Trade token

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Date created: 1750-1850

Culture/People: Non-Indian
Artist/Maker: Hudson's Bay Company (Hudson Bay Co.)
Previous owner: The Museum Shop (L.O. Gannon & Son Galleries and Bookshop [after 1969]/Museum Shop Mabton); Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982; Helen Pep Grodka (Helen Groz Pep/A Tehom Win/Mrs. Frederick B. Grodka), Non-Indian, 1898-1982

Collection History: Collection history unknown; purchased by Helen Pep Grodka (1898-1982, an artist and Native American art enthusiast) from The Museum Shop, a book and antique shop in Mabton, Washington, owned by William L. Gannon (1919-1985), before 1967; acquired by MAI through an exchange with Helen Pep Grodka in 1967.
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Place: Hudson's Bay Company; Canada

See related items: Non-Indian; Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/737
Barcode: 240737.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items

Object Name: Trade token
Media/Materials: Copper
Techniques: Cast

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws66b96f64b-9af8-46ad-a1fb-3835d4c94962

Record ID: NMAI_256357