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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Lake Superior Chippewa  Search this
Previous owner:
Mary Poler, Lake Superior Chippewa, b. 1903  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:
Ricing sticks for gathering wild rice
Media/Materials:
Cedar
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Food Gathering and Preparation
Place:
Mole Lake, Mole Lake Reservation; Forest County; Wisconsin; USA
Date created:
1920-1940
Collection History:
Formerly owned by Mary Poler (Lake Superior Chippewa, b. 1903); collected 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:
24/2227
Barcode:
242227.000
See related items:
Lake Superior Chippewa
Food Gathering and Preparation
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a89bba6b-7739-467e-a7da-0e774a909fe7
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_257873