Identity by Design: Tradition, Change, and Celebration in Native Women's Dresses

National Museum of the American Indian
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This beautiful book presents a fascinating array of complete women's and girls' outfits dating from the 1830s to the present, including dresses, shawls, shoes, belts, bags, fans, and hair accessories. Also included is historical and contemporary background information on Native life and Native women and their dress. To accompany a major exhibit of the same name at the NMAI in March 2007.
Genres: FashionNonfictionArtHistoryIndigenous
160 Pages

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