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Silver stick pin in the shape of a gourd rattle with a tipi superimposed over handle / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

Tags: silver pin, gourd rattle, tipi, waterbird tail, German silver
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 stick pin in the shape of a gourd rattle with a tipi superimposed over handle
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Kaw (artist and user)
Date: 
circa 1970
Materials/Techniques: 
German silver
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
69.136
Previous Number(s): 
TL1994.22.47
Department: 
Not On View

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