Emma Wilpocken

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Description: 

Photo of Emma Wilpocken standing with beadwork

People: 
Emma Wilpocken
Community: 
Washington State University, Manuscripts Archives and Special Collections, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Protocol: 
Washington State University, Manuscripts Archives and Special Collections Public Access, Colville Community Public Access
Category: 
Artistry and Artifacts, Lifeways
Keywords: 
beadwork
Language: 
English
Rights: 
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Source: 
William Compton Brown (Cage 196)
Publisher: 
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Identifier: 
4WSUMASC0095
Format: 
JPEG
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The shells on her dress and necklace are dentalium shells. Dentalium shells represented wealth.

People: 
Emma Wilpocken
Title: 
Emma Wilpocken
Community: 
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Protocol: 
Colville Community Public Access
Category: 
Artistry and Artifacts, Lifeways
Keywords: 
beadwork