Awl

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Culture/People: Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]
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: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of 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: Kansas; USA

See related items: Potawatomi [Prairie Band, Kansas]; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/2267
Barcode: 242267.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Awl
Media/Materials: Antler, iron point
Techniques: Carved

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws616eff3c0-fcbf-4845-b6c7-0cb73877b45b

Record ID: NMAI_257963