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Culture/People
Oklahoma Seminole
Previous owner
Halbatla Mikko (Halbatta Mikko/Alligator Chief), Oklahoma Seminole
Collector
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923
Hope M. Fulbright, Non-Indian, 1876-1949
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Object Name
Sash/Belt
Media/Materials
Wool yarn, glass bead/beads
Techniques
Fingerwoven, edge beaded , fringed
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
Native Term
ta be ga
Place
Oklahoma; USA
Date created
1900-1909
Collection History
Collected from Halbatla Mikko ("Alligator Chief," Oklahoma Seminole) in 1909 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and Hope M. Fulbright (1879-1949), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.