I'd suggest the woman is wearing a ceremonial outfit as staging for the picture. Her dress is very elaborate and she probably has other and simpler day-to-day wear. Could stand to be corrected though.
Here in western Montana there is a huge collection of photos like this from roughly the 1880's to the 1930's of photos like this hanging in most of the businesses, with a treasure trove in the museums in town. On my reservation there are at least 3 good museums plus many more hanging in the tribal college. Worth checking out!
Str8up_talk on June 24th, 2018 at 14:17 UTC »
You had my upvote when I couldn't find my grandma in that title
the_original_Retro on June 24th, 2018 at 14:34 UTC »
Beautiful picture.
I'd suggest the woman is wearing a ceremonial outfit as staging for the picture. Her dress is very elaborate and she probably has other and simpler day-to-day wear. Could stand to be corrected though.
djoh615893 on June 24th, 2018 at 15:28 UTC »
Here in western Montana there is a huge collection of photos like this from roughly the 1880's to the 1930's of photos like this hanging in most of the businesses, with a treasure trove in the museums in town. On my reservation there are at least 3 good museums plus many more hanging in the tribal college. Worth checking out!