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Monday, September 29, 2014

Cultural Background-Native Americans

Native American bead work is well known for creating bead work using x-, x+, y-, y+. The key concept being used in this lesson is how to use a graph. The design type is four-fold symmetry. All of the four-fold symmetry's are reflected on each side. The four types are Embroidery, Shoshone, Pawnee, Navajo. In the second image the beadwork is symmetrical , but with different colors.

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