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Mescal bean necklace interspersed with glass and white beads, strung on fine wire / Unknown

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Mescal beans are not eaten, but they are associated with Native American Church. Mescal beans are considered to have supernatural power. They were also used to make bandoliers which are things that hang from your shoulder across your body.

Tags: mescal beans
People: Native American Church
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial use

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

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Title(s): 
Mescal bean necklace interspersed with glass and white beads, strung on fine wire
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Kaw
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
bean (mescal), metal, glass
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Necklace
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mary Thompson Bryan and Lawrence E. Bryan
Accession No: 
84.3025
Previous Number(s): 
TL1999.54.21; TL1999.54.21
Department: 
Anthropology
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