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Lavender dance dress apron / Julia Winningham

Curatorial Remarks

Southeastern aprons are usually worn below the waist.

Tags: apron, lavender, floral, stomp dance
People: Euchee
Places: Southeast, Eastern Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial events, stomp dances

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

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Title(s): 
Lavender dance dress apron
Creator(s): 
Julia Winningham (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Euchee
Date: 
1997
Materials/Techniques: 
cotton
Object Type: 
Credit Line: 
Purchased with funds gifted by the Lila Wallace Reader's Digest Community Folklife Program
Accession No: 
99.239
Previous Number(s): 
TL1997.76.2
Department: 
Not On View

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