Brooch

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Date created: 1870-1900

Culture/People: Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox)
Previous owner: Jim Bear, Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa], b. ca. 1880; 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: Formerly owned by Jim Bear (Meskwaki. b. ca. 1880); collected from him 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: Sac and Fox Reservation (Mesquakie Indian Settlement); Tama County; Iowa; USA (inferred)

See related items: Sac and Fox (Sauk & Fox); Adornment/Jewelry

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/4603
Barcode: 244603.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Brooch
Media/Materials: German silver ("nickel silver"/copper-nickel alloy), wool cloth
Techniques: Hammered, cutout, engraved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e5fdbda5-79a4-44b9-ac80-8d8b8aa6abfb

Record ID: NMAI_260304