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Wool breechcloth with red and yellow silk ribbonwork / Unidentified

Curatorial Remarks

Man's breechcloth that was probably part of a dance outfit.

Tags: breechcloth, wool
People: Plains
Places: Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial use

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

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Title(s): 
Wool breechcloth with red and yellow silk ribbonwork
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Central Plains
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
wool, silk, cotton
Object Type: 
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mary Thompson Bryan and Lawrence E. Bryan
Accession No: 
84.3042
Previous Number(s): 
TL1999.54.49; TL1999.54.49
Department: 
Not On View

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