Purple taffeta dress with lavender satin ribbon / Carol King Rachlin

Curatorial Remarks

This dress may be modeled after the style of a leather Southern Plains dress. John White and Theodor De Bry's early depictions of Southeastern tribes show a very different style of clothing.

Tags: purple, satin, dress, bow, gown
People: Southeastern tribes
Places: Southeast, Eastern Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

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

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Purple taffeta dress with lavender satin ribbon

Culture:

Native American; Southeast

Date:

20th century

Materials/Techniques:

satin

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Clothing and Garments

Object Type:

Dress

Credit Line:

Gift from the Marriott-Rachlin Collection

Accession No:

99.323

Previous Number(s):

TL2005.20.18

Department:

Anthropology

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Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

apparel, clothing, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, dress, garments, lavender, Native American, purple, ribbon, satin, southeast, taffeta, woman, women, worn on the body

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Rachlin, Carol. Purple taffeta dress with lavender satin ribbon. 99.323. 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/99323 (07/29/2019).

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