19th century Plains Indian dresses / by Susan Jennys.
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TextPublication details: Pottsboro, Tex. : Crazy Cow Trading Post, c2004.Description: vi, 98 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cmISBN: - 1929572018
- 9781929572014
- Nineteenth century Plains Indian dresses
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book
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Main Library | NonFiction | 391.0089 J54 | Available | 33111006768028 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book is a comprehensive craft guide on women's dresses of the Northern, Central and Southern Plains, as well as the Plateau. The author provides historical background about the tribal styles in vogue from the time of Lewis and Clark to the beginning of the reservation period. Highly detailed instructions on how to recreate both cloth and hide dresses are augmented with over 100 excellent illustrations of techniques, layout, women's accessories, and dsigns. Includes early photos and paintings of the period, along with exquisite original examples from world collections.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-98).
"Covering the Northern, Central and Southern Plains, as well as the Plateau, this comprehensive craft guide shows how to recreate both the cloth and hide dresses of the 19th century, as well as the accessories worn with them. Using original texts and other period source material, the author discusses the historical background and tribal styles in vogue from the time of Lewis and Clark to the beginning of the reservation period. Lavishly illustrated with drawings by Alex Koslov and many fine, full color photos of some of the most exquisite original examples from world collections ..."--P. [4] of cover.