Man's breechcloth

National Museum of the American Indian

Object Details

Culture/People
Osage
Previous owner
Dick Petsimoi (Dick Pitsimoi), Osage
Collector
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Collection History
Collected from Dick Petsimoi (Osage) in 1908 by anthropologist Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) during fieldwork sponsored by George Heye.
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Catalog Number
2/792
Barcode
020792.000
Object Type
Clothing/Garments
Indigenous Term
hi' daXa i
Object Name
Man's breechcloth
Media/Materials
Wool cloth, silk ribbon, glass bead/beads
Techniques
Sewn, ribbonwork appliqué, overlay beadwork
Place
Oklahoma; USA
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Record ID
NMAI_21798
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c70da957-da9c-450b-89e5-6651126e30bd
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