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Woman's machine sewn blue cotton dress with red sleeves / Unknown

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Essay/Description

A Cheyenne machine sewn blue cotton dress with red sleeves and undergarment. The dress has tabs attached at the hemline. Undergarment is a single piece of fabric with five darts sewn at the top edge.

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: ceremonial events, social events

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

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Title(s): 
Woman's machine sewn blue cotton dress with red sleeves
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Cheyenne
Date: 
mid-20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
cotton
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Dress
Credit Line: 
Gift from the Marriott-Rachlin Collection
Accession No: 
99.320a-b
Previous Number(s): 
TL2005.20.11
Department: 
Anthropology
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