Blackware Jar by Maria Martinez
Painted decoration by Julian Martinez
1940 / Polished blackware pottery with matte paint / 15 1/8″x21 3/4″ / Toledo Museum of Art, OH
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National Native American Heritage Month~ November 10
“Starsh” Thlinket Indian of Saxman, Alaska by Benjamin Haldane
1897 / Photograph / Dimensions not available
Sir Henry Wellcome Collection, National Archives at Seattle, WA
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National Native American Heritage Month~ November 9
Illustration by Angel DeCora for
Francis La Flesche’s book The Middle Five
1900 / Oil on canvas / No size available / Original held by J. Andrew Darling
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Paying Tribute to Smith’s First Known Native American Graduate
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National Native American Heritage Month~ November 8
Self-portrait by Silver Horn/Haungooah
No Date / Watercolor on paper / No size available
Edward E. Ayer Art Collection, Newberry Library, Chicago, IL
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National Native American Heritage Month~ November 7
Horse Effigy frequently attributed to
He Nupa Wanica/Joseph No Two Horns
c.1880 / Wood, pigment, tanned leather, rawhide, horsehair, brass, iron, and bird quill
38 1/2″ in length / South Dakota State Historical Society, Pierre, SD
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National Native American Heritage Month~ November 5
Basket Hat with Raven Design by Isabella Edenshaw
Painted by her husband, Charles Edenshaw
c.1900 / Cedar bark, spruce root, paint / 8 1/4″x17″
National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC
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National Native American Heritage Month~ November 4
Vision-1 by Čhetáŋ Sápa (Black Hawk)
1881 / Page from the Black Hawk Ledger / Pencil, colored pencil
16 1/4″x10 1/4″ / The Plains Indian Ledger Art Project, UC San Diego
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National Native American Heritage Month~ November 3
Drawing of Artist’s World Attributed to Wacochachi, Meskwaki Nation
c.1830 / Paper, ink, sealing wax / Each sheet 9 3/4″x15 1/2″ / State Historical Museum of Iowa, Des Moines, IA
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National Native American Heritage Month~ November 2
The Christening of Asa Thompson by Dennis Cusick
1821 / Watercolor / 6 3/4″x7 1/3″ / National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, DC
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National Native American Heritage Month~ November 1
Iroquois Mythological Giant Hunter Holding Weapons,
with a Deer and Bear under His Belt by David Cusick
c.1827 / Watercolor, brown ink, and brown gouache over graphite on beige paper, laid on canvas
15 1/4”x11 7/8” / New-York Historical Society, NY, NY
The Misty Miss Christy 