Look at my treasure!

Sometime, possibly more than 100 years ago, a young woman in the Flathead Tribe slipped the beautifully beaded dress over her head and was married.

For years it was stored in a barn, mice nibbled on it and the soft leather became stained and worn.

Several years ago, Ed Lohoff, a Deer Park chiropractor, was given the wedding dress by a grateful client.

Lohoff and his wife Marcy displayed the dress in their home but after consulting with a representative from The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, the couple wrapped the dress in a clean cloth and stored it.

“She told us the dress was made somewhere between the 1880s and the 1930s,” Marcy Lohoff said. “And that it needed to be protected.”

They miss having it around and are looking into ways to safely display the piece.

“It is so beautiful,” Marcy Lohoff said. “We want to take care of it and still be able to enjoy looking at it.”