Black cloth dress with shell beads attached

These tubular shells were used by women who were members of lower ranking families. Shells were used by many tribes, but I do not remember where this, or the next one, was made. Landlocked peoples would have acquired shells from white traders.

kiiti, Ernest CH, , M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !! ( Marj ) and 6 other people have particularly liked this photo

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M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !!…

All natural resources .... a lesson here !!!

6 years ago.

Diane Putnam ^club has replied

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Thanks, Gudrun! Maybe, but that probably didn't matter when there was a big party going on! ;-)

6 years ago. Edited 6 years ago.

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Thank you, Marj - I'm afraid I won't be sewing shells on my clothes, but it's a good idea. Lol!

6 years ago.

aNNa schramm ^club

Wow - elegant !!!
Diane* At first I did not recognize it as a shell.
Because I remember many many years ago I once knitted a similar pattern. You always had to insert a wide bar between the rows so that the stitch would take that shape. I hope my translation is correct ;-))

6 years ago.

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Yes, I can understand perfectly! That method sounds difficult! Danke, aNNa.

6 years ago.

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