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  An umbilical cord container, most likely of Sioux workmanship. Generally after the birth, the umbilical cord was preserved in a container lavishly decorated with beads, such as the one shown in the photograph, which was then hung over the cradle or, later on, on the belt. The lizard-like shape …

  Sitka Lake: a Tlingit wearing a headdress and a Chilkat dance blanket; the blanket was woven by the women using cedar bark and mountain goat wool, over a drawing designed by the men on top of a special weaving loom table.

  Lieta, a Pima from the Gila River Reserve, in Sacaton, Arizona, 1962. The face has been painted according to an outdated style which was recreated specifically for this photograph.

  The architects of the past century were mostly Cree; the artifact shown here demonstrates their accuracy in rendering and the elaborateness of the ornamental designs.

  Moccasins decorated with beads and silk ribbon layers about the ankles are often associated with the tribes of the Great Lakes. This pair of moccasins was found at the Niagara Falls in the middle of last century.