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Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
Silver peyote church earrings Unidentified Native American; Southern Plains 69.156a-b silver (nickel silver), wire
Silver peyote church earrings George "Dutch" Silverhorn, 1911–1969 (Artist) Native American; Kiowa 69.26a-b silver (German)
Metal comb Unidentified, Dominic Daniels Native American; Osage 69.14 aluminum
Black wool top hat with silver painted cardboard hat ring Unidentified Native American; Osage 84.1782b cotton, cardboard, paint, metal
Silver peyote church earrings Julius Caesar Native American; Pawnee 69.137a-b silver (German)
Silver pin with stamp detailed waterbird Bruce Caesar Native American; Pawnee and Sac & Fox 69.130 German silver
Silver stick pin in shape of peyote bird viewed from above Julius Caesar Native American; Pawnee 69.132 German silver, solder
German silver stamped and cut-out church scarf slide Jackie Tointigh Native American; Kiowa 69.134 German silver
Silver stick pin in the shape of a gourd rattle with a tipi superimposed over handle Unidentified Native American; possibly Kaw 69.136 German silver
Silver spoon used during Native American Church ceremony Adam Caesar Native American; Kiowa and Pawnee 69.141 German silver
The Cactus Men Ben Adair Shoemaker Native American; Cherokee, Quapaw, Shawnee 01.2498 acrylic on matboard
Cloud Symbol Feather Dance of Mountain Chant Yei-Be-Chai Harrison Begay Native American; Navajo (Diné) 02.159 tempera on paper
Deer Dance Tonita Peña Native American; San Ildefonso 02.545 tempera
Wooden dance stick Unidentified Native American; Cherokee 84.892 wood, yarn, cord
Wooden dance stick Unidentified Native American; Cherokee 84.872 wood, hide, glass, fur
Wooden dance stick Unidentified Native American; Cherokee 84.873 wood, yarn, fur
Wooden dance stick Unidentified Native American; Cherokee 84.891 wood, glass, yarn
Maroon suede altar cloth with navy backed taffeta and gold embroidery Unidentified Native American; Kiowa 99.257 cloth, cotton
Eagle tail feather loose fan Nelson Big Bow, Harding Big Bow Native American; Kiowa 84.2896 feathers (eagle), glass, cotton, hide, wood, fur, metal
Anhinga feather loose fan with hackle trim Warren White, Harding Big Bow Native American; Kiowa 84.2898 feathers (anhinga), hide, glass, cotton