Saturday, March 13, 2021

USA: Plains Indian Women "Preparation for Dinner" 1899

 


The Sioux Indian women of the Teton if Western Dakota tribe sustained and perpetuated village life using their agriculture and domestic skills. Among Dakota women's many skills were porcupine quill work and bead embroidery. They also performed such essential tasks as dressing hides for clothing and shelter, caring for the children and cooking.
(photo: Heyn 1899)

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