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Silver stamped stick pin of peyote messenger morning bird / Murray Tonepahote

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Curatorial Remarks

Tags: silver peyote pin, messenger morning bird, waterbird
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: peyote meeting, personal activity

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

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Title(s): 
Silver stamped stick pin of peyote messenger morning bird
Creator(s): 
Murray Tonepahote (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Kiowa (artist and user)
Date: 
circa 1970
Materials/Techniques: 
German silver
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Stick Pin
Accession No: 
69.131
Previous Number(s): 
TL1995.22.41
Department: 
Anthropology
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