Native American Clothing Photos

Native Americans have created a wide range of decorative clothing items, many of which are found in museums.

See also: Native American Arts, Western Art & Indian Art Museum Painting & Sculpture
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Beaded native beaded vests (c1890-1900) at Denver Art Museum. Denver, CO

Hair Pipe Breastplate & Buckskin by Oglala Northern Plains Indians at El Pomar Carriage Museum. Colorado Springs, CO

Beaded Oglala headdress & shirt used in 1920s Broadmoor Hotel performances at El Pomar Carriage Museum. Colorado Springs, CO

War shirt (c1880) at South Dakota State Historical Society Museum. Pierre, SD

Beaded man's vest (possibly Cree or Métis) at RCMP Heritage Center. Regina, SK

Lakota buckskin beadwork vest & pants (c1885) at National Cowboy Museum. Oklahoma City, OK

Ute beaded vest with flowers at Mesa Verde Museum. CO

Arapaho Indian beaded child's vest (c1880) at Nelson Museum of the West. Cheyenne, WY

Beaded Ute Indian vest in museum of South Park City. Fairplay, CO

Sioux vest (c1900) decorated with dyed porcupine quills at Historical Museum of Iowa. Des Moines, IA

Plains Cree beadwork jacket (prior to 1950) at Royal Saskatchewan Museum. Regina, SK

Sioux ceremonial buckskin shirt at Woolaroc Museum. Bartlesville, OK

Beaded woman's dance cape (possibly Cree) at RCMP Heritage Center. Regina, SK

Beaded lady's dress (early 20th C) at RCMP Heritage Center. Regina, SK

Southern Cheyenne beaded deer hide girl's dress (c1880) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Cody, WY

Lakota Sioux deerskin dress with beadwork & feather decoration (c1880) at Denver Art Museum. Denver, CO

Salish girl's dress with cowrie shells & elk's teeth at Montana Historical Society museum. Helena, MT

Nez Perce velvet dress (c1910) at Montana Historical Society museum. Helena, MT

Cheyenne doll (c1890) & Cheyenne dress (c1915) at Oklahoma History Center. Oklahoma City, OK

Northern Plains girl's dress with elk teeth (c1885) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Cody, WY

Cheyenne Indian child's dress (1880s) with cowrie shells at Nelson Museum of the West. Cheyenne, WY

Girl's jingle dress (1994) at South Dakota State Historical Society Museum. Pierre, SD

Dream dress (c1870) & Oglala beaded vest at South Dakota State Historical Society Museum. Pierre, SD

Collection of native American objects at South Dakota State Historical Society Museum. Pierre, SD

Woman's strung bead collar by unknown Great Basin Region native (1930s) at Denver Art Museum. Denver, CO

Dentalia shell cape (c1890) by Ellen Thunder Horse South Dakota State Historical Society Museum. Pierre, SD

Iowa Indian bear claw necklace with glass beads (c1920) at Buffalo Bill Historical Center. Cody, WY

Ute beaded cuffs with horse at Mesa Verde Museum. CO

Crow Grass dance feather bustle (c1930) at Museum of the Rockies. Bozeman, MT

Chippewa Indian beaded war apron (c1880-90) at Aurora Plainsman Museum. Aurora, NE

Huron beaded apron (1870-1900) at Buffalo History Museum (BECHS). Buffalo, NY

Central or Northern Plains Indian scalplock warshirt (c1875-1910) at Rockwell Museum of Western Art. Corning, NY


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