Object Details
Description
Isabella Aiukli Cornell’s Prom Dress and Accessories, 2018
Girls have not only used fashion for self-expression, but also to promote social change. Isabella Aiukli Cornell, a Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma citizen, wore these shoes with her prom dress, which she used to call attention to the systemic violence and abuse faced by Indigenous women. She chose the color red in solidarity for the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women’s movement.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Isabella Aiukli Cornell and Sarah Adams-Cornell
ID Number
2019.0100.03
accession number
2019.0100
catalog number
2019.0100.03
Object Name
shoes, pair of
Physical Description
leather (overall material)
textile (overall material)
plastic (sequins material)
Measurements
overall (one shoe): 7 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in x 9 3/4 in; 18.415 cm x 8.89 cm x 24.765 cm
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Prom
Native Americans
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1939656