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Cornhusk cigarette papers and blue zippered leather bag / Unknown

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Blue plastic zipper bag with cardboard divider. Fourteen cornhusk cigarette papers on one side, twelve on other side.

Curatorial Remarks

Cornhusk cigarettes were sometimes smoke during Native American Church meetings. Cornhusk was required for peyote meetings, but regular cigarette papers would have been used for daily use.

Tags: cornhusk cigarette papers, leather bag
People: Osage
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial use

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

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Title(s): 
Cornhusk cigarette papers and blue zippered leather bag
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Osage (artist and user)
Date: 
mid-20th century
Place: 
Oklahoma
Materials/Techniques: 
cornhusk, hide, metal, plastic
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Cigarette Paper
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John R. Whitesell and Sons
Accession No: 
82.182
Previous Number(s): 
TL1997.45.22; tl1997.45.22
Department: 
Anthropology
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