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Cyllindrical metal container decorated with glass seed beeds: white ground with blue stripes and diamonds, red X's, and concentric circles. 
Lakota;Assiniboin (Lakota (culture or style);Assiniboin)
Beaded Storage Tin
1905 – 1915
Gift of the Honorable Jack Faxon
1985/1.96
A portrait of a woman with long braids, large earrings, and beaded jewelry. She wears a shirt with geometric lines embroidered into the fabric, and an ornate belt.
Edward S. Curtis (American (North American))
Cayuse Woman
1910 – 1911
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Kenyon
1987/1.207
Large rectangular beaded bag with wide shoulder strap. Body of bag is white with a blue and yellow floral motif. Top of bag is black with floral design. Strap is white with floral design. Red and black fringe on the bottom.
Ojibwa (Ojibwa (culture or style))
Bandolier Bag
1880 – 1890
Gift of Mrs. John Alexander
1984/2.5
A fabric mask with round eyes and an oblong mouth and nose made from red and yellow bound cloth. The brown base fabric is covered with small beads in a geometric pattern. The majority of the beads are white, with red, yellow, green, and blue beads also used. The edges of the mask are bound in red and tan cloth. 
Bamileke (Bamileke)
Elephant Mask
1800 – 1999
Gift of the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communications in memory of Warren M. Robbins
2014/2.78.1
This is a face mask embroidered extensively wtih glass beads. Two long panels hang down the front and back of the wearer. The humanoid face at top has two round eye holes allowing the wearer to see, a strip of fabric for a nose, and an open, upturned mouth. Ears are protruding disks attached on either side of the face . The top of the head is covered with small, corklike knobs covered with black cloth. The beadwork is predominantly green with intricate, scallop-shaped patterns along edge of the panels; vertical, star-like patterns fill the center of the panels. The interior of panels is lined with damask.
Bamileke (Bamileke)
Elephant Mask
1950 – 1999
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.319
Cloth panel bound in leather with multi-colored beadwork. There are three evenly spaced leather ties across the top, while the bottom has three small, triangular panels attached, each with two strings of beads hanging down. The center of the panel has a face with an interlace pattern below. The rest of the panel has patterns of zig-zags and diamonds in various colors. 
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Beaded Panel
20th century
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.311
A wooden staff, covered with beads in solid colors (red, blue, green and orange) outlined in black against a background of white beads, with a sideways M pattern in the middle of the shaft on either side. A stylized head of open beadwork tops the staff, followed by a tight-fitting necklace-like band with a clasp in orange and green and a white band, above solid red and blue rings.
Ndebele
Staff
Gift of Margaret H. and Albert J. Coudron
2001/2.46
A hand-tinted photograph of woven beadwork. Two larger, identical rectangular pieces frame a smaller piece with multiple tassles in the center. 
Edward S. Curtis (American (North American))
Wishham Beadwork
1910 – 1911
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas M. Kenyon
1987/1.200
This is a beaded hat with a large, disc-shaped top. The bottom of the hat is a narrow band with blue and white beads in a triangular design. The edge of the top of the hat is bound with red fabric. The top of the hat is decorated in various geometric patterns with white, yellow, pink, green, and blue beads. 
Bamileke (Bamileke)
Beaded Hat
20th century
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.344
This is a portrait of a young woman against a plain, dark backdrop. She wears a draped cloth garment, strands of beadwork looped around her neck. Her hair is cut in a short style with blunt, thick bangs covering her forehead. 
Edward S. Curtis (American (North American))
Póvi-Támuⁿ ("Flower Morning") - San Ildefonso
1925 – 1926
Gift of Stephen M. Taylor
1997/1.159
Small, semi-circular beaded bag with three beaded tassels and a braided leather handle. The base of the beadwork is blue, with three faces, two yellow and red flowers, and an interlace pattern decorating the surface. The outside of the bag is edged with yellow and red beads. 
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Diviner's Beaded Bag
1960 – 1999
Gift of Dr. Daniel and Sandra Mato
2003/2.31
A square bag made of dark red cloth covered with white, blue, black, red, and gold beadwork. The beadwork forms a large interlace pattern. Attached to the top of the bag is a brown cloth handle. 
Yoruba (Yoruba (culture or style))
Diviner's Beaded Bag
1960 – 1999
Gift of Dr. Daniel and Sandra Mato
2003/2.32
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