Necklace (Image withheld)
name: label: Culture/People
content: Sioux
label: Collector
content: Lieutenant Alonzo Van Ness Richards, Non-Indian, 1841-1891
label: Previous owner
content: Lieutenant Alonzo Van Ness Richards, Non-Indian, 1841-1891
label: Previous owner
content: Bonnie Williams (Lucy Eloise Richards/Mrs. Harold Williams), Non-Indian, 1875-1949
label: Seller
content: Bonnie Williams (Lucy Eloise Richards/Mrs. Harold Williams), Non-Indian, 1875-1949
notes: label: Collection History
content: Said to have been taken from the body of a Sioux individual during the Powder River Expedition in 1865 by Lieutenant Alonzo Van Ness Richards (1841-1891, of the US Army Signal Corps); inherited by his daughter Bonnie Williams (Lucy Eloise Richards/Mrs. Harold Williams, 1875-1949); purchased by MAI from Mrs. Williams in 1940.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: North Dakota or South Dakota; USA (inferred)
setName: label: See related items
content: Sioux
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 20/1521
label: Barcode
content: 201521.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Necklace (Image withheld)
label: Media/Materials
content: Glass bead/beads, elk tooth/teeth
label: Techniques
content: Strung