Trade token

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Culture/People: Non-Indian
Previous owner: Norton E. Carter (N.E. Carter), Non-Indian, 1870-1963; 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; purchased by Norton E. Carter (1870-1963, an Indian artifact dealer in Elkhorn, Wisconsin) from an unknown source in 1936; purchased by Indian art collector David T. Vernon (1900-1973) from N.E. Carter in the mid 1940s; 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: Canada

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/1221
Barcode: 241221.000

Object Type: Ceremonial/Ritual items

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f81e6b74-8869-446a-8a2d-02a4174b4d3d

Record ID: NMAI_256891