Garters/Legbands

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Culture/People: Winnebago [Nebraska]
Artist/Maker: Hester Johnson, Ho-Chunk (Winnebago), b. ca. 1866
Previous owner: Whirling Thunder (Robinson Johnson), Ho-Chunk (Winnebago), 1901-1978
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: Made by the artist for her son Whirling Thunder (Robinson Johnson, Ho-Chunk, 1901-1978); collected from him 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: Nebraska; USA

See related items: Winnebago [Nebraska]; Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 24/2311
Barcode: 242311.000

Object Type: Clothing/Garments: Accessories

Object Name: Garters/Legbands
Media/Materials: Wool yarn
Techniques: Fingerwoven

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6278e7914-512a-4d21-b67a-f25e26d1a053

Record ID: NMAI_258007