Cross pendant

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Date created: 1780-1800

Culture/People: Non-Indian; collected from the Munsee Delaware in Ontario
Artist/Maker: Robert Cruickshank, Non-Indian, 1743-1809
Previous owner: Monroe Pheasant, Munsee Delaware [Moravian Town, Ontario]
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 Monroe Pheasant (Munsee Delaware) 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: Montréal; Montréal Region; Québec; Canada (inferred)

See related items: Non-Indian; Munsee Delaware; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/8038
Barcode: 028038.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry
Indigenous Term: as ta" ta" hi' gu'n

Object Name: Cross pendant
Media/Materials: Silver
Techniques: Hammered, engraved
Dimensions: 11.7 x 6.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6338fc2c8-dcd4-4158-9982-275263699b4d

Record ID: NMAI_30010