Meskwaki beaded women's vest
size 10 seed beads, size 10 3-cut beads, cotton fabric, velvet fabric, cotton thread
FRONT VIEW OF VEST
2 panels - H x 23” W x 10 ½ (x2)
BACK VIEW OF VEST
H x 21” W x 20”
бисер
Meskwaki Baby Moccasins, non- traditional
size 12 cut beads, cotton bias tape, leather, gesso, canvas, rhinestones, latigo leather.
Images show outer and inner designs of the moccasins, reflecting the “fish” clan the baby belongs to.
Hair Piece and Moccasin Flaps
Meskwaki accessories
Beaded cape, leggings, hair-ties, barrette and moccasins.
Apron
Winter female regalia
Зинаида Платоновна Никулина
I am from the kin Hendel of the Even people. I am a member of the Even ethno-folk group “Dolguncha”, Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), and an Honorary Worker of the General Education of the Russian Federation
Mary Young Bear
I am an enrolled member of the Meskwaki Nation from Tama Iowa. Born and raised in Denver, I now live in Iowa. I am self-taught in all manners of beadwork and traditional garment construction and I have been actively producing beadwork for 45 years. I am also a doll maker, painter and printmaker. I have shown my work all over the United States. I currently work as a Conservationist for the Meskwaki Nation at the Meskaki Cultural Center and Museum in Tama Iowa.
Lydia Kruchinina
Lyana Yakovleva
I am an Evenki artist of traditional folk arts and crafts of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) from the village of Tyanya, Olekminsky County.