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  Typical Crow decorations in deerskin and beads embellish this superb arrow case, realized in raw buckskin with engraved and painted designs. An ornamental pattern is also provided by 2 red and blue pendants attached at the seam of the leg with strips of deerskin. The beaded embroidery is almost …

  The disk-shaped shell beads, were a type of coin, very valued in California, and this necklace decorated with woodpecker scalps, puffs of quail feathers and abalone pendants, an Indian Pomo was a treasure for the owner.

A pair of men’s moccasins decorated with beads, found in 1891 amoung the southern Cheyenne. They have a rigid sole and are made of soft deer leather, coloured with a dye made of yellow earth. This model reflects the characteristic style of many beaded Cheyenne artifacts, in that the decorative …

Powell collected this female garment in Utah in 1874. It is made of two skins and is decorated with beads and wapiti teeth. Classified as belonging to the Southern Paiute, it is instead typical of the Ute of this time period.

  Beads obtained from bone, from seashells, from copper, from seeds and from dried berries were used as jewels and to decorate clothing. They were fastened to the skins or cloth using the 2 thread application technique: the beads, united by a thread, are sewn to the surface by a …