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Curatorial Remarks

This is a ribbon shirt worn by a male possibly at a straight dance or stomp dance.

Tags: ribbon shirt, collar, blue, red, buttons, ruffled cuffs
People: Native American
Places: Southern Plains, Central Oklahoma, Eastern Oklahoma
Purpose: dances, social 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):

Blue shirt with red ribbons

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American

Date:

20th century

Materials/Techniques:

cotton, silk

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Accession No:

99.13

Previous Number(s):

9900.13

Department:

Not On View

Dimensions

Shirt:

Length: 26in. (66.0cm)
Width: 22in. (55.9cm)
Shoulder to Cuff: 26in. (66.0cm)
Shoulder to Shoulder: 20in. (50.8cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

blue, buttons, clothing, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, cotton, decorations, fabric, identity, Native American, ornament, ornamentation, red, ribbons, shirt, silk, stitched

Cite this Page

Unknown. Blue shirt with red ribbons. 99.13. 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/9913 (10/21/2019).

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