Wooden beads with brown paint / Dominic Daniels

Curatorial Remarks

It appears as if this may have been strung together to form a small, flat mat. May have been created as a place to set objects during a peyote meeting.

Tags: wooden beads
People: Osage
Places: Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, ceremonial use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Wooden beads with brown paint

Culture:

Native American; Osage

Date:

20th century

Materials/Techniques:

wood, paint

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Bead

Credit Line:

Gifted in honor of James Bruce Bolinger

Accession No:

57.528a

Previous Number(s):

TL2010.34.20; TL 2010.34.20; 57.528

Department:

Anthropology

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Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

beads, brown, ceremony, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, Native American, Osage, paint, prairie, wood, woodcarving

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Daniels, Dominic. Wooden beads with brown paint. 57.528a. 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/57528a (07/31/2019).

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