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Man’s red fulled wool blanket with beaded strip and hide tassels / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

These robes were sometimes used as blankets.

Tags: robe, beadwork, strip, leather, wool, red, white, green
People: Cheyenne
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial use, domestic use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
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Title(s): 
Man’s red fulled wool blanket with beaded strip and hide tassels
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Cheyenne
Date: 
19th century
Materials/Techniques: 
wool, glass, hide, brass
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Blanket
Accession No: 
97.13
Department: 
Anthropology
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