Parfleche trunk

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Culture/People: Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)
Previous owner: Na-na-kwi, Meskwaki (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 Na-na-kwi (Meskwaki) 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: Iowa; USA

See related items: Ho-Chunk (Winnebago); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/7853
Barcode: 027853.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels
Indigenous Term: waXhopa'n nor

Object Name: Parfleche trunk
Media/Materials: Rawhide
Techniques: Painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6493d9a43-8c19-48b7-a7d0-7809f206c6a1

Record ID: NMAI_29673