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

Collection History: Collected from Ben Dixon (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; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 1/8899
Barcode: 018899.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry
Indigenous Term: ca'n ha

Object Name: Gorget
Media/Materials: Shell/shells
Techniques: Perforated

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws635b4b8b5-1ffc-45d9-8e1b-5ba845ad696e

Record ID: NMAI_20048