Sash/Belt

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Culture/People: Oklahoma Shawnee
Previous owner: Martha Littledoctor, Oklahoma Shawnee
Collector: Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923; Leo Walker, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox); Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Martha Littledoctor (Oklahoma Shawnee) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and expedition interpreter Leo Walker (Sac and Fox), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Oklahoma Shawnee; Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/6567
Barcode: 026567.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Native Term: betc wa ga te' gi' gi' ta bi' tho wa na

Object Name: Sash/Belt
Media/Materials: Glass bead/beads, wool yarn
Techniques: Gourd stitch/Brick stitch/Netted beadwork

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63fb4805e-d6e7-407e-b557-dbdc41c31563

Record ID: NMAI_28211