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Non-Indian; probably used by the Northern Tsitsistas/Suhtai (Cheyenne)
Collector
Mr. Hess, Non-Indian
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
Found by Mr. Hess on the site of the 1876 Dull Knife Fight (Battle on the Red Fork) at an unknown date; formerly in the collection of Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973); 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
Banks of the North Fork or Red Fork of the Power River at Crazy Woman Creek or Bates Creek; Dull Knife Fight site (Battle of Bates Creek); Johnson County; Wyoming; USA