Turtle brooch/pin

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Date created: 1964

Culture/People: Stockbridge-Munsee
IACB source: Wisconsin Indian Craft
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB agent: Tipi Shop, Sioux Indian Museum and Crafts Center (Tipi shop)

Collection History: Developed as a product by Wisconsin Indian Craft (a Stockbridge-Munsee tribal arts cooperative developed in conjunction with the University of Wisconsin's Art Education Extension); purchased in 1964 by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives through the Tipi Shop (Sioux Indian Museum and Crafts Center, Rapid City, South Dakota); part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Bowler, Stockbridge-Munsee Reservation; Shawano County; Wisconsin; USA

See related items: Stockbridge-Munsee; Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/7626
Barcode: 257626.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Turtle brooch/pin
Media/Materials: Silver
Techniques: Hammered, overlaid, drilled
Dimensions: 5.5 x 4 x 0.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws604ced1dd-5d46-40c6-80cf-efd96ca0b609

Record ID: NMAI_273538