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Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
Black Man Carrying Basket of Cotton William Aiken Walker American 01.2374 oil on canvas
Blue wool dress with a mantle of dentalium shells and pink beaded collar Unidentified Native American; Ponca or Sac & Fox 84.1809 wool, shell (dentalium), brass, silk, cotton
Beaded leather cradleboard with fringe Unidentified Native American; Cheyenne 84.624a-d semi-tanned hide, sinew, glass, wood, cotton textiles, cotton thread, metal tacks, likely brass
Beaded ceremonial leather vest decorated with mirrors and attached belt Unidentified Native American; Kaw 84.1771 hide, cotton, silk, glass, metal
Trade item male doll with plant fiber base and cloth neckerchief Unidentified Native American; Seminole 84.923 palm fiber, cotton textile, cotton thread, embroidery thread (possibly silk), white metal (possibly aluminum)
Trade item female doll with plant fiber base and glass beadwork Unidentified Native American; Seminole 84.913 palm fiber, glass, cotton textile, cotton thread, embroidery thread possibly silk
Dyed deer hair and porcupine hair roach with cotton shoestring ties Unidentified Native American; Osage 84.3419 deer hair, porcupine quills, cotton cord, cotton shoestring, wooden spool, dye, cellophane tape, cotton thread, semi-tanned hide
Cloth man's vest with Seminole style ribbonwork Julia Winningham Native American; Euchee 95.18 cotton, thread, elastic
Girl's blue cotton shirt and skirt with yellow silk ribbon attachments Unidentified Native American; Euchee 99.209a-b cotton, silk
Beaded leather shirt with fringe Unidentified Native American; Southern Plains 84.2369 semi-tanned hide, glass, sinew, cotton thread, pigment, dye
Cloth cedar bag with finger woven overlay and beaded trim Unidentified Native American; Osage 84.2864 cotton, wool, glass, silk
Fireman's fan for Native American Church services Unidentified Native American; Osage 84.2959a-b feathers (eagle), wood, hide, metal, glass, cotton
Beaded metal belt buckle with peyote church symbols Frank McCllelan Native American 84.2961 metal, leather, glass, cotton
Cotton football for games Janis Tiger Berryhill Native American; Euchee 84.2966 cotton
Maroon suede altar cloth with navy backed taffeta and gold embroidery Unidentified Native American; Kiowa 99.257 cloth, cotton
Wooden beaded dance stick with painted handle and leather thong with pink feather Unidentified Native American 84.3036 wood, glass, hide, fur, cotton, lacquer, feather
Rectangular navy handkerchief with a small diamond pattern Unidentified Native American; Kiowa 95.23 cotton
Brass beaded necklace Unidentified Native American; Osage 63.196 metal, cotton
Cotton Stalk Merritt Thomas Mauzey American 14.23 lithograph on paper
Cotton Wagon Merritt Thomas Mauzey American 14.35 lithograph on paper