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Finger ring

Object Details

Collection History
Collected from Wa-be'-cki'-ka-ka" (Meskwaki) in 1910 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member), assisted by Chief William M. Skye (Peoria, 1868-1923), during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Meskwaki (Fox)
Previous owner
Wa be' cki' ka ka", Meskwaki (Fox)
Collector
Chief William M. Skye (Bill Skye), Peoria, 1868-1923
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Date created
1870-1900
Object Name
Finger ring
Media/Materials
Silver, abalone/haliotis shell, shell/shells
Techniques
Hammered, cutout, bezel-set/stone-setting, stamped
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Indigenous Term
the' ti' pi'
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