Necklace

Date created
1964
Culture/People
Mississippi Choctaw
Artist/Maker
Esbie Gibson, Mississippi Choctaw, 1910-2007
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
Choctaw Craft Association (Choctaw Craft Association)
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Choctaw Craft Association (Philadelphia, Mississippi) in 1965; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place
Conehatta Community, Choctaw Reservation; Newton County; Mississippi; USA
See related items
Mississippi Choctaw
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/1980
Barcode
261980.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Necklace
Media/Materials
Seed/seeds, dye/dyes, twine/string
Techniques
Drilled, dyed, strung
Dimensions
52.9 x 2.4 x 0.9 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61f669707-f74b-4a65-a36a-6482895a60e5
Record ID
NMAI_278087