Jewelry made to complement current fashions usually made of inexpensive materials and often set with imitation or semiprecious stones

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Cornplanter, a leader of the Seneca tribe, holding a smoking pipe with pipe attachments and axe-blades. Colour lithograph by J.T. Bowen after F. Bartoli, 1836.

Eagle of Delight, a native American woman of the Oto (Otoe) tribe. Coloured lithograph by Childs & Inman after C. B. King, 1833.

Shaumonekusse, a chief of the Oto (Otoe) tribe, wearing a crown hair piece with horns, a bear-claw necklace and a medallion. Colour lithograph by C. G. Childs after C. B. King, 1833.

Female Flying Pigeon, a native American woman with plaits, wearing a pink dress with flower decor and shawl, necklaces and holding a feather fan. Colour lithograph by Lehman & Duval after C. B. King, 1837.

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Costume jewelry

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Works from the collections

Cornplanter, a leader of the Seneca tribe, holding a smoking pipe with pipe attachments and axe-blades. Colour lithograph by J.T. Bowen after F. Bartoli, 1836.

Female Flying Pigeon, a native American woman with plaits, wearing a pink dress with flower decor and shawl, necklaces and holding a feather fan. Colour lithograph by Lehman & Duval after C. B. King, 1837.

Shaumonekusse, a chief of the Oto (Otoe) tribe, wearing a crown hair piece with horns, a bear-claw necklace and a medallion. Colour lithograph by C. G. Childs after C. B. King, 1833.

Eagle of Delight, a native American woman of the Oto (Otoe) tribe. Coloured lithograph by Childs & Inman after C. B. King, 1833.

Costume jewelry

Images from the collections

Images about Costume jewelry

Works from the collections

Cornplanter, a leader of the Seneca tribe, holding a smoking pipe with pipe attachments and axe-blades. Colour lithograph by J.T. Bowen after F. Bartoli, 1836.

Female Flying Pigeon, a native American woman with plaits, wearing a pink dress with flower decor and shawl, necklaces and holding a feather fan. Colour lithograph by Lehman & Duval after C. B. King, 1837.

Shaumonekusse, a chief of the Oto (Otoe) tribe, wearing a crown hair piece with horns, a bear-claw necklace and a medallion. Colour lithograph by C. G. Childs after C. B. King, 1833.

Eagle of Delight, a native American woman of the Oto (Otoe) tribe. Coloured lithograph by Childs & Inman after C. B. King, 1833.

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