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Dakota people in tipis in a concentration camp on the Minnesota River below Fort Snelling, ca.1863. Photograph by Benjamin Franklin Upton.
A Dakota hanging picture frame made of decorated leather, probably for the commercial market, c.1900. The frame was purchased at either the Lower Brule Agency or the Crow Creek Agency in South Dakota.
Cuff created between 2012 and 2013 by Dakota/Navajo artist Dallas Goldtooth.
Lace doily made by Dakota women at Birch Coulee Mission, possibly as a result of the lace-making school, c.1890–1920.
Dakota summer lodge, ca. 1846–1848. Watercolor painting by Seth Eastman.
Dakota beaded wall pocket made c.1900.
Dakota woman and children, ca. 1920.
Colorized picture postcard featuring a Dakota woman making beadwork, c.1930.
Graphite drawing of a Dakota woman processing a hide, c.1845. Drawing by Seth Eastman.
Dakota woman’s hide and wool dress, c.1850s.