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Culture/People
Oklahoma Muscogee (Creek)
Previous owner
He no ma te', Oklahoma Muscogee (Creek)
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
Brooch
Media/Materials
Silver
Techniques
Hammered, cutout, perforated
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Native Term
ho pa letc ka
Place
Oklahoma; USA
Date created
1800-1850
Collection History
Collected from He no ma te' (Oklahoma Muscogee) in 1910 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.