Carrying bag for Native American Church kettle drum

Carved and painted wooden peyote box with brass hardware

Delores Thompson

Religious Medallion / Unidentified

Curatorial Remarks

Osage peyotists were frequently practicing Catholics as well.

Tags: peyotism, Catholic, apostle, ship of prayer, sacred heart, medallion
People: Osage
Places: Southern Plains, 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

©Gilcrease Museum

Title(s):

Religious Medallion

Creator(s):

Unidentified (Author)

Dominic Daniels (Used by)

Culture:

Native American; Osage

Date:

1940s

Place:

Fairfax

Materials/Techniques:

metal

Classification:

Ethnographic Objects

Object Type:

Religious Medallion

Credit Line:

Dominic Daniels Collection

Accession No:

84.1182

Department:

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Length: 2in. (5.1cm)
Width: 1 1/2in. (3.8cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Role(s):

Author

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Dominic Daniels

Role(s):

Used by

Cite this Page

Unidentified. Religious Medallion. 84.1182. 1940s. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://dci-collections.gilcrease.org/object/841182 (07/31/2019).

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