The Bird: Lowak Shoppala' Costume
Margaret Roach WheelerMargaret Wheeler introduces the Bird Clan leader costume she designed for Lowak Shoppala', with feathers embedded in hand-woven silk wool. She is always experimenting, integrating materials such as copper, ornaments and garments like those found at prehistoric Indian mound sites such as Cahokia and Spiro, and artists’ depictions of the era.
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