This necklace has bone hair pipes and glass beads. Hair pipes were made commercially beginning in the early 19th century. This necklace may have been worn by a man or a woman, but it is more likely to have been worn by a woman. Men typically wore chokers.

Tags: necklace, bone, glass, beaded
People: Osage
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

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