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Osage child's dance outfit with geometric design consisting of leggings, vest, breechcloth, and trailer / Gloria Maude Cheshewalla

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This Osage child's dance outfit consists of a vest, pair of leggings, breechcloth and a sash. The vest is made out of blue stroud wool with silk cutout designs of purple, pale green, cerise, and yellow. The linging is pink and purple. The pair of leggings of is made from stroud cloth with silk cutout designs of purple, pale green, cerise, and yellow, edged with white beads.

Curatorial Remarks

It is not typical to see a vest worn with a straight dance outfit. Usually, a shirt was worn as part of the outfit.

Tags: dance outfit, child
People: Osage
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial events

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

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Title(s): 
Osage child's dance outfit with geometric design consisting of leggings, vest, breechcloth, and trailer
Creator(s): 
Gloria Maude Cheshewalla (Artist)
Yarbrough (Formerly attributed to)
Culture: 
Native American; Osage
Date: 
20th century
Period: 
Historic
Materials/Techniques: 
cloth, satin, silk, glass
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Clothing and Garments
Children, Games, and Miniatures
Object Type: 
Dance Outfit
Credit Line: 
Gift of the R.D. Bennett Collection
Accession No: 
84.3291a-d
Previous Number(s): 
TL2006.1a-d
Department: 
Anthropology
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