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Identity by Design: Tradition, Change and Celebration in Native Women's Dresses
Monday November 26, 2007
National Museum of the American Indian
Fourth St. And Independence Ave.
Washington, District of Columbia 20090 Get Directions
Dresses are more than simple articles of clothing for Native women - they are aesthetic expressions of culture and identity. Embodying messages about the life of the wearer, dresses offer native women the opportunity to blend artistic tradition and bold innovation while preparing themselves, their families and their communities to partake in the "dance of life." Bringing together a vast array of dresses and accessories from the Plains, Plateau and Great Basin regions of the United States and Canada, 'Identity by Design' highlights native women's identity through traditional dress and its contemporary evolution. The exhibition examines the individual, communal and cultural identity of native women and explores how women, gifted with highly developed artistic skills, benefited not only their families, but the entire community.
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