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Beaded pendant necklace / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

This is a tourist piece. Beaded necklaces like this would sometimes have little moccasin ornaments or other objects attached. Lazy H Ranch may be a dude ranch in Wyoming. This is not Osage, but it may have been purchased by an Osage.

Tags: beaded necklace, bag
People: Not Osage
Places: Western U.S.
Purpose: commercial sale

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

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Title(s): 
Beaded pendant necklace
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Osage
Date: 
20th century
Period: 
Historic
Materials/Techniques: 
glass, metal, cotton
Object Type: 
Credit Line: 
In Honor of James Bruce Bolinger
Accession No: 
84.3414b
Department: 
Not On View

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