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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Anthropology Item Information

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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

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Jewelry and Adornments

Object Type:

Trade Beads and Box

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:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 3 1/2in. (8.9cm)
Width: 0 1/2in. (1.3cm)

Cite this Page

Unknown. Nine sets of orange, blue, light blue and clear trade beads and box. 84.3294a-i. 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/843294a-i (10/07/2019).

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