Grey cotton twill football / Linda Harjo

Curatorial Remarks

Purpose unknown.

Tags: football, cotton, lightweight
People: Euchee
Places: Southeast, Eastern Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

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):

Grey cotton twill football

Creator(s):

Linda Harjo (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Euchee

Date:

1997

Materials/Techniques:

cotton

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Football

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds gifted by the Lila Wallace Reader's Digest Community Folklife Program

Accession No:

94.68

Previous Number(s):

tl1997.40; 30694

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Width: 7 1/2in. (19.1cm)
Depth: 3 3/4in. (9.5cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Linda Harjo

Role(s):

Artist

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

ball, competition, competitions, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, cotton, Euchee, Football, game, Native American, Native Americans, Oklahoma, soft, southeast, sport, sports, twill, Yuchi Indians

Cite this Page

Harjo, Linda. Grey cotton twill football. 94.68. 1997. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/9468 (07/09/2019).

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