Thomas Jefferson peace medal (dated 1801) with quilled attachments

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Date created: 1801-1870

Culture/People: Northern Inunaina (Arapaho); collected from the Southern Inunaina (Arapaho)
Previous owner: Powder Face, Northern Inunaina (Arapaho), ca. 1830-ca. 1886; Cleaver Warden (Hitunen/Hitunena/He-Tu-Na), Southern Inunaina (Arapaho), ca. 1867-ca. 1935; Philbrook Museum of Art (Philbrook Art Center), 1939-
Subject: President Thomas Jefferson, Non-Indian, 1743-1826

Collection History: Formerly owned by Arapaho chief Powder Face (ca. 1830-ca. 1886); transferred to his nephew Cleaver Warden (Southern Arapaho, ca. 1867-ca. 1935, of Darlington, Oklahoma); subsequently in the collection of the Philbrook Art Center (Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, Oklahoma); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Philbrook Art Center in 1968.
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Place: Canadian County; Oklahoma; USA

See related items: Northern Inunaina (Arapaho); Southern Inunaina (Arapaho); Adornment/Jewelry
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Nation to Nation, Serious Diplomacy

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/1965
Barcode: 241965.000

Object Type: Adornment/Jewelry

Object Name: Thomas Jefferson peace medal (dated 1801) with quilled attachments
Media/Materials: Bronze medal, hide thong/babiche, porcupine quills, feather/feathers, metal cones, dye/dyes
Techniques: Struck/minted, quill-wrapped (flat), dyed
Dimensions: 36 x 17 x 2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64d284cc0-f3ca-4051-b3d8-8dabca88bbe0

Record ID: NMAI_257630