Miriam Haskell was an American designer of costume jewelry. With creative partner Frank Hess, she designed affordable pieces from 1920 through the 1960s. Her vintage items are eagerly collected and the namesake company, which first displayed her jewelry in New York City's McAlpin Hotel, continues. It is currently listed as Haskell Jewels, LLC.

Haskell's pieces and Osa Johnson's Jungle Jewelry & OSAfari fashion line were surely in many of the same shops and stores throughout the country.

The bracelet comes in a hand-painted box crafted by artist Karol Good of Chanute. Karol & her husband Dr. Richard Good were in the group of local supporters that helped Osa's mother Belle Leighty & Martin's sister Freda found this museum in 1961.

This item was donated by Martha McCoy Cornish.

Zebra Necklace & Bracelet
Created & Donated by Cindy Dent

Cindy Dent makes amazing jewelry and she is always so generous to share them with us and other local non-profit organizations!

This set includes a 16 inch silver Zebra pendant necklace and a 6 inch bracelet with gold zebra & leaf charms on a colorful kumihimo braid.

Kumihimo is a traditional Japanese artform of making braids and cords. Literally meaning "gathered threads", kumihimo are made by interlacing reels of yarn, commonly silk, with the use traditional, specialized looms - either a marudai (lit., "round stand") or a takadai (also known as a k?dai).

The museum hosted highly successful Kumihimo workshops during a Textile Exhibition and since then museum supporters like Cindy have really embraced this art and shared their works to raise fund for us in auctions like this!