Cotton Fabric Designed by Kennetha Greenwood for Teton Trade Cloth
100% cotton poplin. 58" wide, Teton Selvedge edge design, sold by the yard. Designed for the First Americans Museum by Nyi K'omi, Kennetha Greenwood (Otoe-Missouria). This limited quantity specialty fabric is available ONLY on the Teton Trade Cloth website and in the First Americans Museum store in Oklahoma City, OK.
Cotton Care Instructions: Machine washable cold water. Wash colors separately, do not twist/wring. Tumble dry on a cool setting or dry in shade to avoid fading. Use a hot/warm iron on a cotton setting. Dry cleanable.
Satin Care Instructions: Cold machine wash, do not bleach. Wash colors separately, do not twist/wring. Tumble dry at a low temperature. Use cool iron.
About Nyi K'omi - Kennetha Greenwood (Otoe-Missouria)
Nyi K'omi is an award-winning artist known for her graphic art and beadwork. She also has two traditional garments she designed and created in the permanent collection of First American Museum in Oklahoma City, OK and another in Montclair Art Museum in Brooklyn, NY. As well as being an artist, she works for her tribe as a language facilitator and also holds the title of Creative Project Manager. Over the past 15 years, she has accentuated their hotels, restaurants, casinos and other enterprises with traditional designs through lighting, carpeting, hand-painted murals and various fixtures. Nyi K'omi is influenced by the designs of her Otoe-Missouria people and was encouraged at a young age by working with her grandmother and mother on their ribbon work patterns as they sewed traditional clothing. Being a woodlands tribe, the Otoe-Missouria were surrounded by the beauty reflected in the flowers and plants. They showed their respect for the blessings and provisions in their environment by using these floral and abstract geometric designs in their creations, which she still honors in her work today.
