Culture/People:

Kickapoo [Oklahoma]  Search this

Previous owner:

Ma Ko' Kw', Kickapoo [Oklahoma]  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:

Girl's legging moccasins

Media/Materials:

Hide, wool cloth, silk ribbon, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche, wool yarn

Techniques:

Sewn, overlay beadwork, edge beaded, tied

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Indigenous Term:

ma ta" ta" hun'

Place:

Oklahoma; USA

Collection History:

Collected from Ma Ko Kw' (Oklahoma Kickapoo) 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:

2/5479

Barcode:

025479.000

See related items:

Kickapoo [Oklahoma]

Clothing/Garments: Footwear

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65454bd25-bba1-407f-abdb-89eb70750871

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_27171