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November  15  -  November 16

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From Deer to Dress
Thursday,  November  15  -  Friday,  November 16 , 10 am-12 noon and 1-3 pm
National Museum of the American Indian, Potomac Atrium and Outdoor Amphitheater
Saturday, November 17, 10:30 am–3 pm, Room 3010

Dresses are more than articles of clothing for Native women; they are aesthetic expressions of culture and identity. In these family events, Kathleen and Jeff Coleclough (Métis) discuss hunting traditions, hide preparation, and dress construction and decoration. Participants learn basic beading techniques and try their hands at making a daisy-chain bracelet or a gourd-stitch bookmark.

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