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Figure . In a quest to make American Indians more appealing to Anglos, early
writers and artists turned the image of Pocahontas into that of a properly
dressed, white-style "princess." "Pocahontas," 1661, by an unknown artist.
Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution,Washington,
D.c.
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