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Culture/People
Chitimacha
Previous owner
Clara Darden (Clara Dardin), Chitimacha, ca. 1829-1910
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Object Name
Charm/Amulet (Image withheld)
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Unmodified
Object Type
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Native Term
ka'sh
Place
Near Baldwin; Baldwin; Saint Mary Parish; Louisiana; USA
Collection History
Formerly owned by Clara Darden (Chitimacha, ca. 1829-1910); purchased from her niece, Delphine Stouff (Chitimacha, 1872-1940), in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.