Around the foyer and galleries of the Museum of the American Indian, when we visited on Saturday, were a series of Native American crafts such as the dugout canoes, above, as well as glass cabinets with examples of beadwork.
In this cabinet, beautiful beaded leather footwear, the colour and pattern of the beads denoting the tribe, clan or family of the wearer.
These two pairs of children's shoes are separated by almost a century - on the left from 1890 and on the right from 1980.
These shoes were more of a designer fashion item - made for Christian Leboutin using Native American bead colours and techniques!
These items are a mixture of fashion and traditional beadwork.
I liked this replica of a traditional beaded baby carrier.
Beautiful beadwork
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