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Terrapin shell shakers strung on old style lace up boot uppers / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

Tags: shell, shaker, turtle
People: Southeastern tribes
Places: Southeast, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial events, stomp dances

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

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Title(s): 
Terrapin shell shakers strung on old style lace up boot uppers
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Cherokee
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
terrapin, hide
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
93.43a-b
Previous Number(s): 
9327.43a-b
Department: 
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