Native American Art

What southwestern tribe became famous for their woven rugs and blankets?

• • Cherokee

• • Navajo

• • Seminole

• • Nez Perce

• • Apache

Native American art was exactly the same throughout the tribes in North America?

• True

• False

Sand painting, masks, and totem poles were often tied in with what other area of Native American culture?

• Science

• • Agriculture

• • Religion

• • Education

• • War

In what region of the country were totem poles most often built?

• • Southeast

• • Southwest

• • Great Plains

• • Northwest

Which of the following was a type of art used by Native American tribes?

• • Totem poles

• • Painting

• • Weaving blankets and rugs

• • Basket weaving

• • All of the answers are correct.

Basket weaving was the only type of art that Native Americans made.

• True

• False

Some tribes believed that when an animal mask was worn in a ceremony the person wearing the mask took on the spirit of the animal.

• True

• False

How were totem poles made?

• • They were carved from the bones of giant bison

• • They were chiseled from sandstone

• • They were carved from cedar wood

• • They were formed from a cement-like mud

• • They were sculpted from clay

Where does the word totem come from?

• • A Native American word meaning kinship

• • A French word meaning carving

• • A Spanish word meaning tall tree

• • A Native American word meaning cedar

Totem Poles were only made by the Hopi Tribe. 

• True

• False