Garters/Legbands

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Culture/People: Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Previous owner: Jack Bear, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
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 Jack Bear (Sac and Fox) 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: Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox); Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/4608
Barcode: 024608.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Indigenous Term: ga'c ke ga bi ak'c

Object Name: Garters/Legbands
Media/Materials: Wool yarn, wool cloth, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Lazy/lane stitch beadwork, sewn, fringed

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6b8c1107a-54af-4a75-a2fa-c56884d90fac

Record ID: NMAI_26298