Hair comb

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Culture/People
Euchee (Yuchi)
Collector
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Previous owner
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Seller
Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Object Name
Hair comb
Media/Materials
German silver ("nickel silver"/copper-nickel alloy)
Techniques
Perforated, stamped
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Place
Creek Nation; Oklahoma; USA
Date created
1890-1908
Collection History
Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) between 1904 and 1908; purchased by George Heye from Frank Speck in 1908.
Catalog Number
1/9652
Barcode
019652.000
See related items
Euchee (Yuchi)
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
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