2024 Osage Ornament

2024 Osage OrnamentThe 2024 Osage Nation Foundation Collectible Christmas Ornament, the thirteenth in a series, represents the importance of cedar to traditional Osage culture. Osage burn cedar as a purification ritual which is often part of a larger ceremony. It is the spiritual cleansing in preparation of a ceremony or blessing. The use of smoke, water, salt, and other items signify the cleansing needed to partake in the sacred blessing, ready one for religious

It is appropriate to recognize this historical marker to acknowledge where we came from

The original Children of the Middle Waters limited edition blanket sold out and that version will not be manufactured again

Founded in 1938

It is a buffalo in celebration of the 2016 purchase of the Bluestem Ranch by the Osage Nation

This ornament is the 8th in the collection

This map includes locations of Osage villages of past and present

Do Your Best

Using the traditional name and spelling of Wahzhazhe

14 inch X 20 inch double stitched

This year’s commemorative ornament celebrates Wahzhazhe Always

Located east of the present Osage Nation Tribal Museum at Pawhuska in Osage County

but rather a space for reflection