Man's Suit

Georgeann Robinson Native American

1965–70

Not on view

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Title: Man's Suit
Artist: Georgeann Robinson (Native American, Osage, Pawhuska, Oklahoma, 1917– Bartlesville, Oklahoma, 1985)
Date: 1965–70
Geography: Object place Oklahoma, United States
Medium: Wool trade cloth, silk , glass, sequins
Dimensions: Leggings: L. 34 x W. 13 in. (86.4 x 33 cm)
Breechclout: L. 56 x W. 12 in. (142.2 x 30.5 cm)
Trailer: L. 16 x W. 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5 cm)
Credit Line: Ralph T. Coe Collection, Gift of Ralph T. Coe Foundation for the Arts, 2011
Object Number: 2011.154.125a–d
Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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