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Otter fur cap with beaded disc ornament / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

Otter skin caps were status symbols. "Putting on your otter" means to dress in your finest clothing. Other groups in the Prairie would wear otter skin caps as well. The otter skin turban was a possible replacement for finger woven turbans.

Tags: otter, cap
People: Osage
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: formal events

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

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Title(s): 
Otter fur cap with beaded disc ornament
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Osage
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
fur (otter), glass
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Headband
Accession No: 
84.948a-b
Department: 
Anthropology
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