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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Alibamu  Search this
Previous owner:
Josephine Battise, Alibamu  Search this
Collector:
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923  Search this
Leo Walker, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)  Search this
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Moccasins
Media/Materials:
Hide, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Sewn
Object Type:
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Native Term:
wi' lo
Place:
Texas; USA
Collection History:
Collected from Josephine Battise (Alibamu) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and expedition interpreter Leo Walker (Sac and Fox), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Catalog Number:
2/6772
Barcode:
026772.000
See related items:
Alibamu
Clothing/Garments: Footwear
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60b6d5c27-80eb-4a50-b6b3-3a92573cb4dd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_28542