Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 603
FOR YOUNG FOLKS [Feb., hammered from Russian coins and decorated withexquisite filigree-work, which shows the wonder-ful taste and skill of these primitive craftsmen.The pendants are over a yard in length and con-sist of several hundreds of squares. The backpatterns form a magnificent broad band… … A WEALTHY YAKUT GIRL, SHOWING FRONT AND BAORNAMENTED WITH HAMMERED SII fur coat are likewise ornamented with silversquares. This unique costume is now on exhibition atthe American Museum of Natural History, NewYork City, having been obtained by a Russianexplorer who made the other photographs…
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