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White beaded sash with floral pattern in beads colored in red, green, brown, blue, and black
Unidentified
White beaded sash with floral pattern in beads colored in red, green, brown, blue, and black
Unidentified
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Beaded porcupine hairbrush / Unidentified

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Essay/Description

Hairbrush made of porcupine tail, beaded.

Curatorial Remarks

Tags: beadwork, porcupine, hairbrush, blue, yellow
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 porcupine hairbrush
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; Cheyenne, Southern
Date: 
late 19th century–early 20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
glass, porcupine
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Hairbrush
Accession No: 
84.858
Previous Number(s): 
8426.858
Department: 
Anthropology
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