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Zintka Lanuni Colby in Indian Clothing
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Studio portrait of Zintka Lanuni ("Lost Bird") Colby, a Lakota, as a young child wearing traditional Indian clothing of a fringed shirt, and pants. She is barefoot and is holding a doll under her right arm, and a ball in her left. She also wears a necklace, ring and bracelet, and other items, a blanket, and perhaps a moccasin are on the floor.
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