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Black cloth dance sash backed on leather strip with ribbon trim and beads
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Beaded ornament on buckskin / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

The use of these circular beaded ornaments is unknown.

Tags: beaded, ornament, red, yellow, black, white
People: Cheyenne
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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Title(s): 
Beaded ornament on buckskin
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Cheyenne
Date: 
19th century - 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
buckskin, glass
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
84.1019a-e
Previous Number(s): 
8426.1019 a-e
Department: 
Not On View

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