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Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
Man's beaded leather leggings with yellow pigment and fringe Unknown Native American; Oc'eti S'akowin (Sioux) 84.1738a-b hide, glass, pigment
Beaded leather moccasins with hard sole and red, white, and yellow circular geometric design on toe Unknown Native American; possibly Cheyenne 84.3229a-b leather, glass, cotton
Man's fringed leggings with red pigment Unknown Native American; Apache or Kiowa (artist and user) 84.1743a-b hide, dye
Red wool woman's dress with carved elk teeth Unknown Native American; Crow (artist and user) 84.1811 wool, hide, teeth (elk)
Beaded strike-a-light bag of hide with fringe Unknown Native American; Comanche 84.570 hide, metal, glass
Felt beaded breechcloth Unknown, Emil William Lenders Native American; possibly Potawatomi, Winnebago, or Blackfoot 97.22 glass, felt
Man's beaded leather leggings with green dye and twisted fringe Unknown, Joseph Henry Sharp Collection Native American; Kiowa 84.1739a-b hide, glass, dye
Osage beaded black felt breech cloth with handmade lace and floral design Unknown Native American; Osage 84.1159 wool, silk, glass, metal, paper
Native American Church leather leggings with fringe and yellow pigment Unknown Native American; Kiowa 84.1744a-b glass, cotton, hide
Beaded mantle with geometric designs Unknown Native American; Cheyenne or Oc'eti S'akowin (Sioux) (artist and user) 84.1828 hide, glass
Leather bag with beaded thunderbird design Unknown Native American; Kiowa 84.598 hide, glass
Man’s red fulled wool blanket with beaded strip and hide tassels Unknown Native American; Cheyenne 97.13 wool, glass, hide, brass
Wooden awl and beaded awl case with geometric design, beadwork and feathers Unknown Native American; Cheyenne 84.712a-b hide, glass, metal, feathers
Woven beaded garters with geometric designs and red and yellow wool fringe Unknown, Emil William Lenders Native American; Anishinaabeg (Ojibwe) or Ponca (artist and user) 84.1841a-b glass, wool
Beaded velvet purse with beaded handle Unknown Native American; Cherokee 84.610 velvet, glass
Breechcloth with greasy yellow beads and ribbon work worn for both fancy and straight dances Unknown Native American; possibly Otoe-Missouria (artist and user) 84.1144 glass, silk, wool
Wooden awl and beaded awl case Unknown Native American; Arapaho 84.715a-b hide, glass, wood
Woven beaded belt with words "John Painter, Toma, Iowa" in beadwork Unknown Native American; possibly Sac & Fox 84.1863 glass, wool
Hide possible bag with cone metal jingles and horsehair Unknown, Emil William Lenders Native American; Osage 84.614 hide, glass, metal, horsehair
Beaded leather leggings with mescal beans and yellow dye Unknown Native American; Arapaho 84.1741a-b beans (mescal), hide, glass, dye