Parfleche trunk

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Culture/People: Kickapoo [Oklahoma]
Previous owner: Kita wa bi', Kickapoo [Oklahoma]
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 Kita wa bi' (Oklahoma Kickapoo) 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: Kickapoo [Oklahoma]; Containers and Vessels

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 2/5360
Barcode: 025360.000

Object Type: Containers and Vessels
Native Term: pi ca gun a mu ta" hi'

Object Name: Parfleche trunk
Media/Materials: Buffalo hide/skin
Techniques: Painted

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6933d48a8-de3e-4f43-9cc3-6294d7382b74

Record ID: NMAI_27001