Brooch

Date created
1870-1900
Culture/People
Kickapoo
Previous owner
Dolly Ketcheshawno (Dolly Ketcheshenno), Kickapoo
David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973
Previous seller
David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973
Previous owner
Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. (Jackson Hole Preserve, Incorporated), 1940-
Collection History
Collected from Dolly Ketcheshawno (Kickapoo) by 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
Little Village (Kemoh-ko-the-quah); Illinois; USA (inferred)
See related items
Kickapoo
Adornment/Jewelry
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
24/4559
Barcode
244559.000
Object Type
Adornment/Jewelry
Object Name
Brooch
Media/Materials
German silver ("nickel silver"/copper-nickel alloy)
Techniques
Hammered, cutout, perforated, engraved
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6af96cd32-4136-4551-a4d4-d975ed1fa59a
Record ID
NMAI_260272