Culture/People

Mississippi Choctaw

Previous owner

Bill Bob, Mississippi Choctaw

Collector

Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Object Name

Shoulder sash/Baldric

Media/Materials

Wool cloth, glass bead/beads, thread

Techniques

Sewn, appliquéd, overlay beadwork

Object Type

Personal items

Native Term

sko fu ji'

Place

Neshoba County and Scott County; Mississippi; USA

Date created

1895-1905

Collection History

Collected from Bill Bob (Mississippi Choctaw) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

Catalog Number

1/8854

Barcode

018854.000

See related items

Mississippi Choctaw

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Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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