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Sterling silver Navajo bracelet / Raye Johnson

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Curatorial Remarks

This bracelet has a waterbird carved onto the outside.

Tags: bracelet, silver, peyotism, Native American Church
People: Native American Church
Places: Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial use, peyote meetings

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

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Title(s): 
Sterling silver Navajo bracelet
Creator(s): 
Raye Johnson (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Navajo (Diné)
Date: 
19th century - 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
silver
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Bracelet
Credit Line: 
Purchased with funds provided by Phillips Petroleum Corporation
Accession No: 
60.166
Previous Number(s): 
TL1998.75
Department: 
Anthropology
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