Earrings

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Date created: 1830-1880

Culture/People: Oklahoma Muscogee (Creek)
Previous owner: Little Deer, Oklahoma Muscogee (Creek)
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 Little Deer (Oklahoma Muscogee) 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 Muscogee (Creek); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/7795
Barcode: 027795.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Earrings
Media/Materials: Silver
Techniques: Hammered, cutout

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6da81e465-737d-4cb9-b090-6daf486e38a2

Record ID: NMAI_29609