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Image Title Creator Culture Accession # Materials/Techniques
Man's black shirt with floral design in red and yellow with green leaves Unidentified Native American; possibly Osage 94.49 rayon, shell
Leather doll with buckskin dress with geometric design and beaded moccasins Unidentified Native American; Cheyenne 84.904 hide, glass, metal, shell (cowrie)
Turtle shell shakers with leather straps Unidentified Native American; possibly Cherokee 93.42a-b leather, shell
Terrapin shell shakers strung on old style lace up boot uppers Unidentified Native American; Cherokee 93.43a-b terrapin, hide
Strand of wampum beads made to look like quahog in purple and white Unidentified Native American; possibly Delaware or Cherokee 90.814 glass, cotton
Dance chief whistle made of eagle bone Unidentified Native American; possibly Osage 83.1028 bone (eagle), shell, cotton
Woman's dress with beadwork and fringe Unidentified Native American; Kiowa 84.1792a hide (buckskin), glass, metal, seed (mescal), shell (cowie), cotton, plastic
Woman's hide dress with cape and silk ribbons Unidentified Native American; Kiowa 84.1792a-b hide, glass, metal, seed, shell (cowrie), cotton, plastic
Turtle shell dance shakers with leather straps Clifford Littlebear Native American; Euchee 84.2886a-b turtle shell, leather, brass, stone
Coconut shell rattle with wooden handle Mark Littlebear Native American; Euchee 84.2890 coconut shell, wood, hide, stone
Beaded necklace in the shape of a peyote water bird Unidentified Native American; Kiowa 84.2955 hide, glass, plastic, shell (cowrie)
Leather strip with beaded designs, shells, and floral cotton on interior of pocket Unidentified Native American; possibly Shawnee 84.3535 hide, glass, shell, cotton
Big Beaver Joseph Henry Sharp American 01.490 oil on canvas
Chief Rocky Bear Joseph Henry Sharp American 01.488 oil on canvas
Horn Weasel Joseph Henry Sharp American 01.471 oil on canvas board
Birds All Over the Ground Joseph Henry Sharp American 01.375 oil on canvas
Chief Bull Head Joseph Henry Sharp American 01.495 oil on canvas
What the Shell Says Eastman Johnson American 01.2262 oil on canvas
Woodducks Robert Havell Jr. American 01.2320 oil on canvas
Purple and white necklace made of wampum beads and shell Unidentified Native American; possibly Delaware or Cherokee 90.815 shell (quahog), cotton