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Mrs. Michele Buckshot dressed in traditional clothing at Maniwaki, Quebec

Bitawagijigokwe poses for the camera wearing a strap dress ensemble consisting of a woolen fabric dress with floral beadwork trim at chest, cuffs of sleeves and cuffs of leggings.

Pink cotton shirt with gathering at neck, shoulders and cuffs. Deep centerfront opening on either side of neck gathered into band with box pleats facing upwards towards neck.

This photograph depicts one sleeve and one legging with floral beadwork on the cuffs, which compose the strap dress ensemble worn by Bitawagijigokwe in the related image.

This photograph depicts the woolen cloth strap dress worn by Bitawagijigokwe in the related image.

This pair of straps from a strap dress is made of a layer of stiff canvas on the back and red stroud on the front, with linear applique beadwork sewn through both layers. Motifs focus around a variation of the ottertail motif with panels of diamond…

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…

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 composition depicts four Anishinaabe women wearing strap dresses. The one on the far left is standing, while the other three are seated. The one on the far right is breastfeeding a baby in a cradleboard (tikinagan). Three of the women are…

This small painting portrays a woman wearing a strap dress ensemble. It is particularly interesting for the fur trade silver arranged on the straps and front flap, and details of multiple strands of bead necklaces, earrings, rings and bracelets,…