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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Potawatomi [Forest County, Wisconsin]  Search this
Previous owner:
Adeline Pemma, Potawatomi [Forest County, Wisconsin], 1913-1988  Search this
David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973  Search this
Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated), 1940-  Search this
Collector:
David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973  Search this
Object Name:
Shinney/Shinny stick and double ball
Media/Materials:
Wood, hide, unknown stuffing, cotton cloth, sinew, cotton thread, ochre
Techniques:
Carved, drilled, sewn, stuffed, fringed, colored
Dimensions:
90.00 x 7.00 x 3.60 cm
Object Type:
Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items
Place:
Big Stone Lake Settlement, Forest County Potawatomi Reservation; Oneida County; Wisconsin; USA
Date created:
1900-1930
Collection History:
Formerly owned by Adeline Pemma (Forest County Potawatomi, 1913-1988); acquired from her by Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973) at an unknown date; acquired by MAI in 1968 through an exchange with the Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (a foundation backed by the Rockefeller family), which purchased Vernon's entire collection in 1965.
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Catalog Number:
24/2223
Barcode:
242223.000
See related items:
Potawatomi [Forest County, Wisconsin]
Games, Toys, Gambling: Ball game items
On View:
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, As We Grow: Traditions, Toys, & Games
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws647cffcc3-21cd-4121-9e5e-352b194a5ea4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_257867