Culture/People:

Alibamu  Search this

Previous owner:

Tca" li' se' (Lizzie), 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:

Hair ornament

Media/Materials:

Glass bead/beads, wool yarn, ribbon, hide thong/babiche

Techniques:

Loom beadwork

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Native Term:

spuk ba na spa ji' ga

Place:

Texas; USA

Collection History:

Collected from Tca" li' se' (Lizzie, 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.

Contact Us:

Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement

Catalog Number:

2/5444

Barcode:

025444.000

See related items:

Alibamu

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61e2b9338-f59f-4e21-bbd2-d20bd6314572

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_27136