Choker necklace

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Date created: 1870-1900

Culture/People: Oklahoma Shawnee
Previous owner: (unknown first name) Gibson, Oklahoma Shawnee
Collector: Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923; Hope M. Fulbright, Non-Indian, 1876-1949; Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Old Lady Gibson (Oklahoma Shawnee) in 1909 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and Hope M. Fulbright (1879-1949), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Oklahoma Shawnee; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/4949
Barcode: 024949.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry
Indigenous Term: bets wa

Object Name: Choker necklace
Media/Materials: Glass bead/beads, metal brooches, thread, wool yarn
Techniques: Gourd stitch/Brick stitch/Netted beadwork, edge beaded, tufted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ab636ce9-5f49-479a-8f6d-39b4f8f9c6bf

Record ID: NMAI_26284