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Tanned leather and unborn calf hair vest with fringe and antler toggles / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

Purchased as Cherokee; non-Indian.

Tags: vest, antler toggles, antler buttons, tanned leather, leather fringe, calf hair, brown, tan
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, personal activity, social events, commercial sale


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

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Title(s): 
Tanned leather and unborn calf hair vest with fringe and antler toggles
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Cherokee
Date: 
circa 1940
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, bone
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Clothing and Garments
Object Type: 
Vest
Credit Line: 
Gift of Ralph Corkille, Jr.
Accession No: 
87.44
Previous Number(s): 
TL1988; 8727.44; 26931
Department: 
Anthropology
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