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Beaded image on hide of christ figure along with tipi, feathers, rattle, and drumstick against multicolored background / Roxanne Chippewa

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This may have been used as an ornament for peyote meetings.

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

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

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Title(s): 
Beaded image on hide of christ figure along with tipi, feathers, rattle, and drumstick against multicolored background
Creator(s): 
Roxanne Chippewa (Artist)
Culture: 
Native American
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
glass, hide
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Patch
Accession No: 
84.3004
Previous Number(s): 
TL1999.45.1; TL2000
Department: 
Anthropology
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