Earrings

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Date created: 1870-1900

Culture/People: Munsee Delaware
Previous owner: William Snake, Munsee Delaware [Moravian Town, Ontario], 1851-1918; Elijah Logan, Munsee Delaware [Moravian Town, Ontario], ca. 1858-1923
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 William Snake (Munsee Delaware, 1851-1918) and Elijah Logan (Munsee Delaware, ca. 1858-1923) 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: Ontario; Canada

See related items: Munsee Delaware; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/8037
Barcode: 028037.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry
Indigenous Term: sak X a X hai hon u'L

Object Name: Earrings
Media/Materials: Silver, glass
Techniques: Hammered, bezel-set/stone-setting, stamped, soldered

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d6568bc1-af46-4b94-9c1b-71316f35dd0e

Record ID: NMAI_30009