Museums in Genoa
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Women’s loafers, end of 800 (East Dakota)
Tanned deer leather, glass countries (covered-stitch embroidery), animal fabric and fibre
Women’s loafers with embroidery depicting a stylized turtle, protective female symbol
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Small bag for men and women, 1875 - 1885 (East Dakota - Yankton)
Tanned cervid leather, glass countries ("lazy" stitch embroidery), metal cones, semi-precious stone countries, animal fibre.
Small bag for men and women with embroidery that symbolically depict the types (triangles) and the Morning Star (crosses). It was carried on the belt and contained the steel and flint.
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Toy ball, circa 1880 (East Dakota)
Tanned cervid leather, animal fibre, glass count ("lazy" stitch embroidery)
Toy ball. It was hung from the cradle of children.
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Toy ball, circa 1880 (East Dakota)
Tanned cervid leather, vegetable fibre, glass count (covered stitch embroidery)
Toy ball. It was hung from the cradle of children.
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Small women’s bag of commercial type, end '800 (Sioux of the East, Santee - Yankton)
Tanned cervid leather, woven, glass (covered-stitch embroidery), animal fibre
Small women’s bag of commercial type (probably made for missionaries) with embroidery depicting a stylized spider (protective animal and symbol of cleverness)
Late 800 (between 1890 until the end of 1930 this type of handbags were very popular with whites and were used to store pocket watches); Sioux of the East, Santee - Yankton)
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Small women’s bag of commercial type, end '800 (Sioux of the East, Santee - Yankton)
Tanned cervid leather, glass countries (covering stitching and festoon embroidery), animal fibre
Small women’s bag of commercial type (probably made for missionaries) with embroidery depicting a stylized spider (protective animal and symbol of cleverness )
Late 800 (between 1890 until the end of 1930 this type of handbags were very popular with whites and were used to store pocket watches); (Sioux of the East, Santee - Yankton)
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Small women’s bag of commercial type, end '800 (Sioux of the East, Santee - Yankton)
Tanned cervid leather, glass countries (covering stitching and festoon embroidery), animal fibre, textile fabric
Small women’s bag of commercial type (probably made for missionaries) with embroidery depicting the Morning Star
Late 800 (between 1890 until the end of 1930 this type of handbags were very popular with whites and were used to store pocket watches); (Sioux of the East, Santee - Yankton
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Small women’s bag of commercial type, end '800 (Sioux of the East, Santee - Yankton)
Tanned leather, glass (covered-stitch embroidery), animal fibre, textile fabric
Small women’s bag of commercial type (probably made for missionaries) with embroidery depicting a stylized insect
Late 800 (between 1890 until the end of 1930 this type of handbags were very popular with whites and were used to store pocket watches); (Sioux of the East, Santee - Yankton)
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Loafers for boys, circa 1885 (East Dakota - Santee)
Tanned deer leather, woven, glass countrysides (covered-stitch embroidery)
Loafers for boys, with typical plant of the Plains/ Prairies embroidered
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Small women’s bag, 1890 - 1900 circa (East Dakota, Yankton)
Tanned cervid leather, woven, glass countrysides (covered-stitch embroidery)
Small women’s bag that was used to contain the necessary for sewing. The decorations identified the owner.
1890 - about 1900 - period in which it began to produce for commercial purposes, (East Dakota, Yankton)
