Choker necklace
date: label: Date created
content: 1900-1930
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Southern Plains (attributed)
label: Possible collector
content: Bernard S. Mason (Bernard Sterling Mason), Non-Indian, 1896-1953
label: Previous owner
content: Bernard S. Mason (Bernard Sterling Mason), Non-Indian, 1896-1953
label: Previous owner
content: John L. Holden, Non-Indian, 1922-1998
label: Donor
content: John L. Holden, Non-Indian, 1922-1998
notes: label: Collection History
content: Acquired between 1930 and 1945 by Bernard S. Mason (1896-1953, author of books on Indian crafts, an active supporter of camping and "Indian lore" as educational experiences, and director of Camp Kooch-i-ching, Rainy Lake, Minnesota); bequeathed or given to his friend John Landis Holden (1922-1998, also a camping enthusiast and subsequent director of Camp Kooch-i-ching); donated to NMAI by John L. Holden in 1991.
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place: label: Place
content: Plains; USA, Canada (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Southern Plains
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 25/3527
label: Barcode
content: 253527.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Choker necklace
label: Media/Materials
content: Shell/shells, glass bead/beads, hide thong/babiche, hide
label: Techniques
content: Carved, overlay beadwork, edge beaded, tied
label: Dimensions
content: 4.5 x 8 x 2.5 cm