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Culture/People
Mississippi Choctaw
Artist/Maker
attributed to Hickman Thomas, Mississippi Choctaw, b. ca. 1874
Previous owner
Lucy Lewis, Mississippi Choctaw
Langley Joe, Mississippi Choctaw
Isam Thompson, Mississippi Choctaw
Tom Clemmons, Mississippi Choctaw
Hickman Thomas, Mississippi Choctaw, b. ca. 1874
Jesse Thomas, Mississippi Choctaw
Adam Jim, Mississippi Choctaw
Nash Bell, Mississippi Choctaw
Mrs. Will E. Morris (Mrs. Willy Morris), Mississippi Choctaw
Goodman Jim, Mississippi Choctaw
Ike Jimmy, Mississippi Choctaw
Billy Hall, Mississippi Choctaw
Collector
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Object Name
Brooch
Media/Materials
Silver, german silver ("nickel silver"/copper-nickel alloy)
Techniques
Cut, cutout, stamped
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Native Term
ta lo po le'
Place
Neshoba County and Scott County; Mississippi; USA
Date created
circa 1900
Collection History
Items in this set were collected from several Mississippi Choctaw individuals (Lucy Lewis, Isam Thompson, Tom Clemmons, Hickman Thomas, Jessica Thomas, Adam Jim, Nash Bell, Mrs. Will E. Morris, Goodman Jim, Ike Jimmy, Billy Hall and Langley Joe) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
Catalog Number
1/9100
Barcode
019100.000
See related items
Mississippi Choctaw
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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