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Date created: 1830-1850

Culture/People: Non-Indian; collected from the Alabama-Coushatta [Texas]
Artist/Maker: Charles A. Burnett, Non-Indian, 1760-1849
Previous owner: Kacy Joe (Ke'ci Joe), Alibamu; Pedigo, Alibamu
Collector: Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923; Leo Walker, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox); Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Kacy Joe (Alibamu) and Pedigo (Alibamu) 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: Texas; USA

See related items: Non-Indian; Alabama-Coushatta [Texas]; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/6726
Barcode: 026726.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry
Indigenous Term: wa tu ga

Object Name: Gorget
Media/Materials: Silver
Techniques: Hammered, incised
Dimensions: 8.8 x 16.2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a714a945-e7fa-4b51-86fc-6c6823754cb5

Record ID: NMAI_28471