Culture/People

Alibamu

Previous owner

Kacy Joe (Ke'ci Joe), Alibamu

Collector

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

Leo Walker, Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)

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

Object Name

Hair ornament

Media/Materials

Silver, ribbon

Techniques

Hammered, cutout, perforated, stitched

Object Type

Adornment/Jewelry

Native Term

is' is' fungo'

Place

Texas; USA

Date created

1870-1900

Collection History

Collected from Kacy Joe (Alibamu) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923) and expedition interpreter Leo Walker (Sac and Fox), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

Catalog Number

2/6729

Barcode

026729.000

See related items

Alibamu

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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