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		1. Aymara Tunic. This charming textile was lovingly woven of fine alpaca wool by an Aymara mother for her small child. Small tunics like this are known as ponchito in Bolivia where the Aymara live in the Antiplano region around Lake Titicaca.
		2. Bolivian Mantle This handsome textile is worn about the shoulders of a traditional Aymara woman of Bolivia and secured by a metal pin. It is woven of finely spun camelid and sheep wool and is roughly square in shape. These textiles are known as ahuayo in the Aymara language and are referred to as mantas by those outside the culture.
		3. Two Grey Hills Rug. This fine Navajo weaving hails from the Two Grey Hills area on the eastern side of the Chuska Mountains in New Mexico. The somber tones of the blended natural wools create the background of light and dark gray.
		4. Seminole Patchwork Skirt. Skirts like these are the traditional attire of Miccosukee-speaking Seminole women for the New Year ceremony known as the Green Corn Dance. Eastern Woodlands Indians from the Northeast to the Southeast practiced this ceremony before European contact.
		5. Seminole Patchwork Jacket. Jackets like these are the traditional attire of Miccosukee-speaking Seminole men for the New Year ceremony known as the Green Corn Dance. Eastern Woodlands Indians from the Northeast to the Southeast practiced this ceremony before European contact.
		6. Seminole Patchwork Skirt. Skirts like these are the traditional attire of Miccosukee-speaking Seminole women for the New Year ceremony known as the Green Corn Dance. Eastern Woodlands Indians from the Northeast to the Southeast practiced this ceremony before European contact.
		7. Seminole Patchwork Skirt. Skirts like these are the traditional attire of Miccosukee-speaking Seminole women for the New Year ceremony known as the Green Corn Dance. Eastern Woodlands Indians from the Northeast to the Southeast practiced this ceremony before European contact.
		8. Seminole Patchwork Skirt. Skirts like these are the traditional attire of Miccosukee-speaking Seminole women for the New Year ceremony known as the Green Corn Dance. Eastern Woodlands Indians from the Northeast to the Southeast practiced this ceremony before European contact.