War mace, circa 1870, (Teton Dakota)

Polished, engraved and painted siliceous stone, dehusked wood, tanned leather, with glass content

Installation North American indigenous peoples

Loafers for boy/girl, circa 1885 (East Dakota - Yankton)

Tanned deer leather, woven, glass-beamed ("lazy" stitch embroidery)

Loafers for boy/girl, circa 1890 (East Dakota - Sioux Santee)

Commercial leather, vegetable fibre, glass count ("lazy" stitch embroidery)

Amulet

Collezione Missioni Cattoliche Americane 1893

Amulet

XIX - 1851

C.A.454

Nord Dakota (U.S.A.)

Tanned cervid leather, vegetable fibre, glass count (covered stitch embroidery)

Contenere il cordone ombelicale del neonato per la sua protezione durante la vita. Appeso alla culla e successivamente fissato all'abito, accompagnava il proprietario fino alla morte. Subito dopo la nascita.

Indiani d'America: Fiori e vita dalle collezioni del Museo etnografico Castello D'Albertis - Genova/ Museo d'arte orientale E.Chiossone

Tortoise-shaped container with the upper surface covered with glass beads in blue, light blue and red, arranged in such a way as to draw the carapace. At the extremities of the limbs and tail are pairs of metal cones with tufts of animal fibre (horsehair?) dyed green inside. a textile ribbon under the turtle's head was used to hang it. Hung to the cradle and then attached to clothing. It accompanied the owner until death. A tanned deer skin was used. The skin was cut in the shape of a lizard for males or a turtle for females. The lower and upper parts were sewn together at the edges, and the upper surface was covered with porcupine quills. In a later period, as a result of contact and subsequent trade with Europeans, the quills were replaced by polychrome glass or porcelain tapers.

Amulet, about 1875 (Teton Dakota)

Tanned cervid leather, vegetable fibre, glass count (covered stitch embroidery)

Lakota headgear

Collezione Missioni Cattoliche Americane 1893

Lakota headgear

XIX - 1891 - 1900

C.A.356

Tipo di misura: lunghezza; Unità di misura: cm; Valore: 30; Varie: da fronte a nuca; Tipo di misura: larghezza; Unità di misura: cm; Valore: 18; Tipo di misura: lunghezza; Unità di misura: cm; Valore: 30

Sud Dakota

Tanned cervid skin, tissue, porcupine spines (flattened with teeth or nails, dyed and sewn)

Protezione e ornamentale. Vita quotidiana.

Leather cap entirely decorated with porcupine quills drawing two bison heads in yellow and purple, two stylised ornithomorphic figures in yellow and light green and fourteen scaled triangles in green/yellow and orange/purple on a red background. The back of the cap is decorated with concentric squares in red, purple, green and yellow porcupine quills. The whole decoration is bordered by a band of purple porcupine quills and a band of yellow glass beads. The cap is entirely bordered with a strip of burgundy fabric and at the sides are sewn two burgundy fabric ribbons for fastening the cap under the chin. On the back is a blue and white checked cotton veil edged with a strip of burgundy fabric. The inside is lined with red and blue patterned fabric on a cream background. The bonnet was not part of traditional indigenous clothing; it began to be made on the model of those worn by white women. The model therefore followed the European one, but the decoration could be made from traditional materials, such as porcupine quills and glass beads.

Women’s loafers with floral decoration, 1885 - 1890 circa (Ojibway)

Tanned deer skin, animal fibre, silk thread, porcupine spines (flattened with teeth or nails, dyed and sewn): no traces of use

Case for awl, 1870 - 1875 circa (East Dakota, Yankton or Santee)

Leather, wood, glass count (stitch embroidery "lazy", covering stitch and festoncino embroidery)

Case for awl, 1870 - 1875 circa (East Dakota, Yankton or Santee)

Leather, wood, glass count (stitch embroidery "lazy", covering stitch and festoncino embroidery)