Culture/People:

Alibamu  Search this

Previous owner:

Sissy (unknown surname), Alibamu  Search this

Collector:

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

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

Object Name:

Hide flesher/beamer

Media/Materials:

Wood, iron blade

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

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Indigenous Term:

tci sa ga cLa ka'

Place:

Texas; USA

Collection History:

Collected from Sissy (Alibamu) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

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Catalog Number:

2/5376

Barcode:

025376.000

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Alibamu

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Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e4a5b924-c638-4963-a21e-864075631684

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_27017