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Culture/People
Mississippi Choctaw
Previous owner
Elon Tucklow (Elon Tuckloo/Elon Tookalo), Mississippi Choctaw, ca. 1855-ca. 1925
Collector
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Object Name
Cupping horn
Media/Materials
Cow horn
Techniques
Cut
Object Type
Ceremonial/Ritual items: Doctor's items
Native Term
la pic
Place
Neshoba County and Scott County; Mississippi; USA
Collection History
Collected from Elon Tucklow (Mississippi Choctaw, ca. 1855-ca. 1925) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.