Ear ornament

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Culture/People: Pomo
Collector: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948
Previous owner: Grace Nicholson, Non-Indian, 1877-1948; Thyra Maxwell, Non-Indian, 1903-1972
Seller: Thyra Maxwell, Non-Indian, 1903-1972

Collection History: Collected between 1900 and 1930 by Grace Nicholson (1877-1948, a California basket collector and dealer); inherited by Grace Nicholson's assistant Thyra Maxwell (1903-1972); purchased by MAI from Thyra Maxwell in 1968.
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Place: Central California; California; USA (inferred)

See related items: Pomo; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/2143
Barcode: 242143.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Ear ornament
Media/Materials: Bird bone/bones, feather/feathers, sinew
Techniques: Carved, painted, incised, tied

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ffc4b35b-a8b3-429f-a199-a9b534cddda0

Record ID: NMAI_257426