NATIVE AMERICAN STORY NECKLACES
Learning Targets
I can...- Create a Story Necklace using manufacturing techniques (uniformity, thickness, sandstones) learned in class
- Use form (two dimensional, three dimensional), shape (biomorphic, anthropomorphic), and color (metallic-bronze, copper, gold) relating to Native American Art
- Make social studies connections (adornments, religious implications, indigenous people) and use design principles (unity, variety, emphases) inspired by the 16th Century Old Copper Complex
- Define Fetishes (necklace designed to illustrate story, history, and legend with carved creatures)
Lesson One
Day One, Art Start
1. Old Copper Complex (4000 to 1000 BCE) Native American Societies
2. The Star People: A Lakota Story by S.D. Nelson
3. Reflective Discussion "Large Deposits of pure native copper are on the North Shore of Lake Superior, Isle Royale, and Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan. Copper Deposit reports were recorded by the earliest French explorers (1608) of the Great Lake Region in Champlain. These explorers found native copper made by Algonquin Indians and sent these artifacts to King Henry IV of France. The first indigenous peoples who mined and utilized this copper were labeled the "Old Copper Complex" or "Old Copper Culture" by archeologists."
Lesson Activities
1. Use hand building techniques (rolling, kneading pressing) to make FIVE wampum beads
2. Use jewelry making techniques (rubbing, peeling, pressing) to make ONE elaborate pendant that represents a cultural tale, loved one, or an aboriginal legend
3. Create a small "artifact" (fish hook, spear point, gorget) to be incorporated into the final design of the Story Necklace
Reminder:
- Initials & Home Teacher on Plastic Bag
Day Two, Art Start
1. Retrieve Story Necklace for Assigned Table
2. How The Raven Stole The Sun (Tales of the People) by Maria Williams & Felix Vigil
3. Discussion Questions "Have you ever thought about who the first metal miners and workers in North America were? What metal did they mine, where did they mine it, and what did they do with the metal?"
Lesson Activities
1. Use a jewel setter to add texture (channel bead, fabric, polish) to the FIVE wampum beads
2. Use a jewel setter to add texture (crystals, fancy stoles, polish) to the ONE elaborate pendant
3. Incorporate the small "artifact" (fish hook, spear point, gorget) into the Story Necklace using weaving techniques (stitch, woven, chain)
Day Three, Art Start
1. Retrieve Story Necklace for Assigned Table
2. Set Up Studio Area (Tooth Picks, Leather Cord, Rub n Buff)
Lesson Activities
1. Use Rub n Buff to paint the FIVE wampum beads a metallic copper color
2. Use Rub n Buff to paint the ONE elaborate pendant a metallic copper color
3. Use a leather cord to incorporate the small "artifact" (fish hook, spear point, gorget), elaborate pendant, and wampum bead into a personal Story Necklace
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