Gorget

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Date created: 1790-1810

Culture/People: Non-Indian; collected from the Miami
Artist/Maker: attributed to Jean-Baptiste Beguay (JBB), Non-Indian, active 1786-1815
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), probably in 1910 during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Québec City; Capitale Nationale Region; Québec; Canada (inferred)

See related items: Non-Indian; Miami; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/8427
Barcode: 028427.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Gorget
Media/Materials: Silver
Techniques: Cut, stamped
Dimensions: 12.6 x 4.9 cm (largest)

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6aa00d2de-3ffe-4a8b-9c90-2d2550364340

Record ID: NMAI_29953