Today, this collection includes works by such artists important artists as DY Begay, David Bradley, Julie Buffalohead, T.C. Contemporary artists from each moment in time and from all of the regions listed above have always been a focus of our collecting practices since the 1920s we continue our commitment to contemporary artists, ensuring our collection’s depth and relevance into the future.From the Southeast region, three art forms which are significantly represented: Seminole patchwork clothing, mid-twentieth-century cultural revival of Cherokee and Choctaw basketry by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board, and Cherokee and Seminole beaded bandolier bags from the early 1800s.Intricate examples of basketry-yet another great strength of our collection,-which includes openwork winnowing baskets, beaded baskets and bags from the Great Basin region, and feathered Pomo baskets.Major art forms from the Great Lakes, Northeast, and Subarctic regions, which are well represented in historic beadwork, quillwork, basketry, ribbonwork, and sculpture.Of special interest are the contemporary Inuit graphic art prints including more than 300 examples of woodblock and stone-cut prints produced by Inuit artists of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The Arctic collection, which consists of archaeological materials, clothing, small carvings for personal use and trade.Works include monumental carved poles, as well as a dugout canoe, ceremonial items such as weavings, masks, and button blankets, and highly decorated utilitarian objects such as bentwood storage boxes. The Northwest Coast collection, which is comprised of extraordinary works in wood, stone, and bone, incorporating the carving traditions of Tlingit, Haida, Kwakwaka’wakw, and Nuxalk artists (among others).A collection of works by artists from the Southwest region of North America the DAM stewards nearly 4,000 items of pottery, basketry, clothing, weavings, jewelry, and katsina tithu (kachina dolls), representing at least 25 tribal traditions from this geographic area.Art from the Plains region, which numbers over 4,000 items and is comprised of many historical and contemporary works of art, including six full-sized tipis, beaded and/or quilled cradleboards and clothing, narrative drawings, horse regalia, blankets, headdresses, and robes.From ancient Puebloan and Mississippian ceramics to nineteenth-century beaded garments and carved masks to cutting-edge contemporary paintings, sculpture, photography and variable media art, the collection offers a rich diversity of art forms, histories, and artistic styles coming from Indigenous North American artists and communities. The collection illustrates the multi-faceted nature of Native experiences and represents the Indigenous arts of North America as a vibrant continuum that is advanced by individual artists and craftspeople. The depth of our collection allows visitors to explore the visual diversity and excellence of Indigenous arts as well as to consider the contributions that Native artists have made to artistic conversations throughout time Highlights Because of our early commitment, today we have one of the strongest and most comprehensive collections of Indigenous arts from North America in the world. The work encapsulates multiple artistic traditions from these cultures, and ranges from ancient times to the present. Today, we have over 18,000 objects by artists from over 250 Indigenous nations. While we collected the early artwork of Indigenous people, we also focused on the work of contemporary Native artists at every moment in time. As early as 1925, the DAM recognized and valued the fine aesthetic qualities of Native arts, when many other institutions only valued them as anthropological material. The Denver Art Museum was one of the first art museums in the nation to collect Indigenous arts from North America.
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