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Beaded leather belt with metal buckle / Unknown

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Beaded leather belt with red, yellow, light blue, and dark blue in arrow pattern with metal belt buckle.

Curatorial Remarks

The beadwork is not traditional. The designs are indicative of outside influences; generic pan-Indian style.

Tags: beaded leather belt, metal buckle, beaded designs, arrows, diamonds
People: Osage
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, personal activity, social events, commercial sale

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

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Title(s): 
Beaded leather belt with metal buckle
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Osage
Date: 
20th century
Period: 
Historic
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass, metal
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Clothing and Garments
Object Type: 
Belt
Credit Line: 
Gifted in honor of James Bruce Bolinger
Accession No: 
84.3414a
Previous Number(s): 
TL2010.34.18
Department: 
Anthropology
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