Shawl
date: label: Accession Date
content: 17 Feb 2017
label: Collection Date
content: Jan 2008
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Candace S. Greene
label: Collector
content: Dr. Michael Jordan
label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: The shawl was purchased for $40.00 in January, 2008 at the Anadarko Pawn Store on Main Street in downtown Anadarko, Oklahoma. It was part of a rack of shawls offered for sale, most in poor condition. Background information was solicited from Dorothy White Horse DeLaune, a member of the Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma. This shawl is an example of those used by female members of the Kateri Tekakwitha Circle at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Anadarko, Oklahoma. The Kateri Circle was organized by Native American members of the congregation to pray and advocate for the canonization of Kateri Tekakwitha, a 17th century Mohawk woman who converted to Catholicism and was lauded for her extreme devotion to the sacraments and her discipline in observing penitential practices. The Kateri Circle at St. Patrick's was part of a nationwide network that met to pray the rosary and pray for her canonization. Members also attended annual Tekakwitha Conferences, some of which hosted powwows in conjunction. Kateri Tekakwitha was canonized on October 12, 2012. Mrs. DeLaune attended her canonization in Rome and wore her own Kateri Circle shawl during the mass that was held in St. Peter's Basilica. Kateri is often referred to as the lily of the Mohawks. According to Mrs. DeLaune, this was the reason that the group decided to use the lily image on its shawls. Red was chosen for the background color because it would contrast with the white lily. Mrs. DeLaune's husband, Carroll DeLaune (a non-Native painter), is credited with designing the shawls. He not only designed the logo for the shawls, he also painted many of them. Description: The body of the shawl is made of red gabardine. The shawl is fringed with white chainette fringe. The fringe is double knotted. The center design features a white lily entwining a yellow cross. Two immature golden eagle feathers, white with black tips, are depicted hanging from each side of the cross. They are surrounded by a “wreath” of six immature golden eagle feathers. Each element of the design – cross, lily, stem, and feathers – have been cut out of cloth and sewn to the shawl using black thread. The feathers were cut out of white cloth and the black tips and red, yellow, and green stripes were applied using paint. Similarly, the stamens on the lily were painted onto the white flower cutout.Two rows of words appear in an arch above the central design. “ST. PATRICKS” appears on the top row and the words “KATERI CIRCLE” appear on the second row. Beneath the design are the words “ANADARKO OK.” The writing employs black iron-on letters. Some are starting to curl and peel off; others appear to have shifted during the transfer process, creating a “shadow” effect. The shawl has black stains that may come from the paint or from the iron-on letters. This information is an extract from more extended documentation provided by Dorothy White Horse DeLaune in a 2010 interview, see attached.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 15 Sep 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Anadarko, Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States, North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Kiowa
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2076808
label: USNM Number
content: E434676-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Dance Garment
physicalDescription: label: Length
content: 152 cm
label: Width
content: 153 cm