INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art is gearing up to unveil the largest contemporary Native American bead art exhibition, Radical Stitch. The only stop in ...

A short history of beads and beadwork in America -- Researching Native American beadwork -- Collecting Native American beadwork -- Tools, materials, and how to buy beads -- Lane-stitch beadwork -- ...

"Explore the groundbreaking exhibition Radical Stitch, where beadwork transcends tradition to reveal powerful stories of cultural resilience, political expression, and artistic innovation," invites ...

“I wanted to see the technique, and I was able to replicate it,” said Not Afraid, who grew up in Lodge Grass on the Crow Indian Reservation. Though his great-grandmother, Joy Yellowtail, died before ...

In the 19th century, European traders and colonists brought glass beads to the United States, and Native American artists began using them in their textile embellishment work. Before beadwork, there ...

Dakota people in what is now Minnesota began using glass beads to decorate clothing, bags, and household items in the mid-nineteenth century. The practice both reinforced and transformed Dakota art, ...