As with Inuit, Indian tribes required excellent sewers to provide warm clothing, footwear and tents.
Tribes who lived in rich hunting areas, tended to be less nomadic and especially in these areas, women developed exquisite decorative techniques using dyed porcupine quills, moose hair and seeds and shells that marks Indian garments.
Dene Porcupine Quill Work
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Chipewyan Indian dress
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Dene boy wearing rabbit skin suit
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Bessie Storkersen
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Slavey smoked caribou/deerskin jacket
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Pointed toe moccasins
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Boy's winter parka
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Boy’s winter cap
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Boy’s winter pants
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Boy’s winter parka
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Man’s winter pants
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Child’s moccasins
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Man’s winter parka
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Smoked caribou hide moccasins
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Moccasins with ankle wrap
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Babiche game bag
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Moccasins
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