Ear ornament

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Culture/People: Yokuts
Collector: Stewart Culin, Non-Indian, 1858-1929
Previous owner: Brooklyn Museum (Brooklyn Museum of Art)

Collection History: Collected in 1908 by Stewart Culin (1858-1929, curator of the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York) during fieldwork sponsored by the Brooklyn Museum; acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Brooklyn Museum in 1960.
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Place: Tule River, Tule River Reservation; Tulare County; California; USA

See related items: Yokuts; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 22/9179
Barcode: 229179.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Ear ornament
Media/Materials: Wood, feather/feathers, abalone/haliotis shell
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6577f77f9-bcd8-4929-9708-c9ea818f6d9c

Record ID: NMAI_243789