Chief Mam-sook-a-wat (Mamsookewat/Mumsookawa/Mum-Shu-Kawa/Mam-Sook-A-Wat/Mom-suk-awa), Niuam (Comanche), 1836-1938 Search this
Collector:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971 Search this
Object Name:
Bandolier/shoulder sash and bag for peyote
Media/Materials:
Wool cloth, cotton cloth, hide, glass bead/beads, metal bead/beads, thread
Techniques:
Sewn, overlay beadwork, edge beaded, fringed
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Indigenous Term:
wu' na ko'
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Date created:
circa 1900
Collection History:
Collected from Chief Mam-sook-a-wat (Niuam) in 1909 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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