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Culture/People:
Oklahoma Shawnee  Search this
Previous owner:
Chief Switch Little Axe, Oklahoma Shawnee  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:
Hatband
Media/Materials:
Hide, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Loom beadwork
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Native Term:
pi' ta ko wa" tci' bi' tci' ga
Place:
Oklahoma; USA
Collection History:
Collected from Chief Switch Little Axe (Oklahoma Shawnee) 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:
2/7471
Barcode:
027471.000
See related items:
Oklahoma Shawnee
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6be2f097d-24de-4c90-a180-d233ec980851
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_29225