Earrings

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Date created: 1860-1890

Culture/People: Umatilla
Previous owner: Frederick W. Skiff (Frederick Woodward Skiff/F.W. Skiff), Non-Indian, 1868-1947
Seller: Frederick W. Skiff (Frederick Woodward Skiff/F.W. Skiff), Non-Indian, 1868-1947

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Frederick W. Skiff (1868-1947, a Portland, Oregon, accountant and antiquarian); purchased by MAI from Frederick Skiff in 1925.
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Place: Oregon; USA

See related items: Umatilla; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 13/7872
Barcode: 137872.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Earrings
Media/Materials: German silver ("nickel silver"/copper-nickel alloy), glass bead/beads, abalone/haliotis shell, commercially tanned leather, twine/string
Techniques: Hammered, perforated, cut, drilled, strung

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6858a0729-eb17-4284-8cb2-601a716da174

Record ID: NMAI_148297