Small glass beads, known as seed beads, are used by individuals all over the world to adorn clothing, make jewelry such as necklaces and bracelets, and are used on other forms of material culture for decoration. Beads can be found on items of massed produced clothing from department stores to individualized dresses with the maker’s favorite colors. Beads come in a range of colors and sizes, and there are different application processes with names for various ways the beads are secured to the item. For this workshop, we will be using a two-needle method to secure the beads onto a felt backing different method.
Dr. Kiley Molinari is an Assistant Professor of Anthropology. Her research focuses on topics such as material culture studies, Indigenous new media, language and cultural revitalization and retention, digital cultural heritage, and collaborative research in Native North America. She has been working on various projects and presentations with the Apsáalooke People (Crow Tribe) since 2010. Dr. Molinari has an article published in the Journal of Northwest Anthropology concentrating on part of her MA research. She has presented her research at various national and regional anthropology conferences including, the Northwest Anthropological Conference, the Plains Anthropological Conference, the Society for Applied Anthropology, and the American Anthropological Association, as well as other symposiums relating to Heritage Studies and Museum Anthropology.
Class Size: 12
