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Leather bag with beaded flower or butterfly pattern with floral cotton on interior of bag
Unidentified
Leather bag with beaded flower or butterfly pattern with floral cotton on interior of bag
Unidentified
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Long, loom beaded belt with blue beads / Unidentified

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Looks like a loom beaded belt. This type of design and loom beading is pan-tribal. Could possibly be worn at a pow wow.

Tags: belt, loom beading
People: possibly Kiowa
Places: Southern Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, ceremonial use

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

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Title(s): 
Long, loom beaded belt with blue beads
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Kiowa
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Strip
Accession No: 
84.1869
Previous Number(s): 
8427.1869
Department: 
Anthropology
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