Culture/People:

Niuam (Comanche)  Search this

Previous owner:

Ya'-wa-nad', Niuam (Comanche)  Search this

Collector:

Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this

Object Name:

Peyote button bag

Media/Materials:

Hide, glass bead/beads

Techniques:

Edge beaded , overlay beadwork

Object Type:

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Indigenous Term:

wa kwe was

Place:

Oklahoma; USA

Collection History:

Collected from Ya'-wa-nad' (Niuam) in 1909 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

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Catalog Number:

2/1683

Barcode:

021683.000

See related items:

Niuam (Comanche)

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ae1a846f-35f5-4eef-8e3b-ee8f7eb4b949

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_23033