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Native American Necklace
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- 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 this necklace 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.
- date made
- 2018
- Subject
- Prom
- Jewelry
- Native Americans
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- Home and Community Life: Costume
- Credit Line
- Isabella Aiukli Cornell and Sarah Adams-Cornell
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 2019.0100.02
- accession number
- 2019.0100
- catalog number
- 2019.0100.02
- Object Name
- necklace
- Physical Description
- satin (ribbon material)
- metal (beads material)
- shell (beads material)
- plastic (beads material)
- Measurements
- overall: 1 1/4 in x 46 1/2 in x 7/16 in; 3.175 cm x 118.11 cm x 1.11125 cm
- Record ID
- nmah_1939654
Bodice for Red Native American Prom Dress
View record for Bodice for Red Native American Prom Dress
- 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, used her prom dress 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.
- date made
- 2018
- Subject
- Prom
- Native Americans
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- Home and Community Life: Costume
- Credit Line
- Isabella Aiukli Cornell and Sarah Adams-Cornell
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 2019.0100.01a
- accession number
- 2019.0100
- catalog number
- 2019.0100.01a
- Object Name
- bodice
- Object Type
- Upper Body
- bodices
- Bodice
- Physical Description
- wool (overall material)
- muslin (overall material)
- metal (zipper material)
- Measurements
- overall, flat: 12 in x 17 in; 30.48 cm x 43.18 cm
- Record ID
- nmah_1927378
Petticoat for Native American Prom Dress
View record for Petticoat for Native American Prom Dress
- 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, used her prom dress 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.
- date made
- 2018
- Subject
- Prom
- Native Americans
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- Home and Community Life: Costume
- Credit Line
- Isabella Aiukli Cornell and Sarah Adams-Cornell
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 2019.0100.01c
- accession number
- 2019.0100
- catalog number
- 2019.0100.01c
- Object Name
- petticoat
- Object Type
- Petticoat, Crinoline
- Petticoat
- Physical Description
- synthetic fabric (overall material)
- tulle (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall (at waist): 37 in x 16 1/2 in x 10 in; 93.98 cm x 41.91 cm x 25.4 cm
- Record ID
- nmah_1939650
Skirt for Native American Prom Dress
View record for Skirt for Native American Prom Dress
- 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, used her prom dress 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.
- date made
- 2018
- Subject
- Prom
- Native Americans
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Costume
- Credit Line
- Isabella Aiukli Cornell and Sarah Adams-Cornell
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 2019.0100.01b
- catalog number
- 2019.0100.01b
- accession number
- 2019.0100
- Object Name
- skirt
- Object Type
- Lower Body
- Skirt
- Physical Description
- satin (overall material)
- metal (clasps material)
- Measurements
- overall (at waist): 48 in x 16 in; 121.92 cm x 40.64 cm
- overall, mounted: 61 in x 36 in x 30 in; 154.94 cm x 91.44 cm x 76.2 cm
- Record ID
- nmah_1939648
