Introduction

A lesson in the O’odham Art Forms – Part 1 History course.

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You will learn in this lesson about the many beautiful artforms of O’odham artists. O’odham are famous for their baskets. O’odham artists also include painters, jewelers, clothing designers, poets, authors, storytellers, sculptors, and wood carvers—to name a few. Some O’odham art at the Amerind Museum, clockwise from top center: Basket with a five-petal squash blossom design 1950s; Basket doll by Anita Antone 1948; Friendship pot by Angea family potters 2007; Singer’s rattle made with gourd and filled with ant hill rocks by Angelina Saraficio circa 2010; Multicolor basket 1965; Wood carving by Danny Flores 1985.