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A beaded pincushion from the Dakota community at Prairie Island in Goodhue County, c.1930s. The left-facing swastika included on the cushion is a traditional Native American (as well as Southeast Asian) symbol of peace and good fortune. Its use in Native art pre-dates and is unrelated to Nazism.
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