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Curatorial Remarks

Osage peyotists were frequently also practicing Catholics.

Tags: mirror, Catholic, Native American Church, lamb, Christ, sheep
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): 
Small mirror with image of Christ the Shepard holding a lamb and leading a flock of sheep
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Dominic Daniels (Used by)
Culture: 
Native American; Osage
Date: 
1940s
Place: 
Fairfax
Materials/Techniques: 
metal, glass
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Mirror
Accession No: 
84.1180
Department: 
Anthropology
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