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Culture/People:
Potawatomi  Search this
Previous owner:
Chief Wampum, Jr., Potawatomi  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
Previous seller:
David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973  Search this
Object Name:
Brooch (No image available)
Media/Materials:
German silver ("nickel silver"/copper-nickel alloy)
Techniques:
Incised, punched
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Big Stone Lake Settlement, Forest County Potawatomi Reservation; Oneida County; Wisconsin; USA
Date created:
1870-1900
Collection History:
Formerly owned by Chief Wampum, Jr. (Potawatomi, possibly Benjamin Y. Mexico [1835-1921], son of Chief Wampum (1789-1844); acquired 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:
24/4526
Barcode:
244526.000
See related items:
Potawatomi
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69dfe4cc3-984e-45b9-a3ee-f9413068f66a
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_260239