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Orange beaded buckskin sheath with orange quillwork / Unknown

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Orange beads are not commonly used. Europeans did not associate the color with Native Americans, so they were not generally used in items created for commercial sale.

Tags: sheath, knife, beadwork, quillwork, cowry shell
People: Sioux
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, commercial sale

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

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Title(s): 
Orange beaded buckskin sheath with orange quillwork
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Oc'eti S'akowin (Sioux)
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
metal, glass, hide, quill
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Sheath
Accession No: 
84.775
Previous Number(s): 
8426.775
Department: 
Anthropology
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