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Object Number
50-80-10/32736
Display Title
Silver earrings, bird-in-cage
Descriptions
Object Description
Silver earrings - bird-in-cage type; used in peyote ceremony. Very commonly used by practitioners of the Native American Church.
Inventory Description
Earrings, silver, impressed dangling ornaments
Classification
- Earring
Department
Ethnographic
Artist
Joe Ziwak
Culture
- Caddo?
- Osage?
- Quapaw?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Oklahoma
Materials
Silver
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 1 x 0.7 cm (1 15/16 x 3/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
50-80-10/32736
Provenance
Collector
Alice L. Marriott
(1950)
Seller
Alice L. Marriott
(12/07/1950)
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