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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]  Search this
Previous owner:
Cu'p ci' wa no, Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]  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:
Tattoo bundle (Image withheld)
Media/Materials:
Cotton cloth, hide, glass bead/beads
Techniques:
Sewn , painted
Object Type:
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Bundles
Place:
Kansas; USA
Collection History:
Collected from Cu'p-ci'-wa-no (Prairie Band Potawatomi) 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:
2/7802
Barcode:
027802.001
See related items:
Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Bundles
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws615336be8-4a3a-4c0d-a404-869530f2a2f1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_29617