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Culture/People
Meskwaki (Fox)
Previous owner
Pu'-thi'-ki'-u', Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa]
Collector
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Object Name
Saddle blanket
Media/Materials
Wool cloth, ribbon, glass bead/beads
Techniques
Sewn, overlay beadwork
Object Type
Animal Tack and Animal Husbandry
Native Term
pu' ka tci' gun
Place
Iowa; USA
Collection History
Collected from Pu'-thi'-ki'-u' (Meskwaki) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.