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Sash/Belt

Object Details

Collection History
Probably collected between 1898 and 1903 by Thisba Hutson Morgan (1872-1966), wife of Bureau of Indian Affairs employee Howell Morgan (1863-1952) who was stationed at the Omaha and Winnebago Agency, Thurston County, Nebraska, until 1899 and then at Leech Lake, Minnesota; inherited by their son Cecil Morgan (1898-1999); donated to MAI by Cecil Morgan in 1983.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
possibly Minnesota Chippewa or Winnebago (Nebraska) (attributed)
Collector
Thisba Hutson Morgan (Thisba Ann Hutson), Non-Indian, 1872-1966
Previous owner
Thisba Hutson Morgan (Thisba Ann Hutson), Non-Indian, 1872-1966
Cecil Morgan, Non-Indian, 1898-1999
Donor
Cecil Morgan, Non-Indian, 1898-1999
Date created
1895-1903
Object Name
Sash/Belt
Media/Materials
Hide, glass bead/beads, thread
Techniques
Sewn, loom beadwork
Dimensions
77.5 x 3 cm
Object Type
Clothing/Garments: Accessories
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