Heddle

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Culture/People: Meskwaki (Fox)
Previous owner: Jim Bear, Meskwaki (Fox) [Tama, Iowa], b. ca. 1880
Collector: David T. Vernon (David Thomas Vernon/David C. Vernon), Non-Indian, 1900-1973
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: 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

See related items: Meskwaki (Fox); Weaving tools/equipment

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/1780
Barcode: 241780.000

Object Type: Weaving tools/equipment

Object Name: Heddle
Media/Materials: Wood
Techniques: Aboriginally repaired

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ed705fb8-a023-4e8a-85fa-e37555f20fcc

Record ID: NMAI_257503