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Culture/People: Oklahoma Muscogee (Creek)
Previous owner: Solomon Bullet, Oklahoma Muscogee (Creek)
Collector: Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923; Hope M. Fulbright, Non-Indian, 1876-1949; Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Solomon Bullet (Oklahoma Muscogee) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and Hope M. Fulbright (1879-1949), 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: 2/5778
Barcode: 025778.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry
Indigenous Term: ko pa hat ka

Object Name: Gorget
Media/Materials: Shell/shells
Techniques: Incised, painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ea21ee8e-e7cd-4dce-8283-66ac51fbe0f3

Record ID: NMAI_27507