Beaded arm band with geometric designs / Unknown

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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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Beaded arm band with geometric designs

Creator(s):

Unknown

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

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 12 3/4in. (32.4cm)
Width: 2 1/2in. (6.4cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

arm, arm bands, beaded, beadwork, black, brown, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, Geometric, geometric patterns, glass, green (color), Iowa, jewelry, Native Americans, orange, red, white (color), yellow

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Unknown. Beaded arm band with geometric designs. 57.109. 19th century - 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/57109 (07/17/2019).

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