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Possible bag with geometric beaded designs and metal cone ornaments with horse hair / Emil William Lenders

Curatorial Remarks

Possible bags were general storage bags.

Tags: Storage, bag, beadwork, leather, green, white, yellow, blue, red
People: Otoe-Missouria
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): 
Possible bag with geometric beaded designs and metal cone ornaments with horse hair
Culture: 
Native American; Otoe-Missouria (artist and user)
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass, metal, horsehair
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
84.611
Previous Number(s): 
8426.611
Department: 
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