Culture/People

Niuam (Comanche)

Previous owner

Robert (unknown surname), Niuam (Comanche)

Collector

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

Object Name

Hair-parting stick

Media/Materials

Wood

Techniques

Carved

Object Type

Personal items

Native Term

na" tsi' pek

Place

Oklahoma; USA

Collection History

Collected from Robert (Niuam) in 1909 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

Catalog Number

2/1585

Barcode

021585.000

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Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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