Breechcloth

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Culture/People: Mississippi Choctaw
Previous owner: Sebe Smith, Mississippi Choctaw
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Sebe Smith (Mississippi Choctaw) 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; Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/8898
Barcode: 018898.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items
Indigenous Term: a bok ca ma

Object Name: Breechcloth
Media/Materials: Cotton cloth, thread
Techniques: Sewn, appliquéd
Dimensions: 113 x 21 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d073b470-7cef-4bd1-adf2-01a41b537d4e

Record ID: NMAI_20047