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Necklace

Object Details

Collection History
Presented to Dr. L. Webster Fox (1853-1931) for his services to American Indians in the treatment of trachoma and other diseases of the eye; inherited by his daughter Beatrice Fox Griffith (Mrs. Charles F. Griffith, 1890-1968); donated to MAI by Beatrice Griffith in 1958.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Ho-Chunk (Winnebago)
Previous owner
Dr. L. Webster Fox (Lawrence Webster Fox), Non-Indian, 1853-1931
Beatrice Fox Griffith (Mrs. Charles F. Griffith), Non-Indian, 1890-1968
Donor
Beatrice Fox Griffith (Mrs. Charles F. Griffith), Non-Indian, 1890-1968
Object Name
Necklace
Media/Materials
Glass bead/beads
Techniques
Loom beadwork
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
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