Garters/Legbands
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- Culture/People
- probably Potawatomi [Oklahoma] (attributed); collected from the Kaw (Kansa)
- Previous owner
- Sosjimnala (Sosjimnak), Kaw (Kansa)
- Collector
- Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923
- Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
- Object Name
- Garters/Legbands
- Media/Materials
- Glass bead/beads, wool yarn, twine/string
- Techniques
- Loom beadwork
- Dimensions
- 98 x 7.8 cm
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments: Accessories
- Place
- Oklahoma; USA
- Date created
- circa 1900
- Collection History
- Collected from Sosjimnala (Kaw) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
- Catalog Number
- 2/7148
- Barcode
- 027148.000
- See related items
- Potawatomi [Oklahoma]
- Kaw (Kansa)
- Clothing/Garments: Accessories
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Contact Us
- Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement