Containing more than 75 garments, baskets, bags, moccasins, to name
a few, the items date from the early 19th century to the present.
They were selected out of the Philbrook's collection and from private
collections.
Representative works were selected from 10 tribes in OK: Apache,
Cherokee, Creek, Cheyenne, Chippewa, Chiricahua Apache, Kiowa,
Kiowa-Apache, Otoe-Missouri, and Potawatomi. Information about the
objects use and cultural context was provided by tribal members.
A finger-weaving demonstration will be given at the Philbrook on
Saturday, Jan. 20th, 1996 from 2-4pm by E. Sean StandingBear, director
of the Osage Tribal Museum in Pawhuska, OK.
Funding from the Oklahoma State Arts Council, Phillips Petroleum
Foundation, The John Steele Zink Foundation, The Henry Luce
Foundation, and Koch Industries.
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John Berry