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Black wool top hat with silver painted cardboard hat ring / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

Tags: silver cardboard, black top hat, hat ring, black felt
People: Osage
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: dances, weddings

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

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Title(s): 
Black wool top hat with silver painted cardboard hat ring
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Osage
Date: 
19th century - mid-20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
cotton, cardboard, paint, metal
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
84.1782b
Department: 
Not On View

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