Paper clothing on a paper doll can easily capture the decorative look of American Indians of yesterday and today. This Ute pouch might have been made to carry the vital fire-starting tools. When seed beads were introduced in the 1800s they were used for fine decorative surfaces. Arm Band Arm bands were worn by Indian men to indicate status or tell a story about their worth as it was bad manners to brag. Your math skills and graph paper will create a similar beaded look as they were often made into geometric designs.
All world cultures have a ball-in the cup game.
Toys do not end up in museums usually because they are worn out with play. You can make this handsome game and try your skill, just as Indian children have for centuries. Many Indian groups prepared hides and painted stick figures of people, places and animals on them to tell about a hunt, a victory or a history. They were called story robes. Lewis and Clark sent several to President Jefferson.