ppt for arted project about the Tlinget Art

1. Pacific Northwest Native
Americans: The Tlingit Tribe

2. LOOK at this image
-Have you ever seen
anything like it?
-If so, when? Where?
-What do you think this
is?
-Who do you think
made it? Why?

3. Today I will. . .
(objective)
Identify and Distinguish the artwork of the First
People of the Pacific Northwest and design an
artwork based on what I learn.
Think/Pair/Share: What are we going to do today?

4. What do we think know?
-Have you ever seen
anything like it?
-If so, when? Where?
-What do you think this
is?
-Who do you think
made it? Why?

5. First People of the WHAT?
• First People of the Pacific
Northwest
– Native Americans
– Tlingit Tribe
• Name means “People of the
Tides”
• 11,000 years old
• Hunters/gathers
• Oral history
• Religion is linked to nature
Think/Pair/Share: Why do
you think the meaning of
the Tlingit tribe is
important?

6. Native American Religion –including
Tlingit- is Linked with Nature
Think/Pair/Share: Why do you think religion is
linked with nature?

7. Native Americans Use Stories to
Explain Their World and Religion
LISTEN: “The Story of the Salmon People”

8. Let’s summarize “The Story of the
Salmon People”
• I will type what you tell me right here.

9. Tlingit Art – Mostly Uses 2 Colors
Black - Formline/Outline (came from coal)
Red - Accents (came from minerals in the soil)
Think/Pair/Share: Why did the Tlingit use mostly
red and black?

10. Tlingit Art
Think/Pair/Share: What shapes are being used here?

11. Tlingit Art
Think/Pair/Share: Why do you think the Tlingit
made the choice to make Art that looks like this?

12. Tlingit Art - Ovoid
A rounded-corner rectangle used as the
beginning of EVERY Tlingit artwork. Means
Unity.
Think/Pair/Share: Where do you see
ovoids in this whale?

13. Tlingit Art – U Shape
The 2nd most used “shape” in Tlingit art after
the ovoid.
Think/Pair/Share: Where do you see
u shapes in this salmon?

14. Puffin – Native Bird of Alaska
How are these images alike (compare)? How are these
images different (contrast)?
Audubon PuffinTlingit Puffin alike

15. Let’s Review!
Think/Pair/Share. . .
1. What are the most important
traits of the artwork of the
Tlingit tribe?
2. Why do the Tlingit make
artwork about salmon?
3. What special shapes do the
Tlingit use to make artwork (it
is okay to describe the shape)?
4. How is the artwork of the
Tlingit different than the
artwork of Audubon?

16. But, why do we care what the Tlingit
made/make? (tps)
1. When we look at art, we learn about the people
who made it.
-What do we know about the Tlingit tribe by
looking at their artwork?
2. When we compare art, we learn about how
different people react to the same things.
-What do we know about the Tlingit and
Audubon based on their puffin artworks?

17. Your Task. . .
1. Write a letter to the Tlingit Chief about
creating an artwork for the Salmon People
2. Sketch an artwork based on your letter.
Helpful Info
Tlingit – Pacific Northwest Native American tribe / name means
“People of the Tides”
Salmon – a food commonly eaten ; symbolizes
dependability and providing for others
Black – for artwork outline (from coal)
Red – an accent color (from soil minerals)
Ovoid - beginning art shape; rectangle with rounded
corners (means unity)
U –Shape – 2nd most important shape for artwork

18. (think inside your head)
Tell Chief Ms. Z. why our tribe (Tlingit tribe)
should make an artwork for the Salmon People
(include information about what the art should
look like!)