Powder horn

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Culture/People: Mississippi Choctaw
Previous owner: Jim Tubby, Mississippi Choctaw, ca. 1867-1935
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Jim Tubby (Mississippi Choctaw, ca. 1867-1935) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Neshoba County and Scott County; Mississippi; USA

See related items: Mississippi Choctaw; Firearms and accessories

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/8844
Barcode: 018844.000

Object Type: Firearms and accessories
Native Term: waka lapic

Object Name: Powder horn
Media/Materials: Cow horn
Techniques: Cut

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6485ff248-8b64-412e-abd2-2a6765e4cbd6

Record ID: NMAI_19991