Headdress case

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Date created: circa 1865

Culture/People: Niuam (Comanche)
Previous owner: Po'-a-wi', Niuam (Comanche)
Collector: Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Po'-a-wi' (Niuam) in 1909 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Niuam (Comanche); Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/1318
Barcode: 021318.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels
Native Term: to na wu' sa

Object Name: Headdress case
Media/Materials: Hide, paint
Techniques: Painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws608a3e4b4-15b1-47ab-9123-2757cea1f4b9

Record ID: NMAI_22277