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Maroon woman's dance dress with ruffles and closures in metal and plastic / Julia Winningham

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Curatorial Remarks

The technical style of this dress is called "citizen's clothes" because the dress resembled clothes worn by white people. This dress was homemade, not commercial made. This style was most likely influenced by the spread of Christianity.

Tags: women's maroon dress, ruffles, stomp dance dress
People: Euchee, Julia Winningham
Purpose: domestic use or ceremonial events, stomp dance

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

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Title(s): 
Maroon woman's dance dress with ruffles and closures in metal and plastic
Creator(s): 
Julia Winningham (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Euchee
Date: 
1997
Place: 
Sapulpa, Oklahoma
Materials/Techniques: 
cotton, plastic, metal
Dimensions: 
Dress: 36 in. (91.4 cm)
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Clothing and Garments
Object Type: 
Dress
Credit Line: 
Purchased with funds gifted by the Lila Wallace Reader's Digest Community Folklife Program
Accession No: 
99.241
Previous Number(s): 
TL1997.84.3
Department: 
Anthropology
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