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HOME:NativePeopleintheSouthwestInformationAboutYourGuidedTourWhentherearemorethan20studentsinaclass,wefrequentlyaskthatyoudividethestudentsintosmallergroups.Besuretodiscusgroupsizewiththetourcoordinatorandguidewhocontactsyoubeforeyourvisit.Themuseumwillprovideguidesforeachgroupassignedtoaguidedtour.Eachgroupwillexperiencethesametour,butinadifferentsequence.Yourguidedtourwillbeinthelong-termexhibitfeaturingthepermanentcollectionsoftheHeardMuseum,HOME:NativePeopleintheSouthwest.ThestudentswillviewmaterialfromAncestralPuebloaswellastheprehistoricHohokam.TheywillviewanddiscusscontemporaryworkbytheHopi,Navajo,ApacheandO’odhampeoples.Itemsonexhibitincludepottery,rugs,jewelry,baskets,katsinadolls,clothingandpaintings.TourswillseeaHopipikiroomandNavajoHogan.Yourtourwillbeabout45minutesinlength.Pleaserememberthateachgroupofstudentsandadultchaperonesmuststaywiththeirassignedguidethroughoutthetour.Studentsandchaperonesthatwanderfromtheirgroupinterferewithothertoursandwillnotbeabletoenjoythetourplannedforthem.Duetoheavyschedulingdemands,schoolgroupsmustexitthemuseumfollowingtheirtour.Schoolgroupsmaynotvisitothergalleriesaftertheirtourunlessadditionaltouroptionsarepurchasesuchastheself-guidedtouroptionfollowingyourguidedtour.Weencouragestudentswhowishtoseemoreofthemuseumtoreturnwiththeirfamilies.

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TourBadgesPleasemakeacopyofthesebadgesforeachstudentwhoiscomingtothemuseumforatour.Besurethateachpersonprintshisorhernameclearlyandinlargeletterssothattheguidescanrefertoeachchildbyname.Ourdocentsprefertointeractwiththestudentsinthismorepersonalmanner.Yourguideorguideswillalsobewearinganamebadge.ThebadgesshowthreedifferentbasketrydesignsfoundinTohonoO’odhambaskets.Whenyourclassvisitsthemuseumtheywillhearthattheblackdesigninthebasketismadefromanaturalmaterialcalled“devil’sclaw”andthatitsnaturalcolorisblack,notdyed.Further,sincedevil’sclawisverystrong,blackisusuallyfoundinthecenterofthebasketwheretherewouldbethemostwear.TohonoO’odhambasketweaverscontinuetomakebasketssuchasthese.Studentswillseemorenewtypesofbaskets,including:miniaturesmadefromhorsehair,wirebasketsmadefrombailingwire,andbasketsshapedlikeanimalsandpeople.


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FillintheblankFillintheblanksinthesesentenceswiththewordthatfits.

1. ___________________isaSpanishwordmeaning“town.”

2. TheAncestralPueblopeoplelivedontheColorado___________________.

3. TheHohokamdugmilesof___________________tobringwatertotheirvillagesandtheircrops.

4. TheAncestralPueblopeoplemadepotteryusingthecoiland___________________method.

5. TheHohokammadepotteryusingthe___________________andanvilmethod.

6. ThethreemostimportantfoodsofIndianpeopleare___________________,beansandsquash.

7. Prehistoricpeopleused___________________fibersasapaintbrush.

8. TheprehistoricHohokamlivedinthe___________________Desert.

Selectyouranswersfromthefollowingwordsyucca Sonoran Pueblo Plateaucanals paddle corn scrape


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MixandMatchFillintheblankwiththeletternexttothewordthatbestcompletesthesentence.

1. TheAncestralPueblomadeblanketsandsocksusing__________feathers. a.black

2. HelenCordero,apotterfromChochitiPueblo,startedmaking__________dolls.

b.Hohokam

3. TheHopimake__________breadfrombluecorn,waterandash. c.beargrass

4. AmericanIndianjewelersusesilver,turquoise,__________,coralandblackjet. d.storyteller

5. O’odhambasketsarewovenusing__________,yuccaanddevil’sclaw. e.violin

6. Hopikatsinadollsaremadeoutof__________treeroots. f.piki

7. TheApache__________ismadeoutofthedriedstalkoftheagaveorcenturyplant.

g.turkey

8. Theprehistoric__________madeclayfigurines. h.cottonwood

9. MariaMartinez,apotterfromSanIldefonsoPueblo,made__________pottery.

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ArtActivities

MakeanApachePouchTraditionally,theApachepeopleusedsmallpouchesformanythingsincludingpersonalgroomingitems,tinderforstartingfires,sinewforrepairs,etc.Onceglassbeadsbecameavailable,thepouchesweredecorated.Sometimesapouchshowsdifferentdesignsoneachside.Pouchesaremadefromtannedleatherandwerehungonthewearer’sbelt.

Tomakethispouch,copythepatternonindexweightpaper.Colorthedesignandthencutoutbothparts.Useahole-punchtopunchouttheblackdots.Useonepieceofyarntostitchthetwopiecestogether.Theflapshouldfolddownoverthefrontdecoratedarea.Anadditionalpieceofyarnisattachedtomakeastrapforcarrying.Shortlengthsofyarnmaybeattachedtothebottomofthepouchtosimulatefringe.

StudentswillseeApachepouchesonthetourofHOME:NativePeopleintheSouthwest.

MakeaNavajoWristGuardorKetohOriginally,theNavajomadeandusedtheketohasaformofprotectionforthewristwhenshootingwithabowandarrow.Today,theketohiswornasadecorativeelementlikeabracelet.

Copythispatternonindexweightpaper.Colorthedesign:ontheoriginal,theturquoisestoneinthecenterissurroundedbycastsilver.Thisdecorativepieceisthenattachedtoaleatherband.

Ahole-punchandshortpieceofyarnisneededtocompletetheproject.Detailedinstructionsareincludedonthefollowingsheets.

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