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This portrait depicts the "daughter of a chief from Lake St. Clair," which today is Walpole Island First Nation. The unnamed woman wears a fur robe over a white cotton or linen shirt with gathered neckline. She wears four strands of round beads and…

This painting depicts a group of Anishinaabek sitting around a campfire with several domed wigwams nearby. The woman of the group wears a blue shortgown over a black skirt. The Sault rapids are in the background. Sault Ste. Marie is at the…

This painting depicts a woman seated on the ground leaning against a tree with a cradleboard and infant leaning on a stand nearby. There are a knife case and birchbark basket on the ground next to the mother and baby. In the background is a river…

This painted hide strap dress has front and back upper torso flaps that are turned up in the photo, but would be worn turned down. There are short fringes at the upper corners of these flaps. The dress has two bands of painting above the hem. The…

These painted hide leggings are made from caribou hide. There are four horizontal bands with motifs of diamonds and horizontal lines in red and bright blue (probably bluing laundry soap).

This painted hide strap dress has front torso flap with fur and back torso flap without fur. There is painted horizontal motifs above the hem in red and bright blue (probably bluing laundry soap) and along seamlines. These are the same colors as on…

This painted hide strap dress has front and back upper torso flaps that are turned up in the photo, but would be worn turned down. It has a single painted band placed horizontally near the hem. The motif is a series of squares with eight "fingers"…

Female wooden doll has painted face and fur hair. She wears a complete strap dress ensemble made from hide with fur on the dress flap. The dress has horizontal painted motifs from midway down the skirt to the hem. She is accessorized with mittens and…

Full sized cape or blanket is folded over to form a caplet. The edges of the caplet and the hem are trimmed with floral silk embroidery and multicolored tape.

The blue woolen dress has shoulder ties instead of straps. The armholes are formed by folding the fabric over to create flaps over the upper arm. The dress is decorated with ribbonwork edged in white and clear seed beads and including striped tape…