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Pair of cuffs – Fort Peck Montana
USA – Northern Plains – Lakota/Dakota?
Late 19th
17 cm
Beautiful pair of dance cuffs with porcupine quills. The bright aniline colors are typical of the work of Native American embroiderers at the end of the 19th century. One of the cuffs is slightly sunned, some very slight lack of quills. Skin covered with a geometric pattern with dyed porcupine quills applied using tendon threads, lined inside with a printed fabric, ribbons, label of origin (Numbering + “Porcupine split quill cuffs - Fort Peck Montana Sioux)
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