Wooden Arapaho comb / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

Uncertain use.

Tags: wood
People: possibly Arapaho
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

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

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Wooden Arapaho comb

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; Arapaho (artist and user)

Date:

circa 1940

Materials/Techniques:

wood

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Comb

Accession No:

73.159

Previous Number(s):

7327.159; 29370

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 7 1/2in. (19.1cm)
Width: 2 1/2in. (6.4cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

Arapahoe, brown, comb, combs (grooming tools), Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, equipment for personal use: grooming, hygiene and health care, hair, light brown, personal belongings, plains, wood, wooden

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Unknown. Wooden Arapaho comb. 73.159. circa 1940. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/73159 (07/31/2019).

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Wooden Arapaho comb / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

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