40 strand seed bead necklace in green, yellow, red, purple, orange, and blue. On thread with chrome cones at each end, brass wire, and commercial hook.

Common for Osage women to wear large strands of beaded necklaces around their neck.

Tags: beaded necklace
People: Osage
Places: Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, ceremonial use

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