Collector:

Ms. E. B. Kavasch  Search this

Donor Name:

Sites Native Harvests  Search this

Length - Object:

152 cm

Culture:

Algonquin  Search this

Object Type:

Necklace

Place:

Ohsweken, Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, Canada, North America

Accession Date:

30 May 1990

Collection Date:

1983

Notes:

SINGLE STRAND NECKLACE OF MULTI-COLORED DRIED INDIAN CORN KERNELS AND PORCUPINE QUILLS STRUNG ON BROWN COTTON THREAD KNOTTED TOGETHER AT ENDS. PATTERN IS FIVE KERNELS, TWO QUILLS FORMING AN X, REPEAT. PURCHASED IN 1983 FROM IROQRAFTS, OHSWEKEN, SIX NATIONS RESERVE, ONTARIO, CANADA BY MS. E. BARRIE KAVASCH FOR SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TRAVELING EXHIBITION SERVICE (SITES) NATIVE HARVESTS EXHIBIT.

Record Last Modified:

14 Apr 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

378691

USNM Number:

E430181-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bca8d75e-759a-49db-8ac4-526d7e88a448

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8503329