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Record 1 2014-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Embroidery
  • Various Decorative Arts
  • Indigenous Arts and Culture
DEF

The art of serving beads in design.

CONT

The Métis decorated their clothing with fancy beadwork and floral patterns. They were so talented, in fact, that they became known as the "Flower Beadwork People."

Key term(s)
  • bead-weaving
  • bead weaving
  • bead work

French

Domaine(s)
  • Broderie
  • Arts décoratifs divers
  • Arts et culture autochtones
DEF

Art d'orner des objets au moyen de perles enfilées.

CONT

Beaucoup d'Iroquois parlent du perlage comme d'une force positive qui «aide à avancer» quand les temps sont durs. Selon la tradition, les amies et les femmes de la famille se réunissaient chez l'une ou l'autre d'entre elles pour faire du perlage.

Spanish

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