Culture/People

Tututni [Confederated Tribes of Siletz]

Collector

Leo J. Frachtenberg (Leo Joachim Frachtenberg/Leo J. Frachtenburg), Non-Indian, 1883-1930

Object Name

Necklace

Media/Materials

Glass bead/beads, dentalium shell/shells, shell/shells, pine nut/nuts, twine/string

Techniques

Strung

Dimensions

39 x 68.6 cm

Object Type

Adornment/Jewelry

Place

Siletz Reservation; Lincoln County; Oregon; USA

Date created

1890-1910

Collection History

Collected in 1916 by Leo J. Frachtenberg (1883-1930, an anthropologist who specialized in Native American languages) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.

Catalog Number

4/7496

Barcode

047496.000

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Tututni [Confederated Tribes of Siletz]

Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

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