Yellow satin scarf / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

Wearing scarves is a way to be more formal. Generally scarves were worn with a scarf slide. Scarves may have been substituted for a necklace or gorget. Wearing a scarf is a generalized characteristics of men.

Tags: yellow, satin scarf
People: Native American
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: social events, dances, pow wow, ceremonial events

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Anthropology Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Yellow satin scarf

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American

Date:

20th century

Materials/Techniques:

satin, thread

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary Thompson Bryan and Lawrence E. Bryan

Accession No:

95.36

Previous Number(s):

TL1999.54.70a-b

Department:

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 50in. (127.0cm)
Width: 15in. (38.1cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

accessory, apparel, ceremony, clothing, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, decorations, identity, Native American, ornament, ornamentation, satin, scarf, thread, triangular, yellow

Cite this Page

Unknown. Yellow satin scarf. 95.36. 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/9536 (08/30/2019).

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