Spoon

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Culture/People: Chickasaw
Previous owner: Houston Brown, Oklahoma Chickasaw; Mrs. Johnson, Oklahoma Chickasaw; Tamena Johnson (Tamera Johnson), Oklahoma Chickasaw; Silas Nelson, Oklahoma Chickasaw; Milton Leader, Oklahoma Chickasaw
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 four Chickasaw individuals (Milton Leader, Houston Brown, a Mrs. Johnson, Tamena Johnson, and Silas Nelson) 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: Chickasaw; Food/Beverage Serving

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/7576
Barcode: 027576.000

Object Type: Food/Beverage Serving

Object Name: Spoon
Media/Materials: Cow horn
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6cf9d33a2-810a-4fc7-a5fc-569696d20cc4

Record ID: NMAI_29273