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Set of eight frosted drinking glasses with graphics designed by Acee Blue Eagle / Acee Blue Eagle

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Eight glasses of: Hen-toh (Wyandot), Dull Knife (Cheyenne), Ruling His Sun (Pawnee), Geronimo (Apache), Sequoyah (Cherokee), Quanah Parker (Comanche), Hunting Horse (Kiowa), and Bacon Rind (Osage). Per the donor these wooden trays with a frosted glass pitcher and set of eight drinking glasses designed by Acee Blue Eagle were given away as premiums at Kerr-McGee gas stations in the 1960's.

Curatorial Remarks

These were given out to customers by Knox Service Stations. Individuals are depicted on the glasses.

Tags: glasses, drinking
People: Muscogee (Creek), Pawnee, Wichita
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

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

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Title(s): 
Set of eight frosted drinking glasses with graphics designed by Acee Blue Eagle
Creator(s): 
Acee Blue Eagle (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Muscogee (Creek), Pawnee, Wichita
Date: 
early 20th century - mid-20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
glass
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Containers and Vessels
Object Type: 
Drinking Glasses
Credit Line: 
Gift of Tim Childress
Accession No: 
84.3161b-i
Previous Number(s): 
TL2004.228.2-9
Department: 
Anthropology
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