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Beaded arm band with geometric designs / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

The complexity of the design would have been difficult to create on a loom. A beautiful, technically complex piece of beadwork.

Tags: beadwork, arm band
People: Iowa
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, ceremonial use, formal attire

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

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Title(s): 
Beaded arm band with geometric designs
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Iowa
Date: 
19th century - 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
glass
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Arm Band
Accession No: 
57.109
Previous Number(s): 
5757.109
Department: 
Anthropology
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