Man's breechcloth

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Culture/People: Potawatomi [Oklahoma]
Previous owner: Na ni ma la' kis kuk, Potawatomi [Oklahoma]
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 Na ni ma la' kis kuk (Potawatomi [Oklahoma]) 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: Potawatomi [Oklahoma]; Clothing/Garments

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/6813
Barcode: 026813.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments

Object Name: Man's breechcloth
Media/Materials: Wool cloth, ribbon, glass bead/beads, thread
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork
Dimensions: 45 x 122 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws696c60200-c38f-457a-844f-dc742b013479

Record ID: NMAI_28584