Beaded leather moccasins with split tongue and metal cone tassels
Ixtlan del Rio style hollow seated female figure carrying a bowl at her right shoulder
Woven dance belt made of commercial yarn colored in pink and teal / Florence Brown
Gilcrease Museum
Essay/Description
A loom woven yarn belt composed of two panels. The panels are joined in the belt's middled through the creation of 3 braided and tasseled coreds that are worn on one side of the wearer's waist. On the ends of the belt are similar tassels (2 on one end, and 1 on the other) that are used to tie the belt closed around the waist at the opposite side. The design is comprised of horizontal stripes in two colors: blue-green and muted pink.
Curatorial Remarks
This belt is constructed using the heddle weave technique.
Karen Berry, Cherokee artist, 2019.
This belt appears to have been woven on a flat loom.
Tags: stomp dance, ceremonial clothing, flat loom, commercial yarn, Pink, teal, woven dance belt
People: Muscogee (Creek)
Places: Okmulgee, Oklahoma, Creek Nation
Purpose: ceremonial events, social events, stomp dance
From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Karen Berry, Cherokee artist, 2019.
This belt appears to have been woven on a flat loom.
Tags: stomp dance, ceremonial clothing, flat loom, commercial yarn, Pink, teal, woven dance belt
People: Muscogee (Creek)
Places: Okmulgee, Oklahoma, Creek Nation
Purpose: ceremonial events, social events, stomp dance
From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
