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Woman's green cotton skirt with elastic waistband / Julia Winningham

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A green cotton skirt with elastic waist and two tiers of ruffles: center tier is decorated witha patchwork design of red, blue, yellow, black, and orange. The patchwork band is bordered top and bottom with a yellow strip. The bottom tier is decorated with a red ribbon band.

Curatorial Remarks

Appears to show influence of the ribbon applique technique commonly seen in Seminole skirts.

Tags: skirt, cotton
People: Euchee
Places: Southeast, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, ceremonial use, formal attire

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

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Title(s): 
Woman's green cotton skirt with elastic waistband
Creator(s): 
Julia Winningham (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Euchee
Date: 
1998
Materials/Techniques: 
cotton, elastic
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Skirt
Credit Line: 
Purchased with funds provided by The Fund for Folk Culture / Lila Wallace Reader's Digest Community Folklife Program
Accession No: 
95.19
Previous Number(s): 
TL1998.35.4
Department: 
Anthropology
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