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Silver blanket pin with peyote button design / Bruce Caesar

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Silver star-shaped blanket pin with peyote button design

Curatorial Remarks

Silver blanket pins were place at on the back on the individual wearing the blanket. The pin was used for aesthetic purposes rather than function.

Tags: peyote button, silver blanket pin
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 blanket pin with peyote button design
Creator(s): 
Bruce Caesar (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American; Pawnee and Sac & Fox (artist and user)
Date: 
late 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
german silver
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Pin
Credit Line: 
Purchased with funds provided by the Frankie Van Johnson Fund
Accession No: 
69.149
Previous Number(s): 
TL1998.4.2
Department: 
Anthropology
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