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Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
Maroon leather sewing kit American TU2009.39.209
Leather moccasins with netted beadwork made by John Ross's wife Unknown Native American; Cherokee 84.3453a-b Semi-tanned skin, fabric likely made of silk weft and cotton warp, glass, dye, cotton thread.
Dyed deer hair and porcupine quill roach Sean Standingbear, Emil William Lenders Native American; Osage 84.797a deer or horse hair, porcupine quills, dye, natural fiber heavy thread (light brown and black), semi-tanned hide
Painted Native American Church fan decorated with jewelry cross and foil Unknown, Bob Block Native American; Osage 84.2958 feather (pheasant and macaw), glass, paint, foil, thread
Wooden stickball sticks with leather netting and game ball Kelly R. Bell Native American; Muscogee (Creek) 84.2942a-c wood, hide, nylon
Carved wooden bow with blue, gold, clear, and green beading Unknown Native American 84.932 wood, glass, thread, cotton
White hide dress decorated at the neck with loom beaded strips Unknown, Mary and Lawrence Bryan, Ernest Emmett Thompson Native American; Kaw 84.3049 hide (buck), glass, thread, cotton, rhinestones, copper
Yellow cotton dress with tree and cloud design Martha Dunn Native American; Euchee 99.235 cotton, thread
Polyester Gabardine peyote shawl half in blue and half in red Unknown Native American; Southern Plains, Western Oklahoma 99.258 polyester, nylon, metallic thread
Native American Church drumstick Unknown Native American; Osage (artist and user) 84.1033 wood, hide, glass, horsehair, dye, thread
Beaded hair ornaments on hide Unknown, Emil William Lenders Native American; possibly Osage or Cheyenne 84.853a-b semi-tanned hide, glass, German silver, cotton thread
Trade item female doll with plant fiber base and glass beadwork Unknown Native American; Seminole 84.913 palm fiber, glass, cotton textile, cotton thread, embroidery thread possibly silk
Trade item male doll with plant fiber base and cloth neckerchief Unknown Native American; Seminole 84.923 palm fiber, cotton textile, cotton thread, embroidery thread (possibly silk), white metal (possibly aluminum)
Boy's leather leggings with metal tacks and fringe Unknown Native American; Arapaho 84.841a-b semi-tanned hide, copper alloy, cotton fabric and thead, yellow dye
Toy wooden stickball stick with woven netting Unknown Native American; Passamaquoddy 73.267 wood, thread
Fringed semi-tanned skin dress with beadwork designs Unknown Native American; possibly Apache or Jicarilla (artist and user) 84.1808 semi-tanned hide, glass, thread
Gourd dance rattle with a feather top and beaded handle Barry Belindo Native American; Kiowa 84.3001 gourd, feather, hide, thread, glass
A set of stickball, scoring pegs, and carrying stick Unknown Native American; Muscogee (Creek) 84.3012 wood, hide (buckskin), thread
Dyed deer hair and porcupine hair roach with cotton shoestring ties Steve and Tony Bolinger Native American; Osage 84.3419 deer hair, porcupine quills, cotton cord, cotton shoestring, wooden spool, dye, cellophane tape, cotton thread, semi-tanned hide
Leather coat with embroidered floral designs and a velvet collar Unknown Native American; Cherokee 84.3426 deerskin, cloth, velvet, silk