Costumes of the Plains Indians.

From: Whispering Wind | Date: January 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Costumes of the Plains Indians by Clark Wissler. Crazy Crow Trading Post: Pottsboro, Tx. 64 pp., 36 color photos, 2006. $19.95

Crazy Crow Trading Post has done us all a service by reprinting with color photos Clark Wissler's 1915 monograph. The original 1915 printing had only small black and white photographs and diagrams. The full page color photos in this reprint show in detail some very fine examples of Plains Indian clothing.

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Wissler confined his study to men's shirts and women's dresses. There is no discussion of moccasins, leggings, or ...

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