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Mescal bean necklace interspersed with glass and white beads, strung on fine wire
Unidentified
Leather strip with beaded designs, shells, and floral cotton on interior of pocket
Unidentified
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Beaded designs on leather strip / Unidentified

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Essay/Description

Beaded design and tacks on a strip of buck hide.

Curatorial Remarks

May have been a piece intended for a woman's high top moccasin.

Tags: beadwork, leather, metal stud
People: Cheyenne
Places: Southern 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): 
Beaded designs on leather strip
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Cheyenne
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Ornament
Accession No: 
84.756
Previous Number(s): 
8427.756
Department: 
Anthropology
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