Cupping horn

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Culture/People: Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Previous owner: Billie Greyeyes (Billie Grayeyes), Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
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 Billie Greyeyes (Sac and Fox) 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: Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox); Ceremonial/Ritual items: Doctor's items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/7562
Barcode: 027562.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items: Doctor's items

Object Name: Cupping horn
Media/Materials: Cow horn
Techniques: Cut

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws609fda180-3b26-4343-878f-68f51ec2fa1b

Record ID: NMAI_29258