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Leather belt with beaded geometric designs in purple, white, orange, and green beads / Unidentified

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Curatorial Remarks

More than likely used by a native person for their personal use. Not a white man's belt.
Tags: belt, beaded
People: possibly Osage, possibly Sioux
Places: Plains, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

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

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Title(s): 
Leather belt with beaded geometric designs in purple, white, orange, and green beads
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Osage or Sioux
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass, metal
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Belt
Accession No: 
84.1873
Previous Number(s): 
8427.1873
Department: 
Anthropology
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