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Culture/People: Eastern Shawnee [Quapaw Agency, Oklahoma]
Previous owner: Carrie Bluejacket, Oklahoma Shawnee
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Carrie Bluejacket (Oklahoma Shawnee) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Quapaw Agency; Ottawa County; Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Eastern Shawnee [Quapaw Agency, Oklahoma]; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/54
Barcode: 020054.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry
Native Term: wa wi ya ha

Object Name: Gorget
Media/Materials: Conch shell/shells
Techniques: Cut

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws682129fee-f859-43d7-b0e3-4aebae37e3da

Record ID: NMAI_21248