Description
Men’s size extra-large button-up vest, fully lined with beaded embellishment.
Materials
100% Wool, glass beads, polyester lining.
Tonia Hogner-Weavel
Cherokee National Treasure
Cherokee Nation
About the Artist
Tonia Hogner-Weavel is currently employed with the Cherokee Nation Language Department as a cultural specialist. She has more than 30 years of experience sharing Cherokee culture through lectures, workshops and classes (in person and virtually) to local communities, corporate diversity groups and international guests. Hogner-Weavel, an award-winning textile artist, was granted the distinction of Cherokee National Treasure in 2012 in textiles, an award given to citizens that preserve and perpetuate the culture through art. She was awarded the Moscelyne Larkin Cultural Achievement Award by the Greater Tulsa Area Indian Affairs Commission in 2019.
