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Zippered royal blue boy's jacket with three bands of patchwork
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Sketch of Old Woman
Charles Banks Wilson

Boy's ribbon jacket (hunting coat) / Julia Winningham

Curatorial Remarks

This style seems to be modeled after 19th century hunting jackets worn by the Southeastern tribes. It is a fusion of a traditional hunting jacket and a modern ribbon shirt.
Tags: hunting jacket, silk, collar
People: Euchee
Places: Southeast, Eastern Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

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

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Title(s): 
Boy's ribbon jacket (hunting coat)
Creator(s): 
Julia Winningham (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Euchee
Date: 
1997
Materials/Techniques: 
cotton, silk
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Credit Line: 
Purchased with funds gifted by the Lila Wallace Reader's Digest Community Folklife Program
Accession No: 
99.199
Previous Number(s): 
tl1997.25.3
Department: 
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