Ornament

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Date created: 1880-1909

Culture/People: Chiricahua Apache
Previous owner: Lucy Calvin, Chiricahua Apache [Fort Sill, Oklahoma]
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Lucy Calvin (Chiricahua Apache) in 1909 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Near Lawton; Lawton; Comanche County; Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Chiricahua Apache; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/1273
Barcode: 021273.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry
Indigenous Term: ti'L' ka re'

Object Name: Ornament
Media/Materials: Freshwater mussel shell/shells, cotton cloth, twine/string
Techniques: Drilled, tied

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66442b5ae-fa90-474c-aac4-ade52b4e74df

Record ID: NMAI_22590