Hair ornament

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Date created: 1870-1900

Culture/People: Alibamu
Previous owner: Kacy Joe (Ke'ci Joe), 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) 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: Alibamu; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/6729
Barcode: 026729.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry
Indigenous Term: is' is' fungo'

Object Name: Hair ornament
Media/Materials: Silver, ribbon
Techniques: Hammered, cutout, perforated, stitched

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f420ce14-54c7-4bd4-8477-0bcbd84d424e

Record ID: NMAI_28474