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Silver peyote church earrings / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

This pair of earrings contains many Native American Church symbols.

Tags: earrings, silver, waterbird, fan, Rattle, cross
People: Native American Church
Places: Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial use, peyote meetings

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

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Title(s): 
Silver peyote church earrings
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Navajo
Date: 
mid 20th century - late 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
silver
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Earrings
Accession No: 
84.2985a-b
Previous Number(s): 
TL1998.112
Department: 
Anthropology
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