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Letter from the US Department of the Interior for weekly allowance / Dominic Daniels

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Curatorial Remarks

Although the reasons for inclusion of these personal papers, photographs, and other small objects are only known to the owner of the road kit, in this case Dominic Daniels, items like these were often included in peyote boxes that had personal significance to the owners.

Tags: paper, allowance
People: Osage, Dominic Daniels
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: personal use, ceremonial use

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

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Title(s): 
Letter from the US Department of the Interior for weekly allowance
Creator(s): 
Unknown (Collector)
Culture: 
Native American; Osage
Date: 
1940s
Place: 
Fairfax
Materials/Techniques: 
paper, ink
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Letter and Envelope
Accession No: 
77.48a-b
Previous Number(s): 
77.48 a-b
Department: 
Anthropology
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