Woman's red wool skirt with red, gold, navy, and green satin ribbon and embroidered flowers

Woman's red wool shawl with red, gold, navy, and green ribbon work and embroidered flowers

Man's yellow satin ribbon shirt / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

Ribbon shirts are part of the clothing worn for a straight dance outfit.

Tags: ribbonwork, shirt
People: Kaw
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial events, straight dance

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):

Man's yellow satin ribbon shirt

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; Kaw

Date:

circa 1940

Materials/Techniques:

satin, silk

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary Thompson Bryan and Lawrence E. Bryan

Accession No:

95.35

Previous Number(s):

TL1999.54.66

Department:

Not On View

Dimensions

Shirt:

Length: 31in. (78.7cm)
Width: 24in. (61.0cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

black, clothing, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, decorations, identity, Kaw, man, Native American, ornament, ornamentation, plains, red, ribbon, satin, shirt, silk, yellow

Cite this Page

Unknown. Man's yellow satin ribbon shirt. 95.35. circa 1940. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/9535 (10/15/2019).

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