Splendidly Dressed: American Indian Robes & Regalia

Belt. Probably Manitoba Ojibwa; ca. 1800; hide, trade cloth, wooden sticks, porcupine quills, glass beads, enameled metal buttons; 24.75"L x 2,25"W. The Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York.

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Splendidly Dressed: American Indian Robes & Regalia
March 30 - December 29, 2013

The dress of Native American people was, and remains, exceedingly varied in its expression and design.  Splendidly Dressed: American Indian Robes & Regalia combines masterful examples of dress, footwear, headgear, jewelry and accessories from the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art.

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12/29/2013
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Belt. Probably Manitoba Ojibwa; ca. 1800; hide, trade cloth, wooden sticks, porcupine quills, glass beads, enameled metal buttons; 24.75"L x 2,25"W. The Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York.

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