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Male cornhusk doll with corn silk hair, braided arms and legs, and ink drawn face
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José Clemente Orozco
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Braided sweet grass / Unidentified

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Three hanks of sweet grass divided, tied with grass, braided, and tied at the end.

Curatorial Remarks

Braided sweet grass.

Tags: sweet grass
People: Cree, Sac & Fox
Places: Great Lakes, Prairie, Oklahoma
Purpose: ceremonial use

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

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Title(s): 
Braided sweet grass
Creator(s): 
Unidentified (Author)
Culture: 
Native American; possibly Cree or Sac & Fox
Date: 
20th century
Materials/Techniques: 
sweet grass
Classification: 
Ethnographic Objects
Object Type: 
Sweet Grass
Credit Line: 
Purchased with funds from Phillips Petroleum Grant
Accession No: 
96.41
Previous Number(s): 
TL1998.12.7
Department: 
Anthropology
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