Peyote Box
59-14-59
Location: On Display in the Native American Voices
From: North America | United States of America | Oklahoma (uncertain)
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 59-14-59 |
| Current Location | Native American Voices - 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 |
| 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. |
| 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 |
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