Peyote Box
| Object Number: | 59-14-59 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Native American Voices Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Osage (uncertain) Kiowa (uncertain) |
| Provenience: | North America United States of America Oklahoma (uncertain) |
| Culture Area: | Plains Culture Area |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Wood Bead Leather |
| Iconography: | Peyote Ceremony |
| Length: | 48 cm |
| Width: | 11 cm |
| Depth: | 10 cm |
| Credit Line: | Exchange with Denver Art Museum, 1959 |
| Other Number: | QOS-7-P - Old Museum Number |
Description
This is a rectangular wooden box with a latch to secure it, and hinges attaching top and bottom. It has a beaded handle on the top. The colors of the beads are white, blue, black, orange, and yellow. It has been beaded over a leather handle. The hood has comb-like incisions as well as yellow, green, and red painted decorations. The inside of the box is lined with billiard-green felt.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| The Shadow Catcher: E.S. Curtis (01 Feb 1980 - 01 Aug 1980) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Native American Voices: The People - Here and Now (01 Mar 2014) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Preucel, Robert W., and Wierzbowski, William S., and Williams, Lucy F. 2005. Native American Voices on Identity, Art and Culture: Objects of Everlasting Esteem.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Pages 180-181/Plate 73 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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