Culture/People

Alibamu

Previous owner

Charles Thompson, 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

Glass bead/beads, wool yarn

Techniques

Strung

Object Type

Adornment/Jewelry

Native Term

i's i' s tai si' ha

Place

Texas; USA

Collection History

Collected from Charles Thompson (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

2/6774

Barcode

026774.000

See related items

Alibamu

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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