Culture/People:

Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this

Previous owner:

George Pecan, Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this

Betsy McCoy, Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this

Isaac McCoy, Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this

Mrs. James Sampson, Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this

Collector:

Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923  Search this

Hope M. Fulbright, Non-Indian, 1876-1949  Search this

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

Object Name:

Earrings

Media/Materials:

Silver, brass

Techniques:

Hammered, stamped, soldered

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Oklahoma; USA

Date created:

1870-1900

Collection History:

Items in this set were collected from several Oklahoma Shawnee individuals (George Pecan, Betsy McCoy, Mrs. James Sampson, and Isaac McCoy) in 1909 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and Hope M. Fulbright (1879-1949), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

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Catalog Number:

2/4771

Barcode:

024771.000

See related items:

Oklahoma Shawnee

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6689a6f1c-3275-43ac-8d58-3cc5e3dea8be

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_26470