Tag Archives: Native Americans

A Navajo Fourth of July, 1953

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Lynn

Whatever you wore for the Fourth of July celebration, it was probably not nearly as beautiful as this Navajo woman’s outfit.  The shirt is most likely velvet, the traditional fabric for Navajo women’s festive clothing.  It is adorned with silver … Continue reading →

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Deb Haaland and the Power of Jewelry

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Lynn

Many professional women wear pearls with their outfits.  Deb Haaland, second term Congresswoman from New Mexico, wears Navajo pearls.  These graduated silver beads are the signature piece in her large collection of Native American jewelry. When she was sworn in … Continue reading →

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Posing for the Photographer–American Indians, 1940

Posted on October 10, 2014 by Lynn

Photographer Alexander Alland was something of an anthropologist. An immigrant himself, he began to take photographs of “hyphenated” Americans in the late 1930s and early 1940s, at first as part of an assignment for the New York World’s Fair of … Continue reading →

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