Culture/People:

Alibamu  Search this

Previous owner:

Sally (unknown surname), Alibamu  Search this

Charley Thompson, Alibamu  Search this

Tca" li' se' (Lizzie), Alibamu  Search this

Eni, Alibamu  Search this

Polly (unknown surname), Alibamu  Search this

Nancy Thompson, 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:

Earrings

Media/Materials:

German silver ("nickel silver"/copper-nickel alloy), glass

Techniques:

Hammered, cutout, stamped, perforated, soldered

Object Type:

Adornment/Jewelry

Native Term:

hatc tak ka

Place:

Texas; USA

Date created:

1830-1880

Collection History:

Items in this set were collected from several Alibamu individuals (Polly, Sally, Eni,' Tca" li' se', Charley Thompson, and Nancy Thompson) 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:

2/5612

Barcode:

025612.000

See related items:

Alibamu

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c22afb28-f33f-465e-b1ec-52e24a535356

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_27310