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Lavender and blue calico cotton dress with floral pattern
Julia Winningham
Mint green calico floral woman's dress with ruffled hem and buttoned bodice
Julia Winningham

Brown calico floral cotton dress with plastic and metal buttons / Julia Winningham

Curatorial Remarks

This dress style would be referred to as "citizen's clothes", which refers to a European-American style of clothing.

Tags: dress, citizen's clothes, apron
People: Euchee
Places: Southeast, Eastern Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, ceremonial events

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

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Title(s): 
Brown calico floral cotton dress with plastic and metal buttons
Creator(s): 
Julia Winningham (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Euchee
Date: 
1997
Materials/Techniques: 
cotton, plastic, metal
Object Type: 
Credit Line: 
Purchased with funds gifted by the Lila Wallace Reader's Digest Community Folklife Program
Accession No: 
99.243
Previous Number(s): 
TL1997.84.5
Department: 
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