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Man's cotton patchwork big shirt / Maggie Osceola

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Essay/Description

Patchwork foksikcobi ("Big Shirt") made up of various colors of cotton. This shirt has a rectangular yoke, tab collar, and square gussets. All areas of the shirt are also decorated with various colors of applique ric-rac.

Curatorial Remarks

The Gullah people from West Africa may have influence on the Seminole tribe material culture style. A Seminole community in Oklahoma continues to speak Gullah today.

Tags: patchwork, shirt
People: Seminole and Miccosukee
Places: Southeast, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial events, domestic use

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

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Title(s): 
Man's cotton patchwork big shirt
Creator(s): 
Maggie Osceola (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Seminole; Miccosukee
Date: 
1997
Place: 
Fort Lauderdale
Materials/Techniques: 
cotton
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Shirt
Credit Line: 
Purchased with funds provided by the Frankie Van Johnson Acquisitions Fund
Accession No: 
94.69
Previous Number(s): 
TL1997.95.1
Department: 
Anthropology
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