Dress
2013-15-1A
Location: On Display in the Native American Voices
From: United States of America | Oklahoma | Ponca City
Curatorial Section: American
| 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 | Tin | 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). |
| Length | 110 cm |
| Width | 38 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Janet and James Littlecrow, Sharpe Fund, 2013 |
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