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Beaded wool leggings with satin edging for a boy's dance outfit / Julia Pipestem

Curatorial Remarks

These leggings are part of a straight dance outfit.

Tags: leggings, wool, satin, red
People: Otoe-Missouria
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial use

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

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Title(s): 
Beaded wool leggings with satin edging for a boy's dance outfit
Creator(s): 
Julia Pipestem (Artist)
Harry Roy War Eagle (Used by)
Gregory Perino (Collection)
Culture: 
Native American; Otoe-Missouria (artist), Osage (user)
Date: 
1960
Place: 
Hominy, Oklahoma, United States of America
Materials/Techniques: 
wool, rayon, glass
Object Type: 
Credit Line: 
Gregory Perino Collection
Accession No: 
84.829a-b
Department: 
Not On View

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