Episode 2 of our series, Cherokee Threads: Women’s’ Wear. 🪡❤️#cherokee #fashion #nativefashion #cherokeefashion #wrapskirt | Cherokee Nation

At this year’s Ribbon Skirt Fashion Show, Cherokee artist Julie Perkins utilized traditional animals like the buffalo and woodpecker, as well as styles reminiscent of trade-era wrap skirts, to create a beautiful series of pieces. Each of her dazzling designs featured nods to traditional Cherokee patterns. Discover more of her designs here: @julie.perkins #cherokee #cherokeenation #livestream #fashion #ribbonskirts #nativefashion #fashionshow #wearableart #nativeart #cherokeeart #nativeartist #te

Mary Adair’s passion is researching and conveying Cherokee history and cosmology through art. To see more of Mary’s work, visit our new exhibition “Lighting Pathways: Matriarchs of Oklahoma Native Art” open now through April 28. Watch the full interview of this excerpt in the Oklahoma Native Art Oral History Project from Oklahoma State University Libraries’ Oklahoma Oral History Research Program by visiting bit.ly/ONArt. | National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum

Exploring Cherokee History: The Cherokee Phoenix