Object Details
Collector
Miss Frances T. Densmore
Donor Name
Miss Frances T. Densmore
Notes
ILLUS. PLATE 12, NO. 2 AFTER P. 188 IN BAE BULLETIN 136. FROM CARD: "WORN IN 1932. SEE PHOTOGRAPH CAT. NO. 380092 (OF MAGGIE BILLIE, PHOTO TRANSFERRED TO NATIONAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHIVES IN 1965). 03-10-1987 LENT TO MISSISSIPPI STATE HISTORICAL MUSEUM, LOAN RETURNED JAN 14 1988."
Albert Naquin, Traditional Chief; Boyo Billiot, Deputy Chief; Chantel Comardelle, Tribal Secretary; and Heather Stone, collaborator; made the following comments during the Isle de Jean Charles Band of Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Recovering Voices Community Research Visit, October 23-27, 2017. Boyo noted that they used to make almost identical dresses to this for little kids. There was much discussion as to whether this was machine or hand sewn. Ultimately the group decided the garment was machine sewn and the detailing/applique was hand sewn.
Record Last Modified
14 Aug 2025
Specimen Count
1
Culture
Choctaw
Accession Date
16 Jan 1939
Collection Date
1932 to 1933
Accession Number
150807
USNM Number
E380093-0
Object Type
Dress
Place
Philadelphia, Neshoba County, Mississippi, United States, North America
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Data Source
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
Topic
Ethnology
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8415956