Hair ornament

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Date created: 1870-1900

Culture/People: Oklahoma Shawnee
Previous owner: Charley Star, Oklahoma Shawnee
Collector: Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923; Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971

Collection History: Collected from Charley Star (Oklahoma Shawnee) 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.
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Place: Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Oklahoma Shawnee; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/5389
Barcode: 025389.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Hair ornament
Media/Materials: Silver, commercially tanned leather, horse tail, twine/string
Techniques: Hammered, cutout, stamped, soldered, strung, tied

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60cbc9fa1-cbb4-41a1-a3b5-e1ae321f4482

Record ID: NMAI_27030