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Boy's ribbon shirt with red cloth and ribbon trim / Julia Winningham

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The ribbon shirt is commonly worn by straight dancers. Men pride themselves on wearing a different color shirt at every dance, so new shirts are homemade each time. The pattern of the ribbonwork on the shirt generally varies with each piece.

Tags: shirt, ribbon, red, boy
People: Euchee
Places: Southeast, Eastern Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, ceremonial 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 shirt with red cloth and ribbon trim
Creator(s): 
Julia Winningham (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Euchee
Date: 
1997
Materials/Techniques: 
cotton, silk
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Shirt
Credit Line: 
Purchased with funds gifted by the Lila Wallace Reader's Digest Community Folklife Program
Accession No: 
99.203
Previous Number(s): 
tl1997.25.7
Department: 
Anthropology
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