Charm bag with underwater panther design

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Date created: circa 1880

Culture/People: Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Previous owner: Aveline Givens (Eveline Givens), Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Collector: Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923; Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Aveline Givens (Sac and Fox) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox); Personal items
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/7144
Barcode: 027144.000

Object Type: Personal items

Object Name: Charm bag with underwater panther design
Media/Materials: Glass bead/beads, cotton thread, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Loom beadwork
Dimensions: 13.4 x 8.4 x 1.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws630275afc-1a7d-4659-b3e6-2587d1562854

Record ID: NMAI_28814