Giarrettiere da uomo, 1880 circa (Ojibway)

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Garters for men, circa 1880 (Ojibway)

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Glass frames, cotton yarn, wool

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Indians of the Plains (United States)

Garters for men with decoration of floral motifs (of French derivation); the fringes, originally much longer, were consumed and served as ties fixed under the knee.

Freccia, fine ‘800 (Indiani delle Pianure)

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Arrow, end of 800 (Plains Indians)

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Dehusked wooden rod, animal fiber, pens, iron tip

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Metal spikes were sold by whites until the early 1860s, then the Natives learned to make them by recycling household metal items, such as pots; before contact with whites the spikes were made of bone, horn, flint or other hard stones

Tamburo cerimoniale, 1870 – 1880 circa, (Dakota dell’Est)

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Ceremonial drum, 1870 - 1880 about, (East Dakota)

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Dehusked and curved wood, deer skin, bison fur, pigments

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Ceremonial drum framed with painted decoration depicting a rainbow and a "Y" of difficult interpretation

Tamburello da danza, 1875 – 1880 circa (Dakota dell’Est)

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Tambourine for dance, 1875 - 1880 circa (East Dakota)

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Dehulled and curved wood, deer skin, metal cones, glass (in-envelope) countries, pigments

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Indians of the Plains (United States)

Shamanic dance drum with painted decoration

Cintura, 1885 – 1890 circa (Ojibway)

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Belt, 1885 - 1890 about (Ojibway)

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Tanned leather, woven, glass ( covered point)

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Belt on support in cotton with representation in beads of a house (towards the end of 800 were assigned houses in logs of wood to the Natives) and with zig-zag motifs (probably representing two waterways)

Gambali, 1885 circa (Ojibway)

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Gambali, 1885 circa (Ojibway)

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Woollen cloth (blue Stroud), woven, glass countryware (covered-stitch embroidery)

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Indians of the Plains (United States)

Leggings with embroidered floral motif (French in origin)

Gambali, 1885 circa (Ojibway)

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Leggings , circa 1885 (Ojibway)

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Woollen cloth (blue Stroud), woven, glass countryware (covered-stitch embroidery)

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Indians of the Plains (United States)

Leggings with embroidered floral motif (of French derivation)

Polsino, 1885 circa (fattura Ojibway, decorazione Cree)

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Cuff, approximately 1885 (Ojibway invoice, Cree decoration)

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Wool cloth (blue Stroud), wool, leather, fabric, glass countries (framed)

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Indians of the Plains (United States)
Copricapo maschile, 1880 circa (Ojibway)

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Male headdress, circa 1880 (Ojibway)

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Tanned leather, velvet, glass counties (covering point), Great Lakes goose feathers, cotton thread, animal fiber, metallic rattles, vegetable fiber.

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Indians of the Plains (United States)

Male headdress with floral embroidery (of French derivation )
The pens were sprayed indigo

Cintura, 1880 circa (Cree del Sud)

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Belt, about 1880 (Cree del Sud)

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Textile fabric, tanned leather, glass countrysides (covering stitch)

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Indians of the Plains (United States)

Belt with decorative diamond pattern called "diamond"

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