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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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Anthropology Item Information

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Lavender dance dress apron

Creator(s):

Julia Winningham (Artist)

Culture:

Native American; Euchee

Date:

1997

Materials/Techniques:

cotton

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Clothing and Garments

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

Dimensions

Apron:

Length: 25in. (63.5cm)
Width: 32in. (81.3cm)
Apron Tie Length: 72in. (182.9cm)
Apron Tie Width: 2 1/2in. (6.4cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Julia Winningham

Role(s):

Artist

Cite this Page

Winningham, Julia. Lavender dance dress apron. 99.239. 1997. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/99239 (10/16/2019).

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