Culture/People

Niuam (Comanche)

Previous owner

To'-hu-nki, Niuam (Comanche)

Collector

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

Object Name

Hair ornament

Media/Materials

Feather/feathers

Techniques

Wrapped, tied

Object Type

Adornment/Jewelry

Native Term

koi wuts ku na

Place

Oklahoma; USA

Collection History

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

Catalog Number

2/1626

Barcode

021626.000

See related items

Niuam (Comanche)

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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