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Silver spoon used during Native American Church ceremony / Adam Caesar

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Curatorial Remarks

Tags: silver spoon, peyote symbolism, cross, tipi, Native American Church
People: Pawnee, Sac & Fox, Bruce Caesar
Places: 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 spoon used during Native American Church ceremony
Creator(s): 
Adam Caesar (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Kiowa and Pawnee
Date: 
late 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
German silver
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Spoon
Accession No: 
69.141
Previous Number(s): 
TL1995.22.53
Department: 
Anthropology
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