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Emme Studio

Ari Jacket
Recent Acquisition

Maker

Emme Studio (Native American)
Korina Emmerich (b. 1985)

Title

Ari Jacket
Misshapen Chaos of Well Seeming Forms Collection

Year

Fall 2022

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Size: Medium

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase: gift of Frances Middendorf

Object Number

2023.3.1

Type

Exhibition History

Diné Textiles
Nizhónígo Hadadít’eh, They are Beautifully Dressed
Sep 02, 2023 – Sep 29, 2024

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Korina Emmerich founded her slow-fashion brand, Emme Studio, to “expose and dismantle systems of oppression in the fashion industry and challenge colonial ways of thinking.” She grew up in Oregon, where Pendleton Woolen Mills is based. As an Indigenous designer of Puyallup heritage (Washington State), Emmerich uses Pendleton fabric to reclaim Native American patterns.

Pendleton frequently stole designs from Diné weavers; this example includes the Spider Woman cross, seen in the chief-style blanket also in this case. Pendleton named this textile “Kiva Steps” in reference to the terraced steps of Hopi and Pueblo underground ceremonial rooms.

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Emme Studio (Native American)
Korina Emmerich (b. 1985)
Ari Jacket; Misshapen Chaos of Well Seeming Forms Collection, Fall 2022
Pendleton® fabric (wool and cotton), button closure; hand-tailored
Size: Medium
Museum purchase: gift of Frances Middendorf 2023.3.1

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