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Mildred (Tinker) Schuman, Lac du Flambeau poet, beader, pipe-carrier, tribal elder.
The artist designed and made this vest to perfom with her band, The Strawberry Moon Women Singers. The angel in the back represents the spirits.
Ojibwe people call the strawberry "o-da-e-min" meaning "heart-berry". "Strawberry medecine is good for you" says Tinker Schuman.

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