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Peyote equipment box
Object Number 50-80-10/32729
Display Title Peyote equipment box
Descriptions
Object Description Peyote equipment box - wood with painted decoration, containing gourd rattle, magpie feather fan, drumstick, silver pins, earrings and neckerchief slide (50-80-10/32730 thru 50-80-10/32738).
Inventory Description Box for peyote equipment, wood with painted bird and peyote button designs
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Date 1948
Artist Dutch Silver Horn (1948)
Culture
  • Kiowa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Oklahoma
Materials Cedar
Dimensions Overall: 47.3 x 9 x 9 cm (18 5/8 x 3 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50-80-10/32729
Provenance
Collector Alice L. Marriott (1950)
Seller Alice L. Marriott

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