Choker necklace

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Culture/People: Eastern Shoshone
Previous owner: Free Museum of Science and Art (University of Pennsylvania Museum) (University Museum, University of Pennsylvania)

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Free Museum of Science (later the University Museum at the University of Pennsylvania); acquired by George Heye in 1909 through an exchange with the Free Museum.
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Place: Wind River Reservation; Fremont County, Hot Springs County; Wyoming; USA

See related items: Eastern Shoshone; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/3398
Barcode: 023398.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Choker necklace
Media/Materials: Horn, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Strung

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62e12a719-fac0-4392-8261-8e229ff91787

Record ID: NMAI_24836