Creek Pureblood
Bears and Sacred Sun
Carved wooden tray designed by Acee Blue Eagle for a frosted pitcher and set of eight glasses / Acee Blue Eagle
Essay/Description
Wooden tray with wooden handles at each end. Eight recesses are drilled out to hold the glasses on the tray. A corral in center holds the pitcher. There are designs burned into the wood with a wood burning tool: outline of the state of Oklahoma, thunderbird, arrow, cross. Per the donor these wooden trays with a frosted glass pitcher and set of eight drinking glasses designed by Acee Blue Eagle were given away as premiums at Kerr-McGee gas stations in the 1960's.
Curatorial Remarks
These were given out to customers by Knox Service Stations. Individuals are depicted on the glasses.
Tags: tray, glasses
People: Muscogee (Creek), Pawnee, Wichita
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use
From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
Tags: tray, glasses
People: Muscogee (Creek), Pawnee, Wichita
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use
From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology