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German silver pin / Zearl Begay

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Curatorial Remarks

Tags: pin, waterbird, Anhinga, peyotism
People: Possibly Navajo
Places: Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial use, domestic use, commercial sale

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

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Title(s): 
German silver pin
Creator(s): 
Zearl Begay (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Navajo
Date: 
19th century - 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
German silver
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Pin
Credit Line: 
Purchased with funds provided by Phillips Petroleum Corporation
Accession No: 
60.168
Previous Number(s): 
TL1998.110.1
Department: 
Anthropology
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