Culture/People:

possibly Minnesota Chippewa or Winnebago (Nebraska) (attributed)  Search this

Collector:

Thisba Hutson Morgan (Thisba Ann Hutson), Non-Indian, 1872-1966  Search this

Previous owner:

Thisba Hutson Morgan (Thisba Ann Hutson), Non-Indian, 1872-1966  Search this

Cecil Morgan, Non-Indian, 1898-1999  Search this

Donor:

Cecil Morgan, Non-Indian, 1898-1999  Search this

Object Name:

Necklace

Media/Materials:

Glass bead/beads, thread

Techniques:

Loom beadwork

Dimensions:

54 cm

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Place:

Great Lakes Region; USA (inferred)

Date created:

1898-1903

Collection History:

Probably collected between 1898 and 1903 by Thisba Hutson Morgan (1872-1966), wife of Bureau of Indian Affairs employee Howell Morgan (1863-1952), who was stationed at the Omaha and Winnebago Agency, Thurston County, Nebraska, until 1899 and at Leech Lake, Minnesota, until 1903; inherited by their son Cecil Morgan (1898-1999); donated to MAI by Cecil Morgan in 1983.

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Catalog Number:

25/415

Barcode:

250415.000

See related items:

Minnesota Chippewa

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60b2e7dc8-2417-45f8-9375-08e1926ba0b6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_266120