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Osage ribbonwork wool skirt / Unidentified

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Black ribbon skirt

Curatorial Remarks

This skirt would have been worn for formal events, but women did not participate in straight dances. The current identified date can be narrowed to 20th century.

Tags: wool, ribbonwork, woman, skirt, 20th century
People: Osage
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial events

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

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Title(s): 
Osage ribbonwork wool skirt
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Osage
Date: 
19th century - 20th century
Period: 
Contemporary
Materials/Techniques: 
silk, wool
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Clothing and Garments
Object Type: 
Skirt
Credit Line: 
Gift from the Marriott-Rachlin Collection
Accession No: 
99.324
Previous Number(s): 
TL2005.20.20
Department: 
Anthropology
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