Bag

Date created
1800-1860
Culture/People
Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
Previous owner
Harry Mann, Potawatomi [Forest County, Wisconsin], 1893-1961
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 Harry Mann (Forest County Potawatomi, 1893-1961); 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
Kansas; USA
See related items
Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
On View
NMAI, Washington DC: Nation to Nation, Bad Acts, Bad Paper
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
24/2169
Barcode
242169.000
Object Type
Bags/Pouches (and parts)
Object Name
Bag
Media/Materials
Nettle fiber, buffalo hair yarn
Techniques
Twined
Dimensions
27.00 x 20.00 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65afe21c7-fc82-4cc8-8b59-16152a5f1797
Record ID
NMAI_257453