Medicine bag for Midewiwin rituals (Image withheld)
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- Culture/People
- Lake Superior Chippewa [Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin]
- 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
- Collection history unknown; 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
- Lac du Flambeau, Lac du Flambeau Reservation; Vilas County; Wisconsin; USA
- See related items
- Lake Superior Chippewa [Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin]
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 24/1747
- Barcode
- 241747.000
- Object Type
- Ceremonial/Ritual items
- Object Name
- Medicine bag for Midewiwin rituals (Image withheld)
- Media/Materials
- Beaver skin/fur, wool cloth, cotton cloth, embroidery floss
- Techniques
- Sewn, appliquéd, embroidered
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_257409