Necklace

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Date created: 1976

Culture/People: Kiowa
Artist/Maker: Edith Ann Littlechief (Edith Ann Littlechief Ware), Kiowa/Plains Apache (Naisha/Kiowa Apache), b. 1955
IACB source: Oklahoma Indian Arts and Crafts Cooperative (Oklahoma Indian Arts and Crafts Co-op/Southern Plains Indian Craftspersons' Cooperative)
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Oklahoma Indian Arts and Crafts Co-op (Anadarko, Oklahoma) in 1976; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Lawton; Comanche County; Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Kiowa; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/7037
Barcode: 257037.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Necklace
Media/Materials: Glass bead/beads, hide, hide thong/babiche, bone hairpipe/hairpipes, cowrie shell/shells, thread
Techniques: Overlay beadwork, strung
Dimensions: 45.7 x 9 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62284a7d0-cd7c-448b-921a-0315698f4f63

Record ID: NMAI_272922