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Osage child's dance outfit with geometric design consisting of leggings, vest, breechcloth, and trailer
Gloria Maude Cheshewalla
Osage child's dance outfit with geometric design consisting of leggings, vest, breechcloth, and trailer
Gloria Maude Cheshewalla
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Dark navy wool blanket with ribbonwork design and colorful beadwork / Unknown

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Essay/Description

This dance blanket is made of a dark navy stroud cloth with zigzag decorative ribbon work at the top and bottom of the blanket. The blanket is decorated with a buckskin band near the center with glass beads and with three medallions and ribbons.

Curatorial Remarks

This blanket has a beaded strip attached to it with ribbon.

Tags: blanket, wool, beadwork, ribbon
People: Kaw
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

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

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Title(s): 
Dark navy wool blanket with ribbonwork design and colorful beadwork
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Kaw
Date: 
19th century - 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
wool, hide, glass
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Textiles
Object Type: 
Blanket
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mary Thompson Bryan and Lawrence E. Bryan
Accession No: 
84.3052
Previous Number(s): 
TL1999.54.63
Department: 
Anthropology
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