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Native American Crafts - Coffee Can Drums
By The Escondido School District
Aug 11, 2006, 14:56 PST
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Coffee Can Drums
A Native American Project for Kids
Materials:
- Empty coffee cans with lids
- Small dowels approx. 11” in length
- Paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- Markers or crayons
Directions:
- Have students cut strips of paper to cover the coffee can (always easier if the paper is precut).
- Students can design their drum in any Native fashion desired and then glue the designed paper to the can.
- Replace lid
Native American Design Reference Sites
Native American Designs
This site has a great collection of designs with very good background on each of the patterns.
Source: Buck-A-Gram
Native American Designs and Colors - Natural Dyes
Learn the sumbolism behind various colors in Native American art.
Source: Nevada Department of Cultural Affairs
What Does this Indian Symbol Mean?
"Over the years, both Native American designs (merely decorative forms) and symbols (a sign representing an idea, a quality or an association) have been subject to "interpretation" by non-Indian dealers and traders. Often, these interpretations are explained in terms of Anglo-European concepts that were nonexistent to the Native American. The result frequently bears little or no relationship to the true meaning of the symbols."
Source: Wingspread Guides of New Mexico
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