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Culture/People:
Meskwaki (Fox)  Search this
Possible owner:
Pe'-mi'-ta, Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]  Search this
Kwe'-ta-dji', Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]  Search this
Ke'-ke'-kwu'-mo'-ha, Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]  Search this
Me'c-ki'-gwe' (Mes-ki'-gwa'), Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]  Search this
Pe'-mi'-ka-wi'-kw, Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]  Search this
Me's-kwa-na-kwi', Meskwaki (Fox)  Search this
Janie (unknown surname), Meskwaki (Fox)  Search this
Chief Joe Tesson (Joseph Tyson/Joe Tessen), Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa], ca. 1844-1921  Search this
Mrs. Jim Scott, Meskwaki (Fox)  Search this
Jim Scott, Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]  Search this
Me's-kwa-gu'n, Meskwaki (Fox)  Search this
A-ya"n-a-pi', Meskwaki (Fox)  Search this
Mu'-dji'-kwa"w, Meskwaki (Fox)  Search this
Wa"-ta-dji', Meskwaki (Fox)  Search this
Ne'-ka-pa", Meskwaki (Fox)  Search this
Collector:
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971  Search this
Object Name:
Bag
Media/Materials:
Nettle fiber, wool yarn
Techniques:
Twined
Object Type:
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Native Term:
sa pi' mu' ta"
Place:
Iowa; USA
Collection History:
Items in this set were collected from several Meskwaki (Fox) individuals (Pe'-mi'-ta, Kwe'-ta-dji', Ke'-ke'-kwu'-mo'-ha, Me'c-ki'-gwe', Pe'-mi'-ka-wi'-kw, Me's-kwa-na-kwi', Chief Joe Tesson, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Scott, Me's-kwa-gu'n, A-ya"n-a-pi', Mu'-dji'-kwa"w, Wa"-ta-dji', Ne'-ka-pa", and Janie) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Catalog Number:
2/7911
Barcode:
027911.010
See related items:
Meskwaki (Fox)
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws609f4c606-84e4-406f-9ce4-a28d4fac1842
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_380628