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Jamie Okuma

Windbreaker

Maker

Jamie Okuma (Luiseño/Shoshone-Bannock/Wailaki/Okinawan, b. 1977), designer
Jamie Okuma, design label

Title

Windbreaker

Year

Spring/Summer 2021

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Center back length: 68.6 cm (27 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Kate Irvin

Object Number

2021.124.4

Type

Exhibition History

Being and Believing in the Natural World
Perspectives from the Ancient Mediterranean, Asia, and Indigenous North America
Oct 22, 2022 – Jun 04, 2023

Label copy

Native American makers highly respect and value their sources of adornment, traditionally using organic elements such as feathers and shells to decorate regalia. Designer Jamie Okuma recontextualizes these traditions through digital printing on contemporary garments. This windbreaker features printed elk teeth on the collar and feathers and dentalium shells on the sleeves. An elk and three birds decorate the front of the jacket, paying homage to animals that typically provide ornamental materials.

—SB

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Jamie Okuma (Luiseño/Shoshone-Bannock/Wailaki/Okinawan, b. 1977), designer
Jamie Okuma, design label
Windbreaker, Spring/Summer 2021
Polyester; digitally printed
Center back length: 68.6 cm (27 inches)
Gift of Kate Irvin 2021.124.4

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