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Necklace

Object Details

Collection History
Collected by Melvin R. Gilmore (1868-1940, MAI staff member), probably between 1916 and 1923; purchased by MAI from Melvin Gilmore in 1923.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)
Collector
Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940
Previous owner
Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940
Seller
Melvin R. Gilmore (Melvin Randolph Gilmore), Non-Indian, 1868-1940
Object Name
Necklace
Media/Materials
Fruit pit, glass bead/beads
Techniques
Strung
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
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