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Nine sets of orange, blue, light blue and clear trade beads and box / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

Loose glass beads of various colors from an Otoe necklace.

Tags: necklace, beads, red, blue
People: Otoe
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

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

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Title(s): 
Nine sets of orange, blue, light blue and clear trade beads and box
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Otoe-Missouria (artist and user)
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
glass, cotton, wool
Object Type: 
Credit Line: 
Gift of Thomas and Mari Wallrabenstein
Accession No: 
84.3294a-i
Previous Number(s): 
TL2006.16.14a-i; 84.3294 a-i
Department: 
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