Portrait of O-o-be, a Kiowa girl wearing a dress decorated with elk teeth. Her name is embroidered in the textile next to her. Photographed in 1895. Smithsonian Museum.

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    1. This reminds me of A Million ways to Die in the West where someone has a photograph of someone smiling and no one can believe it

    2. Such a beautiful piece of history, showcasing culture, craftsmanship, and the strength of heritage.

    3. TheRealSuperNoodle on

      I’ve always liked this picture a lot. Not only is it old school cool and documentation of an important piece of American history, but it’s also one of the few older pictures where the subject is actually smiling!

    4. Elk only have two canines that are used for these dresses. This woman is held in high esteem to have a dress decorated with so many teeth.

    5. The way the thing beside her positioned it looks like she is trying to hide the fact that she is centaur

    6. Happy-I-always-am on

      Fun fact 2: There is a statue of Jason Vorhees chained to the bottom of a minnesota lake

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