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Culture/People:
Non-Indian; probably collected from the Minnesota Chippewa [Leech Lake, Minnesota]  Search this
Possible owner:
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
Object Name:
Bead/beads
Media/Materials:
Brass beads, hide thong/babiche
Techniques:
Strung
Dimensions:
27.7 x 0.7 cm
Object Type:
Adornment/Jewelry
Place:
Leech Lake Reservation; Cass County, Beltrami County, Hubbard County, Itasca County; Minnesota; USA
Date created:
1880-1920
Collection History:
Collection history unknown, but probably from the collection of Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973), part of which was 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; found in MAI collections without information and catalogued in 1992.
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Catalog Number:
25/3613
Barcode:
253613.000
See related items:
Non-Indian
Minnesota Chippewa [Leech Lake, Minnesota]
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6446aebd4-a845-4baf-8790-b67255993c94
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_269541