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Programs
and Events
Special Saturday Classes
Moundville
offers several special classes designed to teach one aspect of Native
American culture at an affordable cost. All materials are provided.
Just bring your lunch and wear old clothes. Unless otherwise noted,
all classes are for ages 14 to adult.
Reed
Baskets - February 23
Thousands of years before pottery was invented, Southeastern Indians
made baskets, bags, mats and more out of natural materials such
as cane, white oak and grasses. This class teaches students two
basic types of weaving while they create a one of a kind basket
from split reed. Class fee is $40 per person.
Gourd
Bowls, Bottles, Baskets and Masks - March 15
Gourds were the first plant actively cultivated by Native Americans
some 7000 years ago. In the squash family, gourds are inedible,
but make wonderful containers. Pick out your own gourd and make
a bowl, bottle, basket or mask. Decorate it using traditional designs
or let your imagination run wild and make a modern work of art.
Class fee is $40 per person.
Beadwork - May 24
Beading expert Cat Sloan, and her protégé Ella Jones,
teach several beading techniques including brick stitch, right angle
weave and peyote stitch. Also learn how to weave on a loom, and
take home at leash one unique piece of beadwork. This is a great
Monther/Daughter class! Class fee is $40 per
person.
Flintknapping
- July 12
(Ages 12 & up)
Flintknapping is the art of making knives and arrow and spear points
from rocks that break like glass. Experts guide students through
this remarkable technology that has recently emerged as a modern
art form. When finished each student will make at least one arrow
point and will take home a growing fascination. Class
fee is $40 per person. Take home your very own tool kit for an additional
$40.
For more information or to register for a class, call Claudia Cummings
at (205) 371-2234 or email ccumming@ua.edu
Click here to download a class brochure
and registration form.
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Reed
baskets made by students at Moundville
Simple
gourd bowl
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