Skirt Osage Ribbonwork

Women’s XX Large Osage Ribbonwork Skirt

This Skirt Osage Ribbonwork will make a fabulous addition to your wardrobe or collection!  The classic four ribbon overlay detailing bring this skirt to life!  The seamstress made it with lightweight black wool with an adjustable drawstring waist.  She used colorful ribbons in Lavender, Pink, Dark Blue, Dark Red and Yellow for the front and hem panels.  The front panel measures 12 inches wide and 34 inches long.  The hem applique panel measures 9.25 inches wide and wraps around the bottom of the skirt.

The skirt measures 34 inches long and 38 inches wide (lying flat).  A previous owner wore this skirt so you will see signs of wear and some small holes in the ribbons.  You will find it in good, wearable condition.  One of a Kind!

Osage women’s ribbonwork skirts are an important part of Osage formal and ceremonial clothing, combining European trade materials with Osage design traditions and sewing techniques. The ribbonwork itself is particularly distinctive for its complex geometric patterns, symmetry, and carefully layered colors.  Traditionally, seamstresses make these skirts from a substantial fabric such as wool broadcloth, with ribbonwork serving as the major decorative treatment. The ribbonwork is not simply ribbon sewn along the edge. Seamstresses construct them from multiple layers of ribbon that they carefully measure, join, mark, cut, fold, and hand-stitch to create a continuous geometric design..

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