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Hair bow and clip with woven designs and metal thunderbird / Unknown

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Looks like they took a southwestern designed Thunderbird and used this to accompany a Euchee ceremony. It is southwestern designed with the beads imitating coral and turquoise used in jewelry in the Southwest.

Tags: hair bow, clip
People: Euchee
Places: Southeast, Eastern Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial events domestic use, personal activities

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

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Title(s): 
Hair bow and clip with woven designs and metal thunderbird
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Euchee
Date: 
1990s
Period: 
Contemporary
Materials/Techniques: 
cloth, metal, hide, plastic
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Hair Bow and Clip
Accession No: 
84.3547
Department: 
Anthropology
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