Curriculum Materials: Art in America
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Image 14 Lakota Questions: |
Look Questions
1. What is this dress made of? How can you tell? What is the bright-colored area of the dress made of? How can you tell?
2. How many different colors of beads would you need to make this dress? Which color would you need the most of? How many beads would you need to make this dress?
3. This dress has a SYMBOL for a turtle on it. Can you guess which symbol refers to the turtle? The design on the yoke of this dress is called turtle-by-the-shore-of-the-lake. What represents the lakeshore in the design? How is the lake itself represented?
4. The Lakota artist who beaded this dress made an ABSTRACT SYMBOL that stands for the turtle. Abstract means that certain features are exaggerated and other details are left out. What features of the turtle did this artist exaggerate? What features or details did she leave out?
5. What other decorations do you see on this dress? Using the fringe, hanging decorations, and bells as clues, what do you think this dress was worn for?
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