Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; purchased in 1924 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) from Cohn’s Emporium (Carson City, Nevada), an Indian arts and basket store operated by Abe Cohn (1859-1934), during fieldwork sponsored by MAI.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Northern Paiute (Paviotso) [Walker River]
- Seller
- Cohn’s Emporium (Emporium Collection of Amerind Art)
- Seller agent
- Abe Cohn (Abram Cohn), Non-Indian, 1859-1934
- MAI agent
- Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
- Object Name
- Necklace
- Media/Materials
- Bone hairpipe/hairpipes, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche
- Techniques
- Strung
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
