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Date created: 1900-1910

Culture/People: Absentee Shawnee [Shawnee, Oklahoma-Pottawatomie County]
Artist/Maker: Painted by Earnest L. Spybuck (Ernest Spybuck/Mahthela), Absentee Shawnee [Shawnee, Oklahoma-Pottawatomie County], 1883-1949
Previous owner: Chief Joe Billy (Pem Mep To/i'le'ni we ga wi'), Absentee Shawnee [Shawnee, Oklahoma-Pottawatomie County], 1835-1917
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971; Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923; Leo Walker, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)

Collection History: Collected from Chief Joe Billy (Pem Mep To, 1835-1917, traditional leader of the Big Jim Band of Absentee Shawnee) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and expedition interpreter Leo Walker (Sac and Fox), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Absentee Shawnee [Shawnee, Oklahoma-Pottawatomie County]; Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/6522
Barcode: 026522.000

Object Type: Bags/Pouches (and parts)

Object Name: Bag
Media/Materials: Hide, cotton cloth, twine/string, paint
Techniques: Sewn, painted, laced, tied
Dimensions: 39.5 x 18 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ee82a287-2583-4047-9bbe-51fdb90e0677

Record ID: NMAI_28165