Roach holder/feather socket and feather

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Culture/People: Oklahoma Shawnee
Collector: Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923
Previous owner: John Gibson, Oklahoma Shawnee
MAI agent: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from John Gibson (Oklahoma Shawnee) in 1908 by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) during fieldwork with anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Oklahoma Shawnee; Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/838
Barcode: 020838.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses
Indigenous Term: mi' 'ku'n

Object Name: Roach holder/feather socket and feather
Media/Materials: Eagle feather/feathers, animal bone, cotton cloth
Techniques: Cut, perforated, strung

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c7ca3040-d1c7-4199-bc27-1eafabffa507

Record ID: NMAI_21883