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Black and white beaded choker / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

Chokers were mainly worn by men. Beaded chokers were originally wide spread among North American tribes. Chokers were originally constructed out of bone hair pipes picked up by traders. Bone hair pipe seems to be modeled after wampum. Bone hair pipe was created on a lathe by traders and then sold. While this choker is made of glass beads, bone hair pipe was originally bone. Sac & Fox were located in Kansas before removed to Oklahoma.

Tags: beaded, choker, black beads, white beads, leather, glass
People: Sac & Fox
Places: Prairie, Central Plains, Oklahoma, Kansas
Purpose: ceremonial events

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

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Title(s): 
Black and white beaded choker
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Sac & Fox
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
glass
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
57.2
Previous Number(s): 
5726.2; 22806
Department: 
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