Hair-parting stick

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Culture/People: Niuam (Comanche)
Previous owner: Komatci't', Niuam (Comanche)
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Komatci't' (Niuam) in 1909 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Niuam (Comanche); Personal items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/1584
Barcode: 021584.000

Object Type: Personal items
Indigenous Term: na tsi' pak'

Object Name: Hair-parting stick
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a48da8b8-9e6d-415b-b964-66d8efd521f0

Record ID: NMAI_22848