Dress

2013-15-1A

Location: On Display in the Native American Voices

From: United States of America | Oklahoma | Ponca City

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 2013-15-1A
Current Location Native American Voices - On Display
Culture Otoe-Missouria Tribe of Oklahoma
Provenience United States of America | Oklahoma | Ponca City
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Creator Janet Littlecrow | James Littlecrow
Date Made 2013
Section American
Materials Polyester | T'in | Cotton | Leather
Description

Jingle dress made by Janet and James Littlecrow, 2013. The dress (a) is a short sleeved bright turquoise blue dress with a zipper down the back, four red and yellow accents on the front, and four horizontal rows of metal tin cones, which are all attached to the lower portion of the dress front and back. Today, jingle dresses are a kind of Native American regalia regalia often worn by female powwow dancers across North America who wish to dance this style. The dress is worn with the wide hide belt made by James Littlecrow (b).

Credit Line Purchased from Janet and James Littlecrow, Sharpe Fund, 2013

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