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Native American Encyclopedia

The colorful dresses worn by Choctaw women are made by hand and probably adapted from a 19th century dress design. No pattern exists for the dresses, which consist of a bodice with a fitted waist and a long, full skirt trimmed with ruffles and hand sewn applique. Learn more http://bit.ly/MW54S8 

Native American beads were originally carved from shells, turquoise & other stones, copper & silver, wood, amber, ivory, and animal bones, horns, & teeth. Glass beads were not part of the Indian crafts scene until the colonists brought them to the Americas from Europe 500 years ago and they quickly became part of American Indian culture. Learn morehttp://bit.ly/X2hquU 

This jacket was made by Native Arts Trading for a client in Texas. Yes it is made of smoked deer skin, colored with clay earth pigment paint with buffalo horn buttons, hawk bells, feathers, lined with an old time cotton calico, hand cut fringe, various other beads, etc. NATIVE ARTS TRADING

Native American Encyclopedia

One of the most important and influential aspects of Native American culture is the beauty and style of Native American art. The artwork of the Native Americans was usually very colorful and symbolic and it varied depending on the tribe it originated from. Learn more http://bit.ly/WYlFX9