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Introduction

Necklace made with hide strip and cow's teeth.

Nation of Maker: Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee Mohawk
Nation of Origin

Catalog record

Place of Origin: Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Materials

Hide strip, cow teeth

Techniques or Format

23 cow's teeth perforated at end and strung onto hide thong.

Dimensions: 52.5 × 0 × 0 cm
Condition: Fair; one tooth is broken
Current Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 922.1.75
Collection at Current Location: Evelyn Johnson/Chiefswood Collection
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1922
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Recieved from Miss Evelyn H.C. Johnson 30 November 1922
Previous Collectors: Mr. and Mrs. George H.M. Johnson
GKS Reference Number: 45132
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Haudenosaunee artist, necklace. Currently in the Royal Ontario Museum, 922.1.75. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip October 2014; GRASAC item id 45132.

Record Creation Context

Visit to Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto, ON) of Ruth Phillips, Heidi Bohaker, Paula Whitlow, Alexandra Nahwegahbow and Wahsontiio Cross, assisted by Trudy Nicks and Molly Minnick on 27-29 October 2014.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184

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