Corn Husk Doll
Join a Tomaquag Museum Indigenous educator for a corn husk doll making workshop. Corn husk dolls are a traditional toy made from the husk of the flint corn grown by the Native people in this region. In this workshop, you will be guided step by step in the process of making your own doll using contemporary materials. This workshop may get you wet as the corn husks are soaked in water before being used so come prepared. Additionally, you will be using synthetic sinew for tying. This material, when wet, is slippery and can be hard on your fingers as you pull tightly to secure each section of the doll. We recommend 5th grade and up for this workshop.
HUBBUB BOWL
Join a Tomaquag Museum Indigenous educator for a hubbub bowl art workshop. Hubbub is a traditional gambling game that was played among villages as a way of sharing/exchanging belongings and providing for those in need. Anything gambled and lost could be replaced. At this workshop, you will learn about the purposes of traditional game playing, learn the rules of hubbub, make your own hubbub game and have fun playing it.
Basket Stamping
Join a Tomaquag Museum Indigenous educator for a slide presentation on the traditional art of basket stamping, followed by an opportunity to design your own using contemporary materials. The presentation speaks to the history of this art form, its origins and representations, as well as the utilitarian uses of baskets, the indigenous environmental materials they are made from, and methodology. The paints used in this workshop are acrylic and may stain your clothing, so dress accordingly.
