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Female doll wears red skirt with blue broadcloth rainbow selvedge at hem and blue blouse with brooches and flounce collar.

Doll wears red shortgown over black wool skirt with two rows of purple ribbon trim.

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"…

Painted white hide shift dress with seed bead decorations at bottom of chest flap and between panels at hem. Painted motifs at waist, hip and hem consisting of horizontal lines, scallops and alternating triangles and rectangles. Leather thongs at…

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…

Home tanned hide dress with two side seams, added fringed flap at center front. Fringes at sides and hem. Straps and front flap decorated with seed and cut beads in linear motifs and swastikas.

This watercolor depicts a man and woman identified as Huron-Wendat. The man wears a blue blanket with rows of wide ribbon over blue cloth leggings and a white linen shirt. His accessories include a Western-style hat with feathers, silver disc and arm…

This watercolor shows a fur trader visiting a family of several men, two women, a baby and a dog within their tipi style tent. One woman wears a blanket and leggings with nothing on her upper body. The other woman wears a blue strap dress with red…

This print shows a fur trader visiting a family of several men, two women, a baby and two young men. Both women wear red strap dresses. One of them wears white sleeves with hers, incorrectly drawn. The theme and arrangement of figures is very similar…

Jane Walters (seated) and unnamed woman (standing, who is probably the same woman named "Mary" in MNHS 57564) pose in a studio. Mrs. Walters is demonstrating how to make white bobbin lace. Both women wear strap dress ensembles with multiple strands…