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Cloth cedar bag with finger woven overlay and beaded trim / Unknown

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Cedar is the symbol of everlasting life. Cedar bags are used during Native American ceremonies as a means for purification and for personal activities or events like a funeral. This bag was woven in-the-round. Cedar bags are cloth lined.

Tags: cedar bag, finger woven, beaded trim, cloth
People: Osage
Places: Central Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: peyote meeting, religious events

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

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Title(s): 
Cloth cedar bag with finger woven overlay and beaded trim
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Osage
Date: 
late 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
cotton, wool, glass, silk
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Bag
Accession No: 
84.2864
Previous Number(s): 
TL1995.22.65
Department: 
Anthropology
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