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Crow Indian Dolls: Connecting Lore, Legend and Landscape

Preserving a tribal art for future generations

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Cradleboards at Crow Agency, Mont. made by artisans: (from left to right) Jamie Demotiney; Janice Little; Zita Yellowmule. Photo By: Paul DixNative American Crow, Birdie Real Bird maker of tradtional crow dolls, admiring her dolls. Photo By: Paul DixNative American Crow, Winona Plenty Hoops (Yellowtail) maker of Native American Dolls Photo By: Paul Dix
Two year old Shania kisses a doll made by her father Cedric Thomas Walks Over Ice. Photo By: Paul DixA young girl wears a traditional Crow Elk Tooth dress and carries a doll adorned with Heishe shells. Photo By: Paul DixCedric Thomas Walks Over ice made this warrior doll without a face, according to tribal tradition. Photo By: Paul Dix
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