National Museum of Natural History
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National Museum of Natural History
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NMNH - Smithsonian Institution
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Washington DC and Suitland, Maryland
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Collection Items
Sleeves with Floral Beadwork Cuffs
Woolen indigo blue trade cloth sleeves trimmed with multicolored ribbons that form a pair of squares at the center back and floral beadwork at the cuffs.
Strap Dress with Diagonal Ribbon Stripes
Woolen indigo blue trade cloth strap dress trimmed with multicolored ribbon horizontal and diagonal rows, with floral beadwork on the straps and the central panel.
Strap Dress Ensemble with Dress, Sleeves and Leggings
Strap dress ensemble composed of blue woolen and cotton cloth dress, blue woolen cloth sleeves and red leggings of inferior woolen cloth. Trimmed with tubular and seed glass beads and woolen tape. The straps are decorated with floral applique…
Female Doll Wearing Painted Hide Strap Dress
From Oberholtzer: "Their cloth bodies are stuffed, perhaps with caribou hair, and their heads are carved wood… The female's dress is of painted fetal caribou skin, sewn with the fur inside; it is cinched at the waist by a cotton cloth belt fastened…
Male Doll Wearing Painted Hide Coat
From Oberholtzer: "Their cloth bodies are stuffed, perhaps with caribou hair, and their heads are carved wood. Only the male of the pair has bead eyes. He wears a fitted, painted caribou-hide coat, wool cloth leggings (which lack the pointed ankle…