Culture/People

Alibamu

Previous owner

George Battise (George Batise), Alibamu, ca. 1860-1945

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

Game call

Media/Materials

Gourd

Techniques

Cut

Object Type

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Native Term

i' tco is ti' ho ba lil ga

Place

Texas; USA

Collection History

Collected from George Battise (Alibamu, ca. 1860-1945) 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

2/6744

Barcode

026744.000

See related items

Alibamu

Hunting/Fishing/Warfare

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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