Braided sweet grass / Unknown

Essay/Description

Three hanks of sweet grass divided, tied with grass, braided, and tied at the end.

Curatorial Remarks

Braided sweet grass.

Tags: sweet grass
People: Cree, Sac & Fox
Places: Great Lakes, Prairie, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial use

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

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Anthropology Item Information

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Title(s):

Braided sweet grass

Creator(s):

Unknown

Culture:

Native American; possibly Cree or Sac & Fox

Date:

20th century

Materials/Techniques:

sweet grass

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Sweet Grass

Credit Line:

Purchased with funds from Phillips Petroleum Grant

Accession No:

96.41

Previous Number(s):

TL1998.12.7

Department:

Anthropology

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 23 1/2in. (59.7cm)
Width: 1 1/4in. (3.2cm)

Tags and Search Terms

Tags:

braided, braiding, bundles, ceremony, cleansing, Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern, grass, Great Lakes, green (color), Healing, Native American, Native American Church, plains, plaiting, religion, spirituality, traditional medicine

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Unknown. Braided sweet grass. 96.41. 20th century. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/9641 (08/30/2019).

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