Necklace

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Culture/People: Nakota (Yankton Sioux)
Collector: Newell B. Perkins (N. B. Perkins), Non-Indian, 1833-1917
Previous owner: Newell B. Perkins (N. B. Perkins), Non-Indian, 1833-1917; Arthur Billings Hunt, Non-Indian, 1890-1971
Lender: Arthur Billings Hunt, Non-Indian, 1890-1971
Seller: Arthur Billings Hunt, Non-Indian, 1890-1971

Collection History: Collected between 1879 and 1883 by Newell B. Perkins (1833-1917, a trader at Fort Yates and Standing Rock Agency, North Dakota); inherited by his grandson, Arthur Billings Hunt (1890-1971, a concert singer); lent to MAI by Arthur Billings Hunt in 1930; purchased by MAI from Arthur Billings Hunt in 1958.
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Place: Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA

See related items: Nakota (Yankton Sioux); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 16/9733
Barcode: 169733.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Necklace
Media/Materials: Glass bead/beads, elk tooth/teeth
Techniques: Strung

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c55c0416-d499-4558-8fe2-464c869bf3d0

Record ID: NMAI_181373