Object Details
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Charles H. Hickman (1867-1959, a Methodist minister who worked in Oklahoma from 1915 to 1935); purchased by J. T. Fleming (1889-1968, a developer in Sun City, Florida) from Charles Hickman in 1941; purchased by MAI from J.T. Fleming in 1947 using funds donated by the Viking Fund, Inc. (The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.).
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Kaw (Kansa)
- Previous owner
- Charles H. Hickman (C. H. Hickman), Non-Indian, 1867-1959
- Previous seller
- Charles H. Hickman (C. H. Hickman), Non-Indian, 1867-1959
- Previous owner
- J. T. Fleming (James Thomas Fleming), Non-Indian, 1889-1968
- Seller
- J. T. Fleming (James Thomas Fleming), Non-Indian, 1889-1968
- Presenter/funding source
- Viking Fund, Incorporated (The Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Inc.), 1941-
- Object Name
- Man's breechcloth
- Media/Materials
- Wool cloth, silk ribbon, sequins, button/buttons, feather/feathers, thread
- Techniques
- Sewn, ribbonwork appliqué
- Object Type
- Clothing/Garments
