d Culture

  8TH CENTURY– SANTA MARIA IN ARACOELI, ROME   In the 8th century, women wore a type of closed, loose mantle with a hood that is put on over the head. Under the mantle is a tight-sleeved tunic. Precious golden embroideries adorn it.

    This feminine leather dress was obtained near the Ute tribe by Powell the explorer in between 1870-1880. The small cape is decorated with pearls typical of the Ute style: few colours and simple geometric designs.   The Ute women were particularly skilled in embroidery, the style was characterised …

  An original way to wear a handkerchief at the neck used in Holland, the determining factor being a ring.

                   MOSAIC RESTORED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 1800S ALONG TRACES OF THE 6TH CENTURY ORIGINAL– BASILICA DI SANT’AMBROGIO, MILAN   The 6th century, masculine clothing is tightly tied to the late-Roman tradition. The figure on the left has a cape resembling the draping of the pallium. The other …

  Angelica LaMoose, daughter of Joseph LaMoose, Indian explorer of the Flathead Reservation: the photograph was taken in September 1913 by H.T. Cory.  The researched dress of the baby girl – granddaughter of a chief – was made by herself and her mother; it is in the typical plateau style, …