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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Potawatomi [Forest County, Wisconsin]  Search this
Previous owner:
Frank Kah-kah (Frank Kaka/Frank Kahkah), Potawatomi [Forest County, Wisconsin], b. 1882  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:
Crooked knife
Media/Materials:
Antler, steel
Techniques:
Carved
Object Type:
Woodworking tools
Place:
Big Stone Lake Settlement, Forest County Potawatomi Reservation; Oneida County; Wisconsin; USA
Collection History:
Formerly owned by Frank Kah-kah (Potawatomi, b. 1882); collected from him 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:
24/2258
Barcode:
242258.000
See related items:
Potawatomi [Forest County, Wisconsin]
Woodworking tools
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e5e06724-1a83-4ecd-98e6-a698f4e29fac
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_257954