Culture/People

Alibamu

Previous owner

Charley Thompson, Alibamu

(unknown first name) Gibson, Alibamu

Collector

Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923

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

Object Name

Ear ornament

Media/Materials

Silver

Techniques

Hammered, stamped, perforated

Object Type

Adornment/Jewelry

Native Term

hatc tak ka

Place

Texas; USA

Date created

1840-1880

Collection History

Collected from Charley Thompson (Alibamu) and Gibson (Alibamu) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

Catalog Number

2/5610

Barcode

025610.000

See related items

Alibamu

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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