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Painted playing card on rawhide / Unknown

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Curatorial Remarks

Tags: painted playing card, hide
People: Western Apache
Places: Southwestern, Arizona, New Mexico
Purpose: social events, recreational activities

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology
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Title(s):
Painted playing card on rawhide
Creator(s):
Unknown (Artist)
Culture:
Native American; Apache, Western
Date:
19th century
Materials/Techniques:
paint, rawhide
Classification:
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type:
Playing Card
Accession No:
89.159
Previous Number(s):
8936.159; 18735
Department:
Anthropology
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