Gilcrease Museum is temporarily closed for construction.

Get the Full Story
Man's beaded and quilled hide shirt
Unknown
Quilled and beaded hide pipe bag with bear paw design
Unknown

Wooden pipe cleaner with quillwork, pink feathers and metal cones / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

The decorations on this pipe cleaner may indicate that it was used on an important pipe. The down feathers might be from an eagle.

Tags: pipe cleaner, Pink, feather, quill
People: Plains Tribes, possibly Sioux
Places: Northern Plains
Purpose: possibly domestic use or ceremonial events

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

You may be interested in...

Title(s): 
Wooden pipe cleaner with quillwork, pink feathers and metal cones
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Plains
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
wood, quill, feather, metal, buckskin
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
84.820
Previous Number(s): 
8427.820
Department: 
Not On View

Our Online Collections site is a work in progress. If you have information about this item that may be of assistance, please contact us.