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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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Title(s): 
Orange scarf with floral pattern
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Kaw
Date: 
1940
Materials/Techniques: 
silk, thread
Classification: 
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

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