Earrings

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Date created: 1870-1900

Culture/People: Meskwaki (Fox)
Previous owner: Ki'c-ko-i'-kwe', 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 Ki'c-ko-i'-kwe' (a Meskwaki woman) 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: Meskwaki (Fox); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/8034
Barcode: 028034.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry
Indigenous Term: wa" wa the' tho hu'k

Object Name: Earrings
Media/Materials: Silver, abalone/haliotis shell, copper, metal chain
Techniques: Hammered, stamped, soldered

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63ff59c1a-dcbf-462b-82cf-af2b555bbab5

Record ID: NMAI_30006