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Necklace

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by Lieutenant Ephraim Tillotson (1844-1895) at an unknown date; inherited by his daughter Grace Tillotson Childs (Mrs. Harold P. Childs, ca. 1886-1934); donated to MAI by Mrs. Childs in 1923.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Sioux
Collector
Lieutenant Ephraim Tillotson, Non-Indian, 1844-1895
Previous owner
Lieutenant Ephraim Tillotson, Non-Indian, 1844-1895
Grace Tillotson Childs (Mrs. Harold P. Childs/Mrs. H. P. Childs), Non-Indian, ca. 1886-1934
Donor
Grace Tillotson Childs (Mrs. Harold P. Childs/Mrs. H. P. Childs), Non-Indian, ca. 1886-1934
Object Name
Necklace
Media/Materials
Bone hairpipe/hairpipes
Techniques
Strung
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
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