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Tags: Convergence of Native Cultures in Northeast Oklahoma: Connecting Ancient to Modern

Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
Beaded moose hide mocassins Judy Coser Native American; Kickapoo 84.2967a-b beads, hide (moose), cloth tape, canvas
Breechcloth with greasy yellow beads and ribbon work worn for both fancy and straight dances Unidentified Native American; possibly Otoe-Missouria (artist and user) 84.1144 glass, silk, wool
Soup paddle Louis Fish Native American; Muscogee (Creek) 82.188 wood
Native American Church bolo tie with peyote bird on the slide Mitchell Boyiddle Native American; Apache (artist and user) 84.2948 glass, hide (doe)
Beaded leather leggings with yellow pigment Unidentified Native American; possibly Arapaho or Southern Cheyenne 84.472a-b glass, hide, dye
Woven beaded belt with words "John Painter, Toma, Iowa" in beadwork Unidentified Native American; possibly Sac & Fox 84.1863 glass, wool
Oval plain plaited buckbrush basket with natural dye Ella Mae Blackbear Native American; Cherokee (artist and user) 71.759 buckbrush, dye
Man's beaded leather leggings with yellow pigment and fringe Unidentified Native American; Oc'eti S'akowin (Sioux) 84.1738a-b hide, glass, pigment
Leather toy quiver Unidentified Native American 84.3544 hide
Female cornhusk doll with braided arms, hair, and ink drawn face Unidentified Native American; Quapaw 96.34 cornhusk, yarn (wool), ink
Leather leggings with fringe Unidentified Native American 87.58a-b hide
Lavender and blue calico cotton dress with floral pattern Julia Winningham Native American; Euchee 99.238 cotton, plastic
Wooden utensil with metal loop attached to end Unidentified Native American 73.111 metal, wood
Polyester Gabardine peyote shawl half in blue and half in red Unidentified Native American; Southern Plains, Western Oklahoma 99.258 polyester, nylon, metallic thread
Beaded leather leggings with mescal beans and yellow dye Unidentified Native American; Arapaho 84.1741a-b beans (mescal), hide, glass, dye
Leather arm band with quillwork Unidentified Native American; Plains 84.1016 quill, hide
Fan with beaded handle and feather quills wrapped in hide Ernest Mihecoby, Nelson Big Bow, Harding Big Bow, Pearl Big Bow Native American; Comanche (artist), Kiowa (artist), Kiowa (user) 84.2973 feather, hide, glass
Childs' leggings with beaded designs Unidentified Native American; possibly Arapaho or Cheyenne 84.477a-b hide, glass
Beaded woven strip Unidentified Native American; possibly Cheyenne (artist and user) 84.1867 glass, wool
Native American Church fan with waterbird feathers and beaded handle Joseph Rice Native American; Sac & Fox 84.3126 feather, hide, glass, metal