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Woven dance belt with fringe made of commercial yarn colored in maroon, green, yellow, orange, and turquoise
Jonny Hawk
Woven dance belt with fringe made of commercial yarn colored in maroon, green, yellow, orange, and turquoise
Jonny Hawk
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Wooden dance stick / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

Tags: yarn, wood
People: Cherokee
Places: Oklahoma, Southern Plains, Northern Plains,
Purpose: ceremonial, public events, dances

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

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Title(s): 
Wooden dance stick
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Cherokee
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
wood, yarn, cord
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Dance Stick
Accession No: 
84.892
Previous Number(s): 
8400.892
Department: 
Anthropology
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