spirit masks and portrait masks. Spirit masks tend to portray animals, spirits and embodiments of nature. This is the more common form of Native American masks. Each animal represented a idea and had its own unique characteristic.
Detailed explanation-4: -Baskets were used for utilitarian and ceremonial purposes. They were well suited to a seasonal subsistence lifestyle once practiced by many Indian tribes because they were light and durable. Various basketry forms were used in the gathering, processing, and cooking of food resources.