Snowsnake

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Date created: circa 1900

Culture/People: Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Previous owner: Francis Morton, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Collector: Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923; Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Francis Morton (Sac and Fox) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox); Games, Toys, Gambling
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, As We Grow: Traditions, Toys, & Games

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/5527
Barcode: 025527.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling
Indigenous Term: mes kwa" pi'

Object Name: Snowsnake
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Carved, scorched
Dimensions: 60.00 x 4.00 x 3.50 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cd9d7e84-19c8-427e-99a7-6c8fdc82563c

Record ID: NMAI_27221