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

Essay/Description

Red fulled wool shawl with polychrome floral embroidery

Curatorial Remarks

It is not common to see embroidery on this style of blanket. Instead, it will typically contain beadwork or ribbonwork.

Tags: ribbonwork, embroidery
People: Osage
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: formal events

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

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

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

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; possibly Osage

Date:

mid-20th century

Materials/Techniques:

wool, rayon

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Clothing and Garments

Object Type:

Shawl

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds provided by the Frankie Van Johnson Acquisition Fund

Accession No:

97.289

Previous Number(s):

TL1998.3.1

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Shawl:

Length: 62in. (157.5cm)
Width: 65in. (165.1cm)

Cite this Page

Unknown. Woman's red wool shawl with red, gold, navy, and green ribbon work and embroidered flowers. 97.289. mid-20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/97289 (10/21/2019).

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