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Set of Walco brand beading needles in paper case / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

Tags: beadwork, bead needles, Walco Brand, six, size 16
People: Osage
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, commercial sale

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

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Title(s): 
Set of Walco brand beading needles in paper case
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
English (artist), Native American; Osage (user)
Date: 
1940s
Place: 
Fairfax
Materials/Techniques: 
paper, metal
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Needle
Accession No: 
84.1185
Department: 
Anthropology
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