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Red and blue t-dress with darted red apron / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

This dress appears to be modeled after a leather Southern Plains dress, but it does not follow the same cuts.

Tags: dress, t-dress, red, blue
People: Cheyenne
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: social events, recreational activities

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
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Title(s): 
Red and blue t-dress with darted red apron
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Cheyenne
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
cotton
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Clothing and Garments
Object Type: 
Dress and Skirt
Credit Line: 
Gift from the Marriott-Rachlin Collection
Accession No: 
99.319a-b
Previous Number(s): 
TL2005.20.10
Department: 
Anthropology
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