Cordage-making tool

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Culture/People: Potawatomi [Forest County, Wisconsin]
Previous owner: Mack Pemma, Potawatomi [Forest County, Wisconsin], ca. 1876-ca. 1940
Collector: David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973
Previous owner: David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973; Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated), 1940-

Collection History: Formerly owned by Mack Pemma (Forest County Potawatomi, ca. 1876-ca. 1940); 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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Place: Soperton, Forest County Potawatomi Reservation; Forest County; Wisconsin; USA

See related items: Potawatomi [Forest County, Wisconsin]; Basketmaking and fiber-working tools

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/1821
Barcode: 241821.000

Object Type: Basketmaking and fiber-working tools

Object Name: Cordage-making tool
Media/Materials: Bear bone, bear tooth/teeth
Techniques: Cut

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6160f39de-47cb-4b4e-8484-d4855ce669de

Record ID: NMAI_257548