Culture/People:

Kikapu (Mexican Kickapoo)  Search this

Previous owner:

Mrs. Mack Johnson, Kikapu (Mexican Kickapoo)  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:

Belt bag

Media/Materials:

Hide, metal cones, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche

Techniques:

Edge beaded , lazy/lane stitch beadwork

Object Type:

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Place:

Coahuila State; Mexico

Collection History:

Collected from Mrs. Mack Johnson (Kikapu) 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:

2/6816

Barcode:

026816.000

See related items:

Kikapu (Mexican Kickapoo)

Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6924517d2-12a7-4f30-a337-0339fc15496b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_28587