Woman's skirt

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Date created: circa 1950

Culture/People: Seminole
Artist/Maker: Rosa Billie, Seminole
Donor: Nancy B. Langhorne, Non-Indian
Previous owner: Nancy B. Langhorne, Non-Indian; Mollie R. Boettger, Non-Indian
Donor: Mollie R. Boettger, Non-Indian
Commissioner: Edith M. Boehmer, Non-Indian, 1905-1990; William D. Boehmer, Non-Indian, 1905-1990

Collection History: One of a pair of skirts commissioned by Edith M. Boehmer (1905-1990) and William D. Boehmer (1905-1990), founders of the Seminole Craft Guild, as gifts for Mollie R. Boettger and Nancy B. Langhorne, who were the daughters of close family friends; donated to NMAI by Nancy B. Langhorne and Mollie R. Boettger in 2009.
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Place: Big Cypress Reservation; Hendry County; Florida; USA

See related items: Seminole; Clothing/Garments

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/7177
Barcode: 267177.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments

Object Name: Woman's skirt
Media/Materials: Cotton cloth, zipper, thread, hook and eye fasteners, clothing snaps
Techniques: Sewn, pieced
Dimensions: 76.5 x 32.5 x 112.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws656c20366-e73b-4b89-81e2-e145076adefd

Record ID: NMAI_394354