Tourist Art or Whimsies

This page shows some Tourist Art. These amazing beadwork items have been made by the women of various North Eastern Tribes since the early 1800's. With these small items that were mass produced they saved the economic status of their tribes. Many of these pieces were sold at Niagara Falls. eagerly snapped up by the many tourists there. Another name for these items is Whimsies.

All of the beads are glass and all of these items have glass beads in a series of drops on the bottom of the items. Some of the beads have broken off after so many years of wear and tear but they are still beautiful little items and you can see the amount of work and concentration that has gone into each one.