Orange scarf with floral pattern / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

Wearing scarves is a way to be more formal. Generally scarves were worn with a scarf slide. Scarves may have been substituted for a necklace or gorget. Wearing a scarf is a generalized characteristics of men.

Tags: scarf, silk, orange
People: Native American
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: social events, dances, pow wow, ceremonial events

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):

Orange scarf with floral pattern

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; Kaw

Date:

1940

Materials/Techniques:

silk, thread

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary Thompson Bryan and Lawrence E. Bryan

Accession No:

95.33b

Previous Number(s):

TL1999.54.47b; 95.33 b

Department:

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 52in. (132.1cm)
Width: 22 1/2in. (57.2cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

accessory, Central Plains, clothing, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, dance, decorations, floral, floral pattern, flower patterns, identity, Kaw, Native American, orange, ornament, ornamentation, scarf, silk, thread

Cite this Page

Unknown. Orange scarf with floral pattern. 95.33b. 1940. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/9533b (03/08/2019).

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