Polyester and silk jacket / Beisie Sorethumb

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Polyester and silk jacket

Creator(s):

Beisie Sorethumb (Artist)

Solomon McCombs Studio Collection (Collection)

Culture:

Native American; Muscogee (Creek)

Date:

1970s

Materials/Techniques:

polyester, silk

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Jacket

Credit Line:

Gift of Margarita McCombs

Accession No:

95.4

Previous Number(s):

TL1982; 9527.4; 40367

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Shirt:

Length: 37 1/2in. (95.3cm)
Width: 25 1/2in. (64.8cm)
Collar to Cuff: 31in. (78.7cm)
Collar to Shoulder: 7in. (17.8cm)
Collar Width: 6 1/2in. (16.5cm)
Cuff Width: 5in. (12.70003c3)
Shoulder to Cuff: 23in. (58.4cm)
Shoulder to Shoulder: 21in. (53.3cm)
Torso Fringe: 5in. (12.7cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Beisie Sorethumb

Role(s):

Artist

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Solomon McCombs Studio Collection

Role(s):

Collection

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

apparel, blue, clothing, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, Creek, green (color), man, men, Muscogee, Native American, polyester, red, shirts, silk, style, tailors, zipper

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Sorethumb, Beisie. Polyester and silk jacket. 95.4. 1970s. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/954 (07/24/2018).

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