Culture/People:

Chickasaw  Search this

Previous owner:

Mrs. Johnson, Oklahoma Chickasaw  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:

Shaman's sucking tube (Image withheld)

Media/Materials:

Wood

Techniques:

Carved

Object Type:

Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects

Place:

Oklahoma; USA

Collection History:

Collected from Mrs. Johnson (Chickasaw) 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:

2/7501

Barcode:

027501.000

See related items:

Chickasaw

Ceremonial/Ritual items: Shamanic objects

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws668ba3216-77a2-42ef-b5dc-3a8c235c7d03

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_28908