Commercial tobacco package and cigarette papers / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

These were likely smoked during peyote meetings.

Tags: tobacco, cirgarette, paper, Riz la Durham
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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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Commercial tobacco package and cigarette papers

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; Osage

Date:

1940s

Place:

Fairfax

Materials/Techniques:

cotton, tobacco, burlap, paper

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Tobacco Bag

Accession No:

84.1175a-c

Previous Number(s):

8427.1175 a-c

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall (Tobacco bag):

Height: 1in. (2.5cm)
Length: 4in. (10.2cm)
Width: 2 1/2in. (6.4cm)

Overall (Cigarette papers):

Length: 2 1/4in. (5.7cm)
Width: 2in. (5.1cm)

Overall (Cigarette papers):

Length: 2 1/4in. (5.7cm)
Width: 2in. (5.1cm)

Cite this Page

Unknown. Commercial tobacco package and cigarette papers. 84.1175a-c. 1940s. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/841175a-c (01/28/2019).

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