Silversmith's toolkit

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Date created: 1880-1910

Culture/People: Potawatomi
Artist/Maker: Jim Anishinaba, Potawatomi, ca. 1845-ca. 1928
Previous owner: Jim Anishinaba, Potawatomi, ca. 1845-ca. 1928
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: Collected from the artist at an unknown date 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: Blackwell Junction, Forest County Potawatomi Reservation; Forest County; Wisconsin; USA (inferred)

See related items: Potawatomi; Metal and Jewelry Tools and Equipment

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/2217
Barcode: 242217.000

Object Type: Metal and Jewelry Tools and Equipment

Object Name: Silversmith's toolkit
Media/Materials: Iron, wood, metal can, german silver ("nickel silver"/copper-nickel alloy)
Techniques: Carved, forged, hammered, commercially produced/manufactured

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67ae39506-67be-4dd4-a3ee-145f2b9f1a8b

Record ID: NMAI_257861