non-westernhistoricalfashion:sofriel:This is a Sioux (Oceti Sakowin–specific nation not specified) d
non-westernhistoricalfashion:sofriel:This is a Sioux (Oceti Sakowin–specific nation not specified) dress from ca. 1900, probably South Dakota. It’s a wool cloth dress decorated with dentalium shells, silver, ribbon, brass, beads, sequins, and quills. I can’t find a good source, as it doesn’t appear to be in the NMAI’s online gallery, but it was part of a New York exhibit by the National Museum of the American Indian called “Identity by Design: tradition, change, and celebration in native women’s dresses” and you can find some cool details and interactive things from the exhibit online. It’s one of my favorite dresses ever.I found this image online here. Cheers! -- source link