Can't tell the difference between Dakota and Ojibwe beadwork? "Worn Within" it. Minnesota is home to two major tribal nations - the Dakota and the Ojibwe. And their beadwork art are quite different.
LEECH LAKE RESERVATION, Minn.—When you’re an artist working in porcupine quills, pain comes with the palette. The quills—needle-like animal hair— are sharp and barbed. “When they go in,” says Mel Losh ...