“The baby carrier is from the period of time that we prefer,1860-1880.The Lakota people had a good choice of materials and colors to do their art. Everything that we make is made using the same materials and colors (100% cotton or linen thread, or sinew, Italian seed beads, braintan hides, earth paints…)”
“It seems that aniline dyes were used as soon as they were available through trade, replacing the indigo and cochenille dyes which were also available to the Lakota people through trade with other tribes (Mandan, Hidatsa etc) or with the white traders.”
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