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Moccasins2014.122.7a,b

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

Culture
Arapaho
Material
glass bead, cotton binding, rawhide hide and hide
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Girl's Dress2012.25.86

The Elizabeth Cole Butler Collection.

Culture
Interior Salish and Nez Perce
Material
wool cloth, silk ribbon, cotton cloth binding, leather ty and cowrie shell
Made in
“Plateau and Western Oregon” ?
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Moccasins87.88.39A,B

Plains Indian people traditionally used porcupine quills to decorate clothing and other items. As glass beads introduced by traders became more and more available, the use of porcupine quills gradually declined, though it never stopped completely.

Culture
Plains
Material
leather, rawhide hide, cotton cloth binding, porcupine quill, glass bead, metal cone and dyed horsehair
Made in
“Plains” ?
Holding Institution
Portland Art Museum
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Fish Spear60.2/5478

Culture
Eskimo
Material
wood, bone, hide and modern binding ?
Made in
Canada
Holding Institution
American Museum of Natural History
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Pair of Chief's Fringed Dress Leggings50.67.5b-c

These leggings very early pre-1830s Blackfoot. Bits of ermine weasel remain attached to the fringe. Beads are all larger pony sizes.

Culture
Blackfoot and Piegan
Material
hide, bead, red cloth binding, ermine fur and pigment wood
Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum
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