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Carved and painted peyote box / Native American

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Curatorial Remarks

These boxes were owned by individual members of the church, and they usually contained a fan, a rattle, and other personal religious objects.

Tags: Peyote, box
People: Native American Church
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: peyote meetings, ceremonial use

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
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Title(s): 
Carved and painted peyote box
Culture: 
Native American
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
wood, paint
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Peyote Box
Accession No: 
84.2853
Previous Number(s): 
TL1995.22.39
Department: 
Anthropology
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