Culture/People:

Meskwaki (Fox)  Search this

Previous owner:

Pi'-e'm-i'c-kwi', Meskwaki (Fox)  Search this

Collector:

Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923  Search this

Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this

Object Name:

Medicine bundle for protection against witches (Image withheld)

Media/Materials:

Wool yarn, hide

Techniques:

Twined

Object Type:

Ceremonial/Ritual items: Bundles

Indigenous Term:

no tha tci' gu'n

Place:

Iowa; USA

Collection History:

Collected from Pi'-e'm-i'c-kwi' (a Meskwaki woman) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

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Catalog Number:

2/8599

Barcode:

028599.000

See related items:

Meskwaki (Fox)

Ceremonial/Ritual items: Bundles

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61a8529f4-ddd2-4404-b049-1fc464bd1224

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_30418