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Blanket strip with beaded geometric designs, medallions, mescal beads, and feathers / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

These strips were made to be worn across the back of a piece of clothing or a blanket or robe. It may have been worn during Native American Church ceremonies because of the presence of mescal beads. Many Northern Plains materials were traded into the Southern Plains during the reservation period.

Tags: beaded, blanket strip
People: Possibly Cheyenne or Sioux
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, ceremonial use

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

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Title(s): 
Blanket strip with beaded geometric designs, medallions, mescal beads, and feathers
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Cheyenne or Sioux
Date: 
19th century - mid-20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass, metal, brass, bean (mescal), feather
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Strip
Accession No: 
84.2153
Department: 
Anthropology
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