E0356: Winnebago- Skirt with silk ribbon

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0356

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Clothing ➞ Outerwear

Marks/Labels:

TAG: "Winnebago [sic.] Indian silk embroidered dancing skirt. Presented by Prof. Axel Jacobson, Wittenberg, Wis."

TAG: "Needle work of Lucy-playing-in- the woods."

Materials:

fabric ➔ cloth
fabric ➔ cloth ➔ ribbon

Dimensions:

89 cm L

Provenance of Object:

This silk embroidered dancing skirt is the needle work of Lucy-playing-in-the-woods.This Winnebago dancing skirt was gifted to Axel Jacobson at Bethany Indian Mission in Wittenberg, Wisconsin.

Production Date:

ca. 1920s

Use/Function:

Dancing skirt.

Source Locality:

Wittenberg, Wisconsin, USA

Acquisition Date:

September 10 1924

Description:

Navy blue woman's skirt with floral applique features. Several applique ribbons of varying colors are attached to the skirt. This Winnebago dancing skirt was gifted to Axel Jacobson at Bethany Indian Mission in Wittenberg, Wisconsin.

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