Finger ring

Date created
1880-1910
Culture/People
Oklahoma Shawnee
Previous owner
(unknown first name) Gibson, Oklahoma Shawnee
Mrs. E. Ellis, Oklahoma Shawnee
Tony Wentworth, Oklahoma Shawnee
Nancy Secondine, 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
Items in this set were collected from several Oklahoma Shawnee individuals (Old Lady Gibson, Mrs. E. Ellis, Nancy Secondine, and Tony Wentworth) 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
2/5068
Barcode
025068.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Native Term
ki li tci bi tho wa"
Object Name
Finger ring
Media/Materials
Silver, abalone/haliotis shell
Techniques
Stamped, hammered, inlaid
Dimensions
6.2 x 2.5 x 2.5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62f112f81-a89a-4235-b323-5ae4fb67e06d
Record ID
NMAI_26693